klmt;1970104; said:
Nuchal hump = cichlid's head hump
Kok = Flowerhorn's headhump-something FH people came up with
what makes fish grow koks
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Nuchal hump = cichlid's head hump
Kok = Flowerhorn's headhump-something FH people came up with
balton777;1970111; said:Nuchal hump = cichlid's head hump
Kok = Flowerhorn's headhump-something FH people came up with
lol, ya those crazy flowerhorn ppl, making themselves better than everyone else making up new fish, new morphs, now new names for things that allready had names. lol jk i think FHs are prettty cool.
Just hybrid keepers trying to act more unique, they're essentially the same thing, though in Flowerhorn's they're often artificially enhanced with steroids to be larger.
I've often found that Nuchal humps are also a sign of dominance, with males that feel unthreatened often showing little signs of developing one until another aggressive fish that can rival him is introduced.
I've often found that Nuchal humps are also a sign of dominance, with males that feel unthreatened often showing little signs of developing one until another aggressive fish that can rival him is introduced.
The term kok has nothing to do with people thinking they are better or trying to be more unique. The word is language based. Here is quote from the Hong Kong Naturalist as found on flowerhornrus.com. Let's try to educate ourselves a bit before we throw out assumptions.
Did you know that word KOK means HORN?
Thus according to the "To Shue ChaapShing" the Kok in Kwai Kok Shaan referred to the two peaks of the hill that look like a pair of horns.
Source: The Hong Kong Naturalist.
Did you know that word KOK means HORN?
Thus according to the "To Shue ChaapShing" the Kok in Kwai Kok Shaan referred to the two peaks of the hill that look like a pair of horns.
Source: The Hong Kong Naturalist.
twhittle;1971334; said:
Do they use the Asian terms for all fins and other parts of the fish anatomy? I'll stand by my original statement; if anything, that proves my point.
My statement which you have quoted me on Japes was not in reference to you or any one specific poster. It was simply my way of saying that people should not assume that there was arrogance involved in the way the breeders called the hump on the FH's head. If the the breeders called the fish a flowerhorn and the flower part comes from the markings and the horn comes from the "hump" they grow, then it makes sense that in the language of the breeder they would call the "horn" by it's native word...kok.
