Top Eleven Myths About Flowerhorns and Those Who Keep Them

[rory_068]

the way channa guard thier nests i dont think a flower horn would get even close to the fingerilings

 

[BigRun]

Yes, true but all cichlids are perciformes and come from the same family of cichlidae. Unless your dog looks exactly like a wolf, then you have something that has been modified by man to be different than what is "wild." Once again, man molds his environment to suit his likes and dislikes, be it cichlid, dog, fruit, landscape, etc., etc.

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Im thinking NOT. FHs and dogs are a great comparison, Oscars are Oscars no matter what they look like. Wolfs and Poodles are so far apart from one another in appearance, yet as you said, in the wild they could have pup's. As compared to a veil finned albino tiger oscar and a wild caught oscar, they are still the same fish as noted by not only name but general body shape. FHs are a product of selective breeding / cross breeding / in-breeding, like a dog. A dash of this, a pinch of that, hmm missing something, add a little of this, WOW look at that, a keeper.

This is fine and all except wolves and poodles genetically speaking are the same animal. Canis Lupus.

The Flowerhorn is a combination of two different species,(I would list the species of the flowerhorn, but I don't know what they are. Amphilophus Trimaculatus x Amphilophus citrinellum?) They are genetically different (not the same). and ultimately where we diverge on this matter.

 

[VittleKing]

This is fine and all except wolves and poodles genetically speaking are the same animal. Canis Lupus.

The Flowerhorn is a combination of two different species,(I would list the species of the flowerhorn, but I don't know what they are. Amphilophus Trimaculatus x Amphilophus citrinellum?) They are genetically different (not the same). and ultimately where we diverge on this matter.

there are no "species" of flowerhorn. There are strains, but not species since they are hybrids. Also a flowerhorn is WAYYYYY more than a trimac x midas. Those are both in the mix, but they where created by many many years and generations of selective breeding with many different cichlids in the mix.

 

[MN_Rebel]

the way channa guard thier nests i dont think a flower horn would get even close to the fingerilings

Only if theres only one flowerhorn then snakehead can fend off a single Fh but not group of FH.

Again snakehead pose very little threat to the Potamic River because the native populations remain stable.

 

[fishfreak317]

Only if theres only one flowerhorn then snakehead can fend off a single Fh but not group of FH.

Again snakehead pose very little threat to the Potamic River because the native populations remain stable.

as far as I know flowerhorns don't play well with others. let alone form a raiding party in the wild to socially attack a much larger extremely more aggro beast, protecting fry or eggs at that. who knows

 

[patrickjohnsgarcia]

flowerhorns are not as expensive as they once was because it is very easy to breed them..

 

[haloman02]

flowerhorns are not as expensive as they once was because it is very easy to breed them..

Not exactly because of that more because the breeders were tired of selling their fry's cheap and the retailers sell them very expensive. Now more breeders are selling their products to the market themselves.

It may be easy to breed them, but it is not easy making a good strain that breeds true.

 

[dogofwar]

The issue of flowerhorns being released into the wild is an issue of irresponsibility: ANY fish could be released into the wild.

Should we condemn pure cichlid species as destructive to conservation because someone irresponsible could release them into the wild?

Thanks to those who thought through this!

Matt

 

[dogofwar]

Any other myths?

 

[MN_Rebel]

Their luck.