Flowerhorn Diet???

[Mule]

I want to know what's good for color, and if there is anything I can feed to promote hump growth.

Thanks

Matt

 

[DeLgAdO]

hikari gold color enhancing pellets work very well for color AND growth

heres my 6 (maybe 7) month old FH

 

[Mule]

Thanks!!! One more quick question, I currently have mine in with all my other fish. Would it be better for growth and color to keep him by himself???

 

[danny boy]

Thanks!!! One more quick question, I currently have mine in with all my other fish. Would it be better for growth and color to keep him by himself???

i think you'll find he's gonna kill everything else in his tank soon anyway. as i know it the hump is generic and cant be induced by feeding. as for colour id agree with delgado. that hikari stuff is really good

 

[Mule]

Alright, cool. I already noticed his head size went down a bit since I put him in with other fish....my water is around 6.8....is that good, or should I raise/lower it???

 

[danny boy]

well some people may disagree but ive always felt that its better for a fish to have a wrong PH that is going to be stable than to have the right PH that will almost certainly fluctuate.

 

[arki]

the ideal water PH for FH is 8 to 8.5...but as danny boy said your PH should be stable coz your FH might suffer from PH shock which is fatal to your fish....