My Flowerhorn

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AquaIcarus

Jack Dempsey
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Hi guys just wanna share my Flowerhorn but I dont know what type is this because im not much more on FH but im willing to know more about them i've keeping him about 2 years 6 months right now he's around 6-7" is he male or fem?, this was my mother's gift to me.. so I cant cull him even though he's not much beautiful.. need advice and tips guys on how to raise my FH.. is there still hope?? and what breed is this? heres the pic:
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I'm pretty positive that it is a female, but has it laid eggs this whole time since you've had it? I really dig the tail...
P.S. - It's a Red Dragon Zhen Zhou.
 
BIG_ONE;4723421; said:
I'm pretty positive that it is a female, but has it laid eggs this whole time since you've had it? I really dig the tail...
P.S. - It's a Red Dragon Zhen Zhou.
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laid eggs? im not really sure about it since its filter is an overhead filter and stored in a 20 gallon, what do you mean "I really dig the tail?" is my FH still have chance to be more beautiful?? is my FH looks bad or not healthy? my mother buy it around 1-1.5"
 
AquaIcarus;4723433; said:
laid eggs? im not really sure about it since its filter is an overhead filter and stored in a 20 gallon, what do you mean "I really dig the tail?" is my FH still have chance to be more beautiful?? is my FH looks bad or not healthy? my mother buy it around 1-1.5"
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Well, have you seen your flowerhorn laid any eggs anywhere that you may have been aware of? I still have a lot of hope with that flowerhorn being a female still even if it never laid any eggs at this point. The reason is because some females never lay eggs at all unless there is a male presented to her - and not all females will lay eggs even if there is a male presented to her. Kind of like a game of rolling dice here we can say...
As far as what I meant by "I really dig the tail" means that I really like the tail structure. It's perfectly fanned out and moderately strong. Flowerhorns stop growing their hump at 2 years(sometimes 3 years - it slows down at 1.5 years), but their thickness and coloration still have room to grow out some more. If I can remember correctly, they don't fully stop growing until the age of 4-5 years. So in this case, yes it's possible that your flowerhorn may get much more beautiful as time goes on(but it doesn't guarantee anything - be aware of that). We'll just have to wait and see...
 
BIG_ONE;4723468; said:
Well, have you seen your flowerhorn laid any eggs anywhere that you may have been aware of? I still have a lot of hope with that flowerhorn being a female still even if it never laid any eggs at this point. The reason is because some females never lay eggs at all unless there is a male presented to her - and not all females will lay eggs even if there is a male presented to her. Kind of like a game of rolling dice here we can say...
As far as what I meant by "I really dig the tail" means that I really like the tail structure. It's perfectly fanned out and moderately strong. Flowerhorns stop growing their hump at 2 years(sometimes 3 years - it slows down at 1.5 years), but their thickness and coloration still have room to grow out some more. If I can remember correctly, they don't fully stop growing until the age of 4-5 years. So in this case, yes it's possible that your flowerhorn may get much more beautiful as time goes on(but it doesn't guarantee anything - be aware of that). We'll just have to wait and see...
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I think it never laid an egg, because she is all solo alone in her tank since she wasa child. ok bro il update you more about my FH.. hope i can raise her more well :) any advice on how to take care of my FH?
 
Nothing wrong with your flowerhorn. I'm sure she would appreciate more space though.

Like Big_One I would strongly suspect the fish to be a female. The fact that she is only 6-7" long after 2.5 years also would support that.
I don't think she is not beautiful at all. A really nice looking female !
 
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