what is the gender of my flowerhorn?
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Looks like a male to me. I’ve kept a few before and I believe makes don’t have the backing stripe in their dorsal fin. Great looking fish! Hopefully someone else can validate me.
Looks like a male to me. I’ve kept a few before and I believe makes don’t have the ba
I have a question what breed is it?
Gorgeous fish!
Agree with Rayfishowner that he's a male. He is showing his breeding tube in some of the pics.
He looks like a Super Red Dragon (SRD) kamfa cross, with his body looking SRD, but his head profile looking kamfa. I think he could be labeled a kamfa, but it's a grey area.
Agree with Rayfishowner that he's a male. He is showing his breeding tube in some of the pics.
He looks like a Super Red Dragon (SRD) kamfa cross, with his body looking SRD, but his head profile looking kamfa. I think he could be labeled a kamfa, but it's a grey area.
Kamfas don't tend to get as large of humps/koks as the ZZ/SRD flowerhorns, so it will probably not get as softball sized as some of the ones you see due to the vieja influence in kamfas. There might be other FH enthusiasts who can give you some tips. I think much of it is genetic though.
The other thing that points to your fish being a kamfa is the relatively square body shape like a vieja. SRDs usually have more of a taper towards their tail, which in combination with their huge humps, gives their bodies a triangle shape. The markings and color are typical SRD though. One last thing is that kamfas often have fuller fins, which your fish seems to have. SRDs have relatively narrower and longer fins. I'd like to see a full pic of your fish showing all its fins. It looks amazing from what I can see.
The other thing that points to your fish being a kamfa is the relatively square body shape like a vieja. SRDs usually have more of a taper towards their tail, which in combination with their huge humps, gives their bodies a triangle shape. The markings and color are typical SRD though. One last thing is that kamfas often have fuller fins, which your fish seems to have. SRDs have relatively narrower and longer fins. I'd like to see a full pic of your fish showing all its fins. It looks amazing from what I can see.
I'd agree that's it's probably a male kamfa x ZZ cross. Also if your looking to help increase kok size there are 3 main keys.
1. Clean water.
2. Good quality food.
3. Aggression.
The best way to work with the aggression part is to use a mirror for 20 mins after feeding. Don't use the mirror before feeding as this can cause some problems such as skittishness and refusal of food. If you use the mirror after feeding however your helping to bolster the FH's territorial response thus making him more aggressive. Generally the more aggressive a FH is the bigger his kok will grow but as said before genetics are the main limiting factor for potential growth.
1. Clean water.
2. Good quality food.
3. Aggression.
The best way to work with the aggression part is to use a mirror for 20 mins after feeding. Don't use the mirror before feeding as this can cause some problems such as skittishness and refusal of food. If you use the mirror after feeding however your helping to bolster the FH's territorial response thus making him more aggressive. Generally the more aggressive a FH is the bigger his kok will grow but as said before genetics are the main limiting factor for potential growth.
I would also like to point out that yours was probably made with the goal of making a super red kamfa, just by how red it is though out.
