Saltwater Flowerhorns....

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yes, how about some pix and develop this issue a little deeper?

I just recently also read ( tottally new to me ) that some guys keep alligator gars in sw...

could there be more FW/SW situations that we're not aware of? ( besides brackish, of course )
 
I know there a few pics on here by people showing 3-4 inch flowerhorns in saltwater tanks. Also google probably has a ton.
 
Hmmm, cichlids spreading around the world by swimming the oceans? I guess catfish being found all over the world is due to them swimming the world's oceans too, oh wait, catfish aren't all that tolerant to salt, just a very few that appear to be endemic to the continents they live near. I guess continental drift couldn't have anything to do with it?
 
cichlidmasterpro;2053902; said:
i mean think about it big ocean fish like tuna swordfish marlins and other fish swim way faster and get large enoph to eat even the biggest cichlid and a cichlid would have to swim at the ocean surface like bait to get eatin by almost anything in the ocean.I guess if the cichlid lost his gimp fined son and his name was marlin he might make it lol.i think it is pretty impossible for that event to happen a guppy can live in salt water also do you think it could make the journey its about the same its just as likely to make it in the oceans prospective.
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what about a big storm and waves u said they would heave to be on the surface so could they have gotten pushed:confused::popcorn:
 
I saw this thread about a week ago and think some of the arguments apply here as well. A flowerhorn is a very resistant fish and if you acclimated you could keep in salt but the question is for how long and at what damage are you causing to the fish. I also knew of a guy dropped a fh into a salt tank and the eyes popped out due to the salinity but if you did do it slowly another story.
 
Tihsho;2049537; said:
Well if you think of it FH's are hybrids. I mean most species of cichlid are found in multiple places in the world naturally. I read an old article in one of those old dusty 1970's fish books that mentioned specifically uropthalmus and synspillums that actually were found to travel through the ocean to other freshwater habitats. They found them in south east asia as well as where they are commonly found in south america. Wish I could find the book to scan and post on here.
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I can vouch for this. We have Uros here in Florida in our brackish and freshwater canals. It is commonly believed that this fish came here naturally by swimming across the Gulf of Mexico. The local wildlife people have found them in full saltwater off the coast. Pretty cool.
 
I have also seen a video posted long time ago with a flowerhorn in full saltwater tank, along side dog face puffer, yellow tang and more. It was quite crazy to see! I also have hit flowerhorn with some crazy high doses of salt when treating diseases because I knew they could take it and they were un phased
 
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