Update on my first Flowerhorns

[Raetak]

Here they are. I had a lot of trouble catching pictures of these guys, due to there activity (Which I love). These are some blurry pictures of three of the six.

I've had them for a couple of weeks or something like that. I feed them Southern Delight (Cichlid).

 

[Water]

They all appear to be female.

 

[Raetak]

Oh great, lol. I'm pretty new to Flowerhorns, how do you sex them?

 

[Water]

Well you can sex them like any other cichlid, venting. Since your fh's are ZZ's, whenever a fish sports a dorsal spot, 90% of the time its a female.

 

[Raetak]

Okay, I don't know how to vent really... I feel so nooby... But I will look at them and see if they have those spots on the dorsal fish. Thanks. So on a scale of 1-10 how good are they?

 

[Raetak]

I looked at all of them, only two don't have the dorsal spot.... They are a little smaller and less colorful than the others. Does this mean they are males or could they still be females?

 

[Water]

Okay, I don't know how to vent really... I feel so nooby... But I will look at them and see if they have those spots on the dorsal fish. Thanks. So on a scale of 1-10 how good are they?

LOL its simple, but it helps to have a male and a female so you can tell the difference. Just flip them over and look at the sexual opening. Males will have a V shape will females will have more of a U shape.

Don't get offended, but from a scale of 1-10, 1 being the lowest, 10 being the highest, I'd give them a 2. Although, if you take pics without the yellow hue over them, I'd probably be able to see them better.

 

[Raetak]

No offence taken. I got cheap ones ($5) so I could gain some experience before I got some really nice ones.

Yeah my lighting is pretty crappy, it's just a work shop light. I'll take some during the day when there are a lot of sunny rays of light flooding my room.

I'll work on the venting I'm kind of like 0.o Could I practice on my convicts? I have a nice and tame pair.

 

[Raetak]

Ah yes and what does ZZ stand for, or is it just ZZ?

 

[Water]

No offence taken. I got cheap ones ($5) so I could gain some experience before I got some really nice ones.

Yeah my lighting is pretty crappy, it's just a work shop light. I'll take some during the day when there are a lot of sunny rays of light flooding my room.

I'll work on the venting I'm kind of like 0.o Could I practice on my convicts? I have a nice and tame pair.

Yes, you could practice on your convicts. Try not to let them be out of the water for more than 3 secs when you're examining them.

Ah yes and what does ZZ stand for, or is it just ZZ?

ZZ stands for Zhen Zhou.