I am very new to the Fh, i just got my first KK and i am glad i found this thread. I have natural gravel and a darker background and was wondering if i should change to a brighter background. Is painting the back of the tank better than a piece of sheeting. And as for feeding, my KK fry eats like a pig. I have him on pellets,brin,and he loves earthworms ! I give him a mix of all three daily. He is getting thicker already, is ching mix better than the other brands. Thanks for all the great tips.
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Hi everyone ***! Armin I am from Iran!
I wanted you to know what food to use Flowerhorn
! Which impact on the head and colore! Handmade food
Such as shrimp bucket for Flavr Good With regard to the information
I! that foods makes the fish got sick and intestinal parasite
Catch! Hegxomita! Correct
The food for the fish of good Head is: Mega Head! Hapy HEAD!
Kvyk head! Hdap! souper Lohan!
These are for the head? I tried to be good!
And gone for color: jbl! ever red!hi red! quick red head mark! And Hikary
Flower!
These are okay for a good color I am using! Of course, I answer
I!
I wanted you to know what food to use Flowerhorn
! Which impact on the head and colore! Handmade food
Such as shrimp bucket for Flavr Good With regard to the information
I! that foods makes the fish got sick and intestinal parasite
Catch! Hegxomita! Correct
The food for the fish of good Head is: Mega Head! Hapy HEAD!
Kvyk head! Hdap! souper Lohan!
These are for the head? I tried to be good!
And gone for color: jbl! ever red!hi red! quick red head mark! And Hikary
Flower!
These are okay for a good color I am using! Of course, I answer
I!
Talk about painting with a broad brush. Just like all groups of fish, some FH will darken to blend with their environment, but that in no way equates to stating that you cannot have a black background, and keep nice looking non-stressed FH that exhibit amazing color & pattern.
You later state:
So why not just say that in the first place?
I don't mean to nit-pick, but info like this only confuses those new to the hobby, that don't understand the principles behind background and/or substrate colors, and how it can affect certain fish. Stating that one can't keep a FH in a tank with black background makes about as much sense as saying that you can't keep a CA cichlid in a black background, or they will turn gray, black, head goes down, redness will be washed away etc.
You might want to peruse the CA cichlid media lounge to see how ridiculous that statement is.
Sometimes. What happens is that the darker background/substrate can sometimes trigger a morphological change within the chromatophore cells of the fish. You can read more about this in the following link.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/aqscisubwebindex/coloration.htm
I personally keep a Thai Silk, King Kamfa, and a Red Diamond, all in tanks with black background, with black substrate (more like very light gray under the lighting I use) and it in no way has imparted a negative color impact on my fish. Much of this will fall under personal preference, and what the FH owner finds will bring out what they personally feel is the best in their fish.
Just another opinion I thought that I would toss out for those that are considering background and/or substrate color.
HTH
iloveoscars702;4170865; said:
dimpala;4173179; said:
hi
i am armin I'm Iranian
my English is not good my friends but
I want to know whats kinds of the foods do u consume for the flowerhorns?
in irAN we consume a mixed food consist of Beef heart + shrimp +spinach + garlic + red pepper + carrot + peas + gelatin and also we consume ocean free company foods such as:
humpy head
super luohan
stary
super red syn
and some times jbl company foods and also hikary company foods, now i want to know ur idea about the foods that we consume for the flower horn fish , plz make me happy with ur comments, special tanx
PuFFeRFISH1212;4258189; said:
Hello
Putting a mirror is the wrong purpose, perhaps for hours of fish you want beautiful Phi because of stress and testosterone Trsh but after hours you fish a little distance from the colored good looking and start putting the mirror is regressive for other flowers that flower There is always next to her and aroused the fish that are regressive
good luck
Armin, your foods should be fine, except the beef heart.
Beef heart is not a good food for any tropical fish, including flowerhorns.
The shrimp in your mix will work just as well, without adding digestion issues, and/or fat deposits.
An interesting read from the Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran
http://www.civilica.com/EnPaper-ICAAHMD01-ICAAHMD01_078.html
Beef heart is not a good food for any tropical fish, including flowerhorns.
The shrimp in your mix will work just as well, without adding digestion issues, and/or fat deposits.
An interesting read from the Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran
http://www.civilica.com/EnPaper-ICAAHMD01-ICAAHMD01_078.html
