Short body flower horn?

[ColeFishing]

My LFS has a short bodied flower horn. It looks like a flowerhorn crossed with a red parrot cichlid. Are these fish just as aggressive as flower horns. Can I put them in with other cichlids and also do they look as good as the regular ones or are they awkwardly shaped when the get big.


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[Microfische]

Try a search for killin or kirrin parrots.

 

[crazysteve]

Yes will probably be just as aggressive. How it will be shaped you should be able to tell by looking at it. You can if ya have a 300 gal or bigger. Or if ya don't mind removing dead fish

 

[crazysteve]

If its a killin you should be able to see it looks deformed. And there not as mean in most cases .

 

[Chrisplosion]

If it literally looks like a Parrot then its a Kirin Parrot and not a SB Flowerhorn. Kirins are less aggressive than SB Flowerhorn. SB Flowerhorn are typically as aggressive as any Flowerhorn. If its Kirin you could expect 6-8" and SB Flowerhorn depends on how short body it is. If its a Bonsai then its 6-8", if its your typical SB then 8-10".

There can be many variations in short body but I am gonna generalize it for the sake of identification on your part. Pay attention to the shape of the body

Kirin Parrot - Parrot body with Flowerhorn markings

Bonsai Flowerhorn - Flowerhorn with coin body shape

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Normal Short Body - Flowerhorn with more elongated body than a Bonsai

 

[ColeFishing]

Thanks for the help. Ill have to check back with them to see. I couldn't really see the mouth on the pictures of the Kirin but is it the same mouth as the red parrot(it never closes).


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[Chrisplosion]

Thanks for the help. Ill have to check back with them to see. I couldn't really see the mouth on the pictures of the Kirin but is it the same mouth as the red parrot(it never closes).


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Well if its got a parrot mouth then its a Kirin Parrot. They are awesome fish, have 8 myself. They can look as nice as some flowerhorn without all the aggression issues you usually have with flowerhorn.

 

[ColeFishing]

How expensive are they normally?

 

[Chrisplosion]

$20-30 USD is around the average price.

 

[Dr. Sugandh]

My short body flowerhorn developed a wound since 5 days and seems lethargic and the size of lesion increased. How to treat?