Flower horn or Frontosa

[terminator1983]

In comparison of Flower horn and Frontosa which of these is a good aquarium fish to keep and can these cichlids kept together

recently i have 2 to 3 inch frontosa's and was thinking of adding a flowerhorn smaller than the frontosa i have can it be done

 

[hamfist]

They're all good, it just depends what you like. IMO, flowerhorns are MUCH more interactive and generally active than Frontosa though.
I would not advise trying to keep them together.

 

[Pharaoh]

Keeping them together is a no-go. Frontosa are good in groups. Flowerhorns run the risk of having to be kept by themselves.

 

[terminator1983]

They're all good, it just depends what you like. IMO, flowerhorns are MUCH more interactive and generally active than Frontosa though.
I would not advise trying to keep them together.

In my area there are two colors of flowerhorn fry a greenish and white color flowerhorn fry in pet stores which of these flowerhorn fry will have a more attractive colors in adult age

 

[hamfist]

In my area there are two colors of flowerhorn fry a greenish and white color flowerhorn fry in pet stores which of these flowerhorn fry will have a more attractive colors in adult age

It all depends on individual fish. I'll admit I'm not quite sure what types you are trying to describe. Perhaps you could take a couple of pics or direct us to pictures of these types online, to give an opinion on.
Bear in mind that FH's can change considerably as they mature, and those changes are often not that predictable.

 

[terminator1983]

It all depends on individual fish. I'll admit I'm not quite sure what types you are trying to describe. Perhaps you could take a couple of pics or direct us to pictures of these types online, to give an opinion on.
Bear in mind that FH's can change considerably as they mature, and those changes are often not that predictable.

I don't know much about the flowerhorns types therfore i am not able to find the pics of the flowerhorn i am talking about online i saw the flowehorn in the local pet store pet store in my area and the owner had told me that the flowerhorn fry with white color will have more attractive colors when matured than the other one with dots like a texes cichlid

 

[hamfist]

I don't know much about the flowerhorns types therfore i am not able to find the pics of the flowerhorn i am talking about online i saw the flowehorn in the local pet store pet store in my area and the owner had told me that the flowerhorn fry with white color will have more attractive colors when matured than the other one with dots like a texes cichlid

I'd guess that the green ones are the pretty standard lowish quality red dragons that are the most commonly found flowerhorn found in LFS.
THe "white" ones are probably faders, which will start off dark when young and fade to a golden/yellow/red background colour maybe with some blue pearls on.
Both types can be nice fish when older. SImilarly, individuals of those types can also be pretty dull looking fish.
If you can, pick out the brightest, most confident, best coloured fish in the batch, and you have a better than average chance that they will turn out OK. You'll also have a reasonable chance that it s a male, which tend to be more colourful, and tend to have bigger koks.
Do a search for red dragon flowerhorns, and also fader (or goldenbase) flowerhorns and see if these could be the fish you have seen. Bear in mind that any pictures that come up on google will probably the most colourful top quality versions of these fish.
I have both types, so can appreciate both looks !!

 

[chloe]

my 2.5" FH i thought would b safe in my com tank as everything else was 10" plus.
a week later everything was dead except the FH, he even killed a 2ft plec.
so i wouldnt advise keeping them with fronts.

on the other hand my female fh was good as cold with everything that kept out her way.

 

[Brian_Indiana]

Keeping them together is a no-go. Frontosa are good in groups. Flowerhorns run the risk of having to be kept by themselves.

I concur. I have 13 Fronts in a 220 and 1 FH in a 90. the FH is much more active, but Fronts are realy gracefully.

They had always been my favorite african cichlid, before I go into peacocks. Luckily you can mix peacocks with the Fronts. The only thing I can mix with my FH is more water.

 

[tiddlywinks]

flowerhorns get bigger heads