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Thomas_Hung

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So here is the scoop.. Right now I have a ~7" female Fh in a 75 gallon by herself.. She is pretty damn agressive and killed anything and everything I tried to keep with her while she was in the previous 55.

I just recentley aquired a 3" Jag that is very colorful and is starting to become a very personable fish at such a small size. He/she is in a 55 with some plecos right now...

I am debating wether or not I should part with my Fh and give the jag the 75 to grow out in, or to keep the FH and try to find some tankmates in the 75.

She is a great fish but is not top quality and because she is a female she won't grow nearly as big or be nearly as impressive as a male which is part of the reason I want the 75 for the Jag.

Here are some pix of the flowerhorn in question...

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In November

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In November again

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In old 55

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Most recent picture
 
She is a nice looking fish but I would much rather get a male Flowerhorn. Her last picture is awesome. Those things are FREAKS! :)
 
I would much rather get a male as well... I bought her like a year and a half ago from the petstore I was working at... I knew nothing about flowerhorns then... I just picked the fish with the best pearls and unfortunately it was a female :(
 
Thomas_Hung said:
I would much rather get a male as well... I bought her like a year and a half ago from the petstore I was working at... I knew nothing about flowerhorns then... I just picked the fish with the best pearls and unfortunately it was a female :(
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I DONT CARE IF ITS A MALE OR FEMALE THATS A BADASS FLOWERHORN YOU HAVE THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

wish mine was that pretty
 
DeLgAdO said:
I DONT CARE IF ITS A MALE OR FEMALE THATS A BADASS FLOWERHORN YOU HAVE THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

wish mine was that pretty
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haha thanks, give yours some time and im sure that you'll get a nice looking one as well!

So here are some questions... at what size should I be upgrading the Jag to a bigger tank? And... how large do the female FH get? Is she about full grown, or does she have some more growth in her?
 
Also, what do you think about tankmates if I do keep this FH in the 75?
 
Thomas_Hung said:
haha thanks, give yours some time and im sure that you'll get a nice looking one as well!

So here are some questions... at what size should I be upgrading the Jag to a bigger tank? And... how large do the female FH get? Is she about full grown, or does she have some more growth in her?
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I think you should upgrade the jag as soon as it seems to small for him, if i had a jag in a 55 i would do it asap.

FLOWER HORNS GET HUGE!! 14in, i recall redtailfool saying he say he saw one 18-28in, thats probly rare though, males just have that hump on their head and get slightly larger i believe.
 
Tried Plecos with no luck... It would have to be huge to take the abuse from this fish... she is relentless! I tried to keep a male FH with her.. and she killed the poor guy while I was at work. This was when she was probably 4" and the male was easily 7 or 8"

If I do decide to keep her, She will more than likely stay in the 75 by herself and i'll pick up a 75 or larger for the Jag when the time comes.
 
I just did a water change on her tank and for the first time ever she was attackin the python!! haha funny stuff
 
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