My First flower Horn

[regalt]

I recently bought this flower horn about 2 months ago the guy said it was a male its only about 5 to 6 inches put in my 150 with my Midas and Africans had them separated and i think within the first week he turned out to be a she and had laid some eggs she seems to be getting allot better colors now i have her in a 75 octagon tank now buy her self i only spent 35 on her and just wondering if she was worth that or maybe a little more. Thanks

 

[orbit]

Great colors! But why does it matter what the "value" is? You paid $35.00 that to me is an excellent deal.

 

[alleykat0498]

I'd have paid 35 easy for that female, for two reason's I like her no matter her "value", and females are a little harder to find in my neck of the woods.

 

[regalt]

i was just curious im looking to get a male for her ,found one on criagslist but he had no color to him at all and was a little torn up. its pretty hard to find either male or female around hear.

 

[alleykat0498]

There are multiple opinions on breeding flower horns, Personally I would spend a little $$$ on a quality male, and that way introduce some desirable gene's into your breeding project. This makes the value go up of course, and keeps the gene pool pristine.

 

[itzshadow]

nice colors, not bad for 35 bucks^^ good deal

 

[Fish on Fire]

Nice colors on that girl. Great deal at $35. For future references, any fh with a black blotch on their dorsal fin is usually a female.

 

[BloodredOscar]

Before a got a couple of new tanks, my main one (110g which is now my second largest) was full of baby 2-4 inch Flowerhorns. I loved these beautiful creatures. I recently sold them because i wanted to start a discus tank,i sold them 100 USD to a LFS. I hope you enjoy these wonderful fish as much as i did. Also they are aggersive

Good luck!
Regards, Mat

 

[SteveTank]

I'd say you got one heck of a deal for $35. Our store would've probably put her out for about $50.

Congrats! She is a really pretty fish. I'll bet you could really get some beautiful fish out of it if you stuck it out, and waited on a Red Dragon to breed her with

 

[wanyusri84]

folwerhorn is a nice fish... i have one.. i put with my Aros.. they not too picky when feeding..