I only have sand so far, but i'll pick him up some rocks. I've heard of people keeping other fish with them (Blood Parrots, Plecos, Other Catfish) To my understanding it's a case by case, do at your own risk, but does anyone have any advice?
Flowerhorn ID
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Whatch the fish extremely closely if ya put another fish in with it. You'll know almost immediately if it's going to work out or not.
I only have hope because he was kept with some other big cichlids at the LFS and they seemed to hold their own.
I don't think they look a like except for color. Your has a nice boxy shape (that is one of the most desirable trait to me), his looks more tapered. You can keep decor in tank , make sure it's smooth. Sand is good substrate, just take care of that it won't go in to your filter as flowerhorn will shift it a lot.
Better to avoid it actually, you will enjoy your fish more that way.
Yes, just interaction wise, as long as you manage aggression and water quality other things aren't any issue.
This is a complete theory and by no means do I have any backing here. But people purposely overstock African cichlid tanks in order to reduce/ spread out aggression. Could the same work with a flowerhorn?
It definitely works with African cichlids, and I’ve seen it work with Central Americans when mixed in a wide size range, but it can go wrong from one day to the next. I would recommend, instead, non cichlid species like large silver dollars or medium tinfoil barbs. Add 3-5 as dithers to bring your fish out without risk of aggression.
By the way, I’d call that a Thai silk kamfa, whether there Is such a thing or not. Remember, there was a guy who
Had thai silk x black belt offspring that looked something like this.
Beautiful fish, and most likely a male. The breeders tend to hold on to or cull 90+% of the females.
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I appreciate the compliment, also in terms of culling that would make sense. The point of dithers is to bring aggression out in the flowerhorn?
Things sometimes work out with parrots but rarely with other males. Only alpha if any looks better with males tank. Personally a single male works out best, ahe interacts more with owner, with some grooming fish looks much better and no chance of getting bullied.
