how big can a flowerhorn grow in a 40 gallon?
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I plan to keep my flowerhorn in a 50 breeder, that's three feet long and eighteen inches deep. Flowerhorns don't really get that big, most at around the one foot mark but I still think my tank is not big enough for his full potential. 75g would be perfect.
I think a lot of people will tell you 75. A 40 breeder is a good grow out tank but once he hits 8" or so I would look at moving him. He will want more swimming room then a 40 and the 75 would give that to him. Good luck!
Well it all depends on what kind of flowerhorn we are talking about. I would say a 75 is ok for a normal bodied, 55 for shortbody, 40 for bonsai. But with any fish the bigger the tank the better.
Chrisplosion;4545758; said:
Keep in mind that SB and Bonsai is the same. They are no different, and many people tend to think Bonsai is shorter than a SB. It's the body itself that qualifies into being certain strain. Such as ZZ with a long body, Kamfa with a more short and compact square body(and many tend to call this a short body, it isn't the correct term), and then we have the extreme of all...SB/Bonsai. The sticky is very inaccurate to my knowledge about FH...
As far as answering this thread, a 40 would do ok for now. Anything hits 8" I would want to upgrade that tank. Even a 75 split would do better if your looking to save some space.
Chrisplosion;4546534; said:
I agree, but until the mods take it off. Must educate only for now before a new sticky can be made.
