My new GT.
- Thread starter Cich wit it
- Start date
Fantastic GT, and a huge hump for only a 6" specimen !
The hump is actually completely made of fat, so I doubt a high protein diet has anything to do with it.
There is a huge amount of folklore around in the flowerhorn world about getting and maintaining huge nuchal humps. Most of it is BS. In my experience, to get the best hump, the fish needs to feel secure and dominant in it's environment. I had one FH whose hump shrunk by half in a couple of days once, when I introduced another fish into the same tank (the other side of a divider). It went from being the undisputed dominant fish, to having competition, thus the hump shrinkage.
I am also aware though that a lot of FH keepers are convinced of the opposite, that introducing a fish in competition (especially for short periods a day .. usually done with a mirror) will actually increase hump size. I suspect that 24hrs a day of competition is usually too stressful and the hump will shrink though.
Also, needs to be well fed, obviously. Although IMO, there are no special types of food that are needed, just a good mixed diet.
The hump is actually completely made of fat, so I doubt a high protein diet has anything to do with it.
There is a huge amount of folklore around in the flowerhorn world about getting and maintaining huge nuchal humps. Most of it is BS. In my experience, to get the best hump, the fish needs to feel secure and dominant in it's environment. I had one FH whose hump shrunk by half in a couple of days once, when I introduced another fish into the same tank (the other side of a divider). It went from being the undisputed dominant fish, to having competition, thus the hump shrinkage.
I am also aware though that a lot of FH keepers are convinced of the opposite, that introducing a fish in competition (especially for short periods a day .. usually done with a mirror) will actually increase hump size. I suspect that 24hrs a day of competition is usually too stressful and the hump will shrink though.
Also, needs to be well fed, obviously. Although IMO, there are no special types of food that are needed, just a good mixed diet.
I noticed that when I first saw the green terror in the tank in the store he was in there with 3 other green terrors of the same size where my gt was chasing constantly. Now that he's in my tank his hump has definitely shrink considerably since there are no other fish that is looking to bother him. He just swims around with no worries. I believe he needs the constant competition to maintain his hump.hamfist;4878088; said:
VERY BEAUTIFUL fish. I have the same exact one 6-7 inches. Shoot if i knew people were looking for GTs I would have posted the guy in MFK. Sold mine for 25$. I know petland is a ripoff but I'm happy at least you spent money on something you can LOVE!
sturgeonlover;4945385; said:
***"HAD" the same exact one. Really liked him but he hated the blue dolphin cichlid. So had to say bye bye.
