Flowerhorn Breeding Age/Size?
- Thread starter Chrisplosion
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im lookin for a male to do the same thing but everyone i talk to sais its a bad idea to do it and i cant find any that are equal in size to my female
goestonemoa;4344749; said:
Why would it be a bad idea? As long as you know what to do with them and give them proper home/care then you'll be just fine.
And also remember, you want 1 that is bigger than your female. Male needs to be dominant here.
BIG_ONE;4344989; said:
But not to big or he will claim the whole tank as his kill the other fish. I tried this before with a 5-6 male and a 2 inch female. 5 minutes later I moved everyone around.
I have 1 female and 2 possible ones that are about 3 inches. If I can get a few flowerhorns that are 1.5 - 2 inches they will be about the same size when the flowerhorn hits 4 inches. I noticed they grew faster than blood parrots.
6 inch flowerhorn should be ready to breed but its better if you wait until they mature around 8 inches
Chrisplosion;4344999; said:
Your not suppose to have any tank mates with FH at all. In very few case it is possible due to amount of space or just the fish itself. But most FH will not tolerate it at all, and your suppose to condition the 2 before breeding them. And by the way, I find any female under 4" pretty tough to breed. But is it possible too.
Lots of people were saying 3-4 inches. But thinking back, 8 inches was around the size mine started trying to dig hole and kill my turtle.
Not only does size matter but IME some male/fem combinations just weren't meant to be. This is the reason for a divider and getting them used to each other. You should be able to tell if its going to be a bloodbath or a match made in heaven by how they interact at the divider. GL with what you decide to do!
A divider at first was what I was thinking. What would be a good sign, them not trying to kill each other through the divider?
well just make sure ur divider i well anchored cus my male knocked over mine and almost killed my female 
