Warrior Flowerhorn?

[Aquatic Aggression]

I am slightly disappointed you didn't go pick up the best kamfa fry that dude had for $10 locally in favor of this red dragon cull...
The little guy is really cute now though.

 

[Ozzie73]

Where are the black markings?

He may be a 'free marking'. They don't have the stripes, just the pearls. It's one of the classes in the flowerhorn competitions.

 

[Ash_water]

I’ve posted some pics on other threads asking about my Flowerhorn because it looks different than others I see. I saw this one called a warrior Flowerhorn and I think it looks a lot like mine. What is a warrior Flowerhorn exactly? Do you think that’s what I have? It was sold to me as an SRD
First two pics are mine, last pic is a warrior Flowerhorn
Thanks?

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From SRD point of view, your fish looks like a female. There are so many names for the same type of flowerhorn it's crazy!!

Small tip when buying flowerhorns. Don't buy fish under 4 inches unless you wanna take the risk of losing time and effort.
If you are buying fish like Thai Silk Or Golden Base you may have more luck when buying small fish.
I too recently had the same issue after buying a juvi flowerhorn. Though it was super good looking I was not sure whether male or female.
That's the risk you take when buying baby fish.

I got my Golden Base Fader when he was about 6 inches. I have never looked back since as the fish already had all the features I look in a flowerhorn. Now at about 9 inches it looks even better.
Also when buying flowerhorns try to buy from a specialized breeder. You'll save tons of time and effort in doing so.

Your flowerhorn looks good and more classic looking. If you enjoy it, that's what matters. I personally like the more classic look of some flowerhorns. They tend to be healthier and tougher.

Happy Flowerhorn keeping

 

[Joshuakahan]

From SRD point of view, your fish looks like a female. There are so many names for the same type of flowerhorn it's crazy!!

Small tip when buying flowerhorns. Don't buy fish under 4 inches unless you wanna take the risk of losing time and effort.
If you are buying fish like Thai Silk Or Golden Base you may have more luck when buying small fish.
I too recently had the same issue after buying a juvi flowerhorn. Though it was super good looking I was not sure whether male or female.
That's the risk you take when buying baby fish.

I got my Golden Base Fader when he was about 6 inches. I have never looked back since as the fish already had all the features I look in a flowerhorn. Now at about 9 inches it looks even better.
Also when buying flowerhorns try to buy from a specialized breeder. You'll save tons of time and effort in doing so.

Your flowerhorn looks good and more classic looking. If you enjoy it, that's what matters. I personally like the more classic look of some flowerhorns. They tend to be healthier and tougher.

Happy Flowerhorn keeping

I am slightly disappointed you didn't go pick up the best kamfa fry that dude had for $10 locally in favor of this red dragon cull...
The little guy is really cute now though.

i tried but he wanted to sell me a group and wouldn’t sell just one. I’ll post a vid of the little guy in a month. It’s looking like it’s gonna turn out pretty nice

 

[Joshuakahan]

From SRD point of view, your fish looks like a female. There are so many names for the same type of flowerhorn it's crazy!!

Small tip when buying flowerhorns. Don't buy fish under 4 inches unless you wanna take the risk of losing time and effort.
If you are buying fish like Thai Silk Or Golden Base you may have more luck when buying small fish.
I too recently had the same issue after buying a juvi flowerhorn. Though it was super good looking I was not sure whether male or female.
That's the risk you take when buying baby fish.

I got my Golden Base Fader when he was about 6 inches. I have never looked back since as the fish already had all the features I look in a flowerhorn. Now at about 9 inches it looks even better.
Also when buying flowerhorns try to buy from a specialized breeder. You'll save tons of time and effort in doing so.

Your flowerhorn looks good and more classic looking. If you enjoy it, that's what matters. I personally like the more classic look of some flowerhorns. They tend to be healthier and tougher.

Happy Flowerhorn keeping

Thanks, when you say it looks like a female, are you referring to the first one or the new fry?

 

[Joshuakahan]

Where are the black markings?

The black is starting to come in, it now has 5 black dots with pearls around them and it looks like black lines coming in between them

 

[Joshuakahan]

Will get better as he grows. This was mine throughout his growing time

At around 2 inches

4 inches

5 inches

6-7 inches

Over 9-10 inches

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You were right, here’s the little guy 3 months later, he’s about 4.5” now

 

[HybridFinatic]

You were right, here’s the little guy 3 months later, he’s about 4.5” now

Looks good though still a nice fish

 

[Joshuakahan]

Looks good though still a nice fish

Thank you, I’m pleased how he’s turning out, great personality too