Is this fine for a flowerhorn?

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Khoi Ta

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Alright, so I just bought two flowerhorns and a red oscar, both are small and only about 1 inch, so can't really eat feeder fish or big pellets yet so I been feeding them flakes but the oscar can eat eat the small cichlids pellets because it has a bigger mouth.

So, I was wondering will this work out in a 29 gallon tank?

water and decoration including gravel is good, they seem to enjoy it but I know that when they grow up, they'll need more space and 100% will kill each other, but I think the oscar will die first because there is two flowerhorn.

I mean, will the growth be stunt?

when I choosed the flowerhorns, I asked the guy if it will grow and he say yes, it depends on the water quality and not really the tank size.

he said 25-150 gallon is fine for flowerhorn depends on the size.

my flowerhorn is only 1 inch and it's in a 29 gallon, so will it grow?

i'll be changing water weekly 10%
 
Of course they will grow, but as it gets closer to adult size, it will definitely want more space. So in just a few months, you will run into issues. And if you have two flowerhorns of the same sex, they'll probably kill each other before killing the oscar.
 
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