Flower Horns...

[jenBLKAROWANA]

Ok, now I am intrested in the Flower Horns...I think they are very beautiful! So, What kinds of fish can I put one with, I have a 125 w/ a Black Aro, and a couple of big polys...I also have a 92 corner with a mono, a couple of smaller polys and an archer...which tank would I be able to put one in...Are they an a agressive fish?

[allvol]

i believe they are aggressive i have never owned one. but being it a hybrid of a trimac and ? always forget the fish its crossed with would be enough to consider them aggressive and need alot of space

[piranha45]

they are an aggressive fish. No guarantees it will get along with your other fish, in either tank. If you don't mind taking a risk though, it might work.


BTW what is a sebe mono?

[jenBLKAROWANA]

It looks like an Argentinus Mono, but its shape is a little different, and it has vertical black stripes on its body, looks almost like an anglefish, they are brackish(sp?) fish, but they can go straight salt too. A reall neat fish! (MONODACTYLUS SEBAE) check them out!
Jen

[jenBLKAROWANA]

they are an aggressive fish. No guarantees it will get along with your other fish, in either tank. If you don't mind taking a risk though, it might work.


BTW what is a sebe mono?



http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/brackish_water/monos_breeding.htm

Hope this link works...

[piranha45]

yeah I see, thanks :) Those things are brackish/saltwater arent they?

[jenBLKAROWANA]

Yep...my 92 corner is brackish...I did have an Argentinus Mono, but it died..I had it for about 3 years, it had some sort of "bloat" condition I could not cure. The Sebae I have is about 5 years old.

[e!o!z!]

Flowerhorns are very aggressive. The larger the tank the better. The flowerhorn will need several fish equal are bigger to be in a community tank. As the Flowerhorn gets older and bigger you may have to get a tank just for it depends on the fish and how aggressive.

[jenBLKAROWANA]

How about an oscar & a siamese tiger...can I put one with them? They are in a 90gal together now...

[hibkrhom]

flowerhorns are soo aggro that even if you put one into a well established tank with fish that have thier own territories the fh will claim the whole tank to themselves. i havent kept any fish alive for more than a week in with my fh. i also have a trimac that is 10x as aggro as my fh. both are the same deal with tankmates. you might have to lose some fish in the process of getting a fh or have to spend more money on another tank. hope all goes well.

[industrialsquad]

well for me there are 2 things why i won't combine FHs with other fishes. 1st they are so territorial, for sure it will attack other fishes. 2nd the FH will just injure it self if you have bigger tankmates. you dont want that to happen. for me FHs are show type fishes, which should be kept alone. :)