Well I have had an interesting question that ive thought about for a long time but never seen anyone else ask...Ok, so flowerhorns...lately ive been interested in flowerhorns (i wasnt always because im not a big fan of hybrid fish) but one thing i consistantly see is that many people who own them try to do everything in their power to make the huge nuchal hump (a.k.a "Kok") grow as huge and massive as possible. Quite honestly ive seen some flowerhorns that just make me cringe to see. Some of them ive seen have koks that are so large the fishes ability to swim correctly has been all messed up. To everyone who loves flowehorns do not take this as an attack on these fish because it isnt at all. I've been quite interested in FEMALE flowerhorns lately because they have very cool colors and patterns to choose from but they dont get MASSIVE nuchal humps. I'm aware that the nuchal humps are found in many wild species such as Midas cichlid which are an all time favorite of mine, but many flowerhorns ive seen have koks that go far beyond what would be considered natural...I'm just curious, does anyone like flowerhorns without the large koks? And is there any way to have a male flowerhorn and have it not develop a large hump?
Opinions about Flowerhorns and "Koks"...Do you love 'em? Do you hate 'em?
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i do, my 5" male doesnt have a big kok, but hes got really nice coloring. i really like him without the huge head
I'm in the same boat as you bro. I love the way some of the flowerhorns look but the exaggerated nuchal hump is off putting to me.
I am not a big fan of the abnormally huge kok. My draw to the flower horn was some of the unique colors that you can get from them. Here is a pict of my only flower horn and my favorite fish that I have right now although my loaches are a very close second
awesome pics guys, good to know im not the only one who likes these interesting fish for more than those huge ass humps lol I see people asking questions on forums all over the internet about how and what to do to make their FH's koks as huge as possible...honestly id love to have a nice male as a single "wet pet" as they are so interactive but i wouldnt want a huge hump to develop...anyone have any cool females to share?
and here's an example off youtube i found of what i really just dont want to see with flowerhorns...i know if i was this fish i wouldnt be able to swim for **** lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv1dxWIuhsE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv1dxWIuhsE&feature=related