Encouraging nuchal humps

[FishKing5]

Is there a way to encourage males to get bigger nuchal humps or a hump at all? Would raising it with more males then females make any difference? Or strictly an all male tank? Or the fish forming a pair and proving his dominance in the tank? Or is a nuchal hump something most males get no matter what?

I've always wondered this and have never found answers online so was wondering what your guys thoughts were. Thanks

 

[Gourami Swami]

Nuchal humps from my understanding relate to dominance more than anything. In theory, the way to encourage a nuchal hump would be to keep the male fish with other, smaller fish of the same or similar species, so he could boss the others around.

 

[duanes]

Nuchal humps are water filled sacks that expand or decrease with the amount of dominance the individual has in a tank. They are not permanent.

 

[Frank Castle]

Is there a way to encourage males to get bigger nuchal humps or a hump at all? Would raising it with more males then females make any difference? Or strictly an all male tank? Or the fish forming a pair and proving his dominance in the tank? Or is a nuchal hump something most males get no matter what?

I've always wondered this and have never found answers online so was wondering what your guys thoughts were. Thanks

Give him a mirror and watch it grow. lol Seriously, dominant males will get super-dominant when they see another equally sized fish of their own species

There's also a food out there called "Humpy Head" you could try it out

 

[axs377]

From keeping many amphs and flowerhorns I've noted the following:

#1. The size potential of the hump is genetic
#2. A good diet and clean water will optimize it (I fed humpy head before...nothing special)
#3. A mirror can help along with being the dominant fish in a tank
#4. Like Duanes said they can get bigger or smaller over time