Flowerhorn fish

[_Cathy_]

I saw a flowerhorn fish in a shop that I frequently go to. I thought it was just a plastic/toy fish but the shop keeper told me that it's a real fish!!! It's super cute and I really want one.

Is it high maintenance? Also, why do prices differ so much at sulit (100, 500, 2500 and even 12,000!) What trait makes it most lucky (color, shape ?) If anyone one has one, please post a picture

[kenzie]

Narinig ko na yan but im not familiar medyo pricey din pala yan

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Coy fish me alaga wife and daughter ko ;)


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[lowslowbenz]

Hi Cathy,

See here: Flowerhorn cichlid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And here: How To Care For Flowerhorn Fish - With Forum

[shadow]

Ako meron alaga...the bigger the head "kok" the better


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[ghosthunter]

I saw a flowerhorn fish in a shop that I frequently go to. I thought it was just a plastic/toy fish but the shop keeper told me that it's a real fish!!! It's super cute and I really want one.

Is it high maintenance? Also, why do prices differ so much at sulit (100, 500, 2500 and even 12,000!) What trait makes it most lucky (color, shape ?) If anyone one has one, please post a picture

My brother has one... and it's a labor of love to keep one. For one, you have to change the water frequently (50% at a time) to keep water quality. You have to limit the food you give it or overfeeding can kill it. And even then, after a few years (2.5 or 3 years) it will go belly up and die of old age, like my brother's flowerhorn.

Also the fish tank must not have hard sharp edges or object which can wound the fish. It wont really kill it but it would result in ugly scars.

The fish tanks air supply must have a battery backup (or generator) when blackouts happen. If not, in a couple of hours, it will die from lack of oxygen.

The main feature is the head or the "horn"... the bigger the better.

[boytsiks]

May alaga akong flowerhorn. Pero newbie level pa lang ako since wala akong malaking aquarium at time para maggroom maigi.

Di naman sya ganung ka-high maintenance as far as I'm concerned. Need mo lang magpalit ng water once or twice a week. Medyo pricey lang ang feeds nya compared sa other fish foods, plus vitamins.

Traits na nagpapamahal sa kanya is yung breed (may malaking "kok" (hump sa ulo), color, or yung nakasulat na body nya.

For me, bumibili ako ng sa flowerhorn fry tapos ako na bahala magpalaki. Yun lang hit or miss yun. Minsan makakuha ka ng lalake, minsan babae (w/c is halos walang kok and medyo di makintab ang color). But yun yung thrill, sa pagpapalaki ng flowerhorn.

[_Cathy_]

*shadow, GH and boytsiks, please try to post pictures of your flowerhorn fish.

I really did not know it was a flowerhorn, but thankfully LSB is quite knowledgeable about fish, I just described it as a big fish with bukol on the head I will try to post a picture of the flowerhorn at the shop.

*kenzie, I wanted koi fish initially but it's too expensive (and high maintenance) to build a pond in a garden. Also, my lab might just end up swimming in the pond and eating the fish. The flowerhorn I saw was at a simple aquarium lang and no decorations nga. I thought it was low maintenance since its left at the shop lang

*boytsiks, how much do I need to budget for feeds?

Mas swerte ba pag bigay yung flowerhorn?

[crazy_boy]

Narinig ko na yan but im not familiar medyo pricey din pala yan

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gusto ko din mag alaga ng Koi fish before. pero high maintenance yata and costly.

[asb75]

Heto yun inaalagan nang anak kong babae na special child, ang pangalan niya ay LUCKY FISH. Pasensya na sa kulay nang tubig hindi pa kasi nalilinisan. 2011 pa namin inalagaan yan.

[babynos01]

Yung sa amin namatay na.
Malaki na yung ulo niya, pero lumuwa yung mata. After nun, hindi na siya kumakain kaya namatay na.
Nasa K's ang presyuhan nyan.

The bigger the "head", the higher the selling price is
Syempre dapat maganda din yung color and stripes
Meron din mga "cross" na tinatawag. Thailand nangagaling.

[erobles]

Try mypalhs.com na website madami ka matutuhan don. Meron sila forum for flowerhorn or lou han. Akala ko nga don napasok tapatalk ko ng makita ko post na ito eh. Hehehe.

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[NightRock]

We used to have one after 5 years yata bago namatay. alaga sya ng father ko they said its a goodluck for the bussiness..funny thing is sa sobrang tagal na sya alaga ng father ko na hahawakan nya na hindi napalag kasi most of the time kasi na pinapalitan ng tubig bare hand lang nya kung kunin kaya siguro nasanay at every month tinitimbang namin.. before sya mamatay more than 1kg na sya..sayang nga lang binibili na samin ng isang chinese for 20K dati kung alam lang namin di na tatagal yon benta nalang sana

[stickers]

here's our flowerhorn... mga 4 months lang sya tumagal samin... got it for php850.

[holdencaulfield]

may mga different strains kasi ang FH. yung imported will really cost you lalo na kung maganda ang lineage.
para sakin, the bigger the neuchal hump or kok, the better.
i'm not really fond of FHs but they are surely interesting to keep for they truly interact with their owners and they can give a NASTY bite! OUCH!
reminds me of my ex boss' FH that i was tasked to feed everyday.
sakto tabi ng tank yung hot and cold h2o dispenser.
minsan may hawak akong lapis na sadyang tinutuhog ko sa ulo niya (eraser side). eh nalaglag yung lapis, nung pagsawsaw ko palang ng daliri ko kinagat agad! eh nagdugo.
binuhusan ko nga ng hot water yung mukha. hehe
ilang linggo siyang color slate grey hehe. sobrang isip yung boss ko. hehe
tapos tinip ko yung kup*l na ojt namin mahilig magkape ang salarin hehehe

[shadow]

Name drop niyo sa myplahs si Holden


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[holdencaulfield]

Name drop niyo sa myplahs si Holden


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kicked out nako, di pa rin ako sinasagot ng mga admin. di nila ma-take ang aking mga precious advice.

[_Cathy_]

*nightrock, may pic ka? wow 20k! Siguro nga swerte sa business kasi nagth thrive naman yung shop na pinupuntahan ko.

*stickers bakit walang hump yung flowerhorn niyo? At how old will it start to have a hump ba?

*shadow banned si holden dun diba? :rofl:

*holden, naughty ka talaga! Buti hindi namatay yung fish, kawawa naman. It looks so tame and cute, matapang pala yun!

[ghosthunter]

*holden, naughty ka talaga! Buti hindi namatay yung fish, kawawa naman. It looks so tame and cute, matapang pala yun!

Flowerhorns will try to bite anything that looks like food. Like the armored janitor fish that shared it's tank. Given it had a thick shell-like skin, it took the daily abuse with little problem.

[lowslowbenz]

OT:

The yummy Tilapia (when grilled) is also a species of Cichlid, same as the Flowerhorn. Darn, nagutom tuloy ako!

[stickers]

*stickers bakit walang hump yung flowerhorn niyo? At how old will it start to have a hump ba?

bata pa po yan eh.. about 3.4 to 4 inches pa lang sya dyan... i have no idea kung kelan lalabas yung hump sa noo cause when he/she died di na kami nag-alaga uli ng FH.. too brokenhearted on the loss.