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    Default Re: 0D's SRD Flowerhorn (Contest Thread)

    Maybe a few friends would help to bring him out of his shell a bit...flowerhorn's are aggressive, so something tough like a. festae or c. salvini...maybe he's lonely...just a thought...

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    He has actually made a big turnaround this week, constantly begs for food, follows me around the room, nips at my fingers, jumps out of the water to eat, etc. I am going to keep him alone, a lot of Flowerhorn enthusiasts will add blood parrots to a flowerhorn setup to assist in "Grooming" them (ie: increasing hormone levels by aggression) to increase colors and hump size. The blood parrots are unable to hurt your fish due to their deformed mouths, and act as a living punching bag for the flowerhorn....I'm not a big fan of purposely hurting one fish to help another look better. I'm just going to do things the discus way, lots of food and clean water and see what happens, I'm already noticing a good amount of growth, and he seems super happy/healthy.

    I'm leaving for Chicago tomorrow for a week, I hope to get some good pics of him and my discus thread up before I go. Hopefully my better-half does a good job keeping the fish-room going while I'm gone, we've spent this whole week getting her trained on feeding regiments and solo water changes
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    Hey Mike maybe your wife taking care of him for a week will increase his testosterone levels. Now she’ll wonder why she has to wear short shorts to do wc'sha ha.
    My husband always asks me, “Did you add the prime?” I almost forgot a couple times in the beginning when we were getting into our routine. I’m sure she’ll do a great job. Look forward to more pics.
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    Default Re: 0D's SRD Flowerhorn (Contest Thread)

    Well, I got back from vacation, and I noticed considerable growth from this guy, especially in his hump. His level of skittishness has pretty much vanished... I'm at the point where I can dangle some FDBW above the water, and he will jump up and grab it from my hand...just have to be careful of my fingers as he gets bigger This is right after a feeding (as you can probably tell by his fat belly) but it goes down SUPER fast compared to discus, we're feeding him 3-5 times a day with about 75% WC daily 84deg temp.


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    Wow, his bump is much bigger. I’m glad he’s not a wimp anymore. He really is a pretty fish. At this rate he’s gonna be huge when this contest winds up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pices View Post
    Wow, his bump is much bigger. I’m glad he’s not a wimp anymore. He really is a pretty fish. At this rate he’s gonna be huge when this contest winds up.
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    Thanks Patty, his growth rate has me very surprised, rough measurement he's gained almost 2 inches...I haven't had him a full month yet....I also think he will be a brute a few months from now.
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    Default Re: 0D's SRD Flowerhorn (Contest Thread)

    Stunning fish ODgreen.
    I don't know a thing about flowerhorns but I would love to have a batch of at least 5-6 in my tank if I were about to keep them at some point .
    BTW , what does SDR stands for ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Filip View Post
    Stunning fish ODgreen.
    I don't know a thing about flowerhorns but I would love to have a batch of at least 5-6 in my tank if I were about to keep them at some point .
    BTW , what does SDR stands for ?
    SRD is the strain type - Super Red Dragon

    If you wanted to keep a group, you would need a lot of tank dividers . They are incredibly aggressive toward other fish...every once in awhile you might come across a flowerhorn that isn't aggressive, but it is rare.
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    Default Re: 0D's SRD Flowerhorn (Contest Thread)

    Last night during a waterchange, I experienced my first bite from a flowerhorn...it didn't feel good. I'm glad he isn't scared anymore, but we've done a complete 180 and I'm sure I'm not going to enjoy getting bit during waterchanges when he is 10" inches..
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    Default Re: 0D's SRD Flowerhorn (Contest Thread)

    Can you put a female flowerhorn with a male? Sounds like you end up with piranha though. Lol
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    Default Re: 0D's SRD Flowerhorn (Contest Thread)

    It's been awhile, we've gone thru some changes in the fishroom...because of this, Mr. Flowerhorn has temporarily been moved to the living room. He's going back into the fishroom in a couple weeks. Still growing very fast, I was weary about this tank placement at first being that it is right in front of our entryway to the house (LOTS of foot traffic), but, he LOVES it. Any human or dog that passes by the tank, he is sure to follow along the glass...he has turned into quite the pet fish.
    Here are some crummy update photos.


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    I’ve been waiting to see this big boy. He has grown a lot and that bump! His shape, color and personality are so cool. Thanks for the update. I’ve been following this thread and really like watching him grow in size and personality. You are bringing out the best in him. Great thread!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pices View Post
    I’ve been waiting to see this big boy. He has grown a lot and that bump! His shape, color and personality are so cool. Thanks for the update. I’ve been following this thread and really like watching him grow in size and personality. You are bringing out the best in him. Great thread!
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    Thanks Patty!
    Mike

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    Default Re: 0D's SRD Flowerhorn (Contest Thread)

    Hey Mike any new pics of your flowerhorn? Is he still growing like a weed? I hope I get to see him again before the contest ends.
    Patty
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    Dandy hump.

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