Flowerhorn Longevity

[Andrew327]

I have a question regarding Flowerhorn's longevity. Most sites have FH's living 8-10 years but I've yet to read of one that old... I know that is a fairly typical longevity for CA Cichlids... but given all the breeding FH's go through, is their longevity significantly less? I've seen loads of threads of well kept FH's passing away in the 2-3 year range. Is this typical?

Thanks!
Andrew

 

[Chrisplosion]

Higher Quality ones from overseas have the potential for a shorter life span over low quality local store ones.

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[love The Jack Dempseys]

Id say 3-5 years TOPS

 

[Andrew327]

Higher Quality ones from overseas have the potential for a shorter life span over low quality local store ones.

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Is this primarily because they are heavily bred for appearance compared to the lower quality ones?


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[Chrisplosion]

Exactly, bred for "pretty" genes and not healthy one.

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[NationsMostWanted]

The higher the quality the worse it's life span is?

 

[Lusus_Naturae]

When people breed for looks then sometimes health is cut short. It's not just the breeding either - it's also going to be diet as well. While a beefed up fish is nice, some of the foods people feed can put a lot of fat into a flowerhorn. Fatty organs and organ failure is possible if a fish is fed bad foods, this applies to all fish, not just flowerhorn.

 

[NationsMostWanted]

When a FH reaches a certain age or year should it be fed differently like how senior dogs are treated?

 

[Chrisplosion]

Very high quality Flowerhorn can be very very fragile. I have heard of several MP Flowerhorn dropping dead after spawning and stuff like that. If you search past threads you can find more info on this.

 

[the animal guy]

not really about the quality or look of the FH.

It's how they carry themselves. Depends on the fish..