Hey! I've recently developed an interest in cichlids and other large fish, moving on from smaller fish like tetras and gouramis. I've kept and bred Angelfish before and about 5 months back, I spotted a fish that I'd wanted for ages! My flowerhorn "Spyke" was probably an inch long when I got him home. He's currently in a 70 Gallon (will be moving him to a 300G with Oscars in the near future). At present, he's about 6.5" long. I wanted to know what type of Flowerhorn he is. Is he a high quality Flowerhorn? Pic attached below
Unlike other FHs i've seen, Spyke is not as red. I feed him cichlid pellets, bloodworms (freeze dried), veggie flakes, bugs, boiled market prawns, snails from my own vegetable garden as well as peas and other veggies, he'll occasionally get a house gecko too!
Total filtration in the 70 is about 710GPH - there's a canister and 2 power filters running. I carry out 25-30% water changes twice a week. Water parameters seem perfect, with nitrates never exceeding 8-10ppm. As for decorations, there's some driftwood and lava rock. Any advice regarding care is appreciated. I want to take care of him as well as I possibly can. Thanks!
Unlike other FHs i've seen, Spyke is not as red. I feed him cichlid pellets, bloodworms (freeze dried), veggie flakes, bugs, boiled market prawns, snails from my own vegetable garden as well as peas and other veggies, he'll occasionally get a house gecko too!
Total filtration in the 70 is about 710GPH - there's a canister and 2 power filters running. I carry out 25-30% water changes twice a week. Water parameters seem perfect, with nitrates never exceeding 8-10ppm. As for decorations, there's some driftwood and lava rock. Any advice regarding care is appreciated. I want to take care of him as well as I possibly can. Thanks!