Extremely aggressive

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illbethejudge said:
75 gallon
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Maybe others have had a different experience or think differently, but personally I wouldn't even think about keeping an adult Flowerhorn and a Dovii together in any tank less than a 300g if not 400g (that also had a decent number of other tank mates to spread the aggression), otherwise one of those fish (almost assuredly the FH), would eventually wind up very dead.
 
islandguy11 said:
Maybe others have had a different experience or think differently, but personally I wouldn't even think about keeping an adult Flowerhorn and a Dovii together in any tank less than a 300g if not 400g (that also had a decent number of other tank mates to spread the aggression), otherwise one of those fish (almost assuredly the FH), would eventually wind up very dead.
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someone else mentioned a dovii but he said depends on the size of the tank.
Remember this is a really small flowerhorn a bonsai and i want a tankmate just because the fish digs on the sand something like a cave and then stays there al day and she looks bored.
Everytime i put the sand back in place she makes the cave and that is it. I have tried convicts and a bunch of different fish but that little girl is a fighter.
 
islandguy11 said:
What regarding PH? It's quite common knowledge amongst FH keepers that (regardless of the exact mix of species making up an individual FH) they'll get better grooming results in a higher PH (e.g. 7.9-8.2). By better grooming I mean bigger kok (esp. in ZZ Dragons), brighter pearls and better red coloration -- I've seen it myself keeping them for well over a decade. A quick Google search and perusal of some FH forums will substantiate my experience.

If you are referring to the driftwood's effect on PH well of course that will depend on how much it's cured and also type of wood it is, but as a generality most FH keepers (esp. with show quality FH's) don't keep driftwood in their tank because of this and also possibility the FH will injure itself on the driftwood.

11" Kamfa-Red Texas hybrid, PH 8.0...
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What's your alkalinity though? That would seem to be a bigger concern than ph
 
RD. RD. I believe is FH proficient and prob has some kh vs ph input considering the African cichlids
 
A 75 gal is really not big enough for any more than one (or maybe a time tested compatible pair).
And as far as a dovii goes, not large enough for any dovii, except a juvie, and even then, very temporarily.
 
PYRU said:
What's your alkalinity though? That would seem to be a bigger concern than ph
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Yes you're right, I didn't mention that alkalinity would play a role, and of course we don't know what OP's water would measure at but point still stands that most FH keepers don't put driftwood in their (usually) bare bottom tanks for the reasons mentioned.
 
islandguy11 said:
Yes you're right, I didn't mention that alkalinity would play a role, and of course we don't know what OP's water would measure at but point still stands that most FH keepers don't put driftwood in their (usually) bare bottom tanks for the reasons mentioned.
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I was more curious about the high ph deal. I've never heard that before.
 
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