Add a flowerhorn?

[andrewsin]

Hi everyone,

Im considering whether to add a flowerhorn to my tank.

My current stock is:

1x Red Tail Golden Arowana 14"
1x Flagtail 12"
13x Clown loaches from 2" - 4"

The flowerhorn im looking at is 4", i doubt my arowana will try to eat it because the clown loaches can swim next to his mouth, but will the flowerhorn eat my clown loaches?

Also i know flowerhorn are agressive fish, but is that all of them? or down to the individual?

Thanks

 

[fobrinkle]

It depends on the individual FH. Some can make it in a community tank but others will attack anything that moves.

 

[Water]

How big is your tank?

 

[andrewsin]

Tank is 225 gallons

 

[fishguy25]

You should have no problem adding the FH to your community.

 

[tiddlywinks]

id start with a smaller one. 1-5" in that range

 

[aznkidang]

It might work but a bigger tank and a lot of checking on them might work even more.

 

[pikey0151]

what i found if that my arowana hated any flowergorn i put in my tank.
i had a good quality zz and it killed him he was 12" at least.
every flowerhorn i put in the were like 2-3" and he killed yhem but never ate them.
my uncles aro is the same with the flowerhorns.

 

[andrewsin]

Does flowerhorn eat small fishes? Like would it start eating my 2" clown loaches?

 

[Chrisplosion]

Does flowerhorn eat small fishes? Like would it start eating my 2" clown loaches?

They can eat smaller fish but in that big a tank I don't see it being a problem. My only concern would be the arowanna. I would try it out.