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Flowerhorns acting weird

Discussion in 'Cichlids' started by stevenrox, Nov 17, 2008.

  1. stevenrox

    stevenrox Thread Starter New Member

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    my flowerhorns were liek playing with each other and this time one turned white and started to poke the onther one pretty hard should i seperate?
     
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    Re: werid

    Are there only two in the tank alone ? What size tank is it ?
     
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    poke it?
     
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  4. stevenrox

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    Re: werid

    itzs a 55 gallon tank it like ramed it
     
    stevenrox, Nov 19, 2008
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    lol ok, how are the aggression issues? Any better?
     
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    i seperated them because one starts eating feeders now and he has like black bars thats show and he becomes very aggrsive
     
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    Re: werid

    Black bars are a sign of stress. Also, I wouldn't feed them feeder fish. A good quality pellet food would be best.
     
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    Re: werid

    are feeders good for them or earthworms?
     
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    Re: werid

    You can give them earthworms if you want. Nothing beats a good quality staple food with a bit of other quality foods thrown in for variety.
     
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    2 FH's in a 55 there's bound to be aggression issues.
     
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    Re: werid

    To bring this back up, on a male/female note, are both showing a nuchal hump or does one have more of an arrow shaped head. In the flowerhorn class, when getting ready for spawning, the female will "bar" up and enhance her colors. At this point she is significantly more aggressive than the male. If this is the case, watch the male. If you do see eggs, and if a pair they will be using the back glass for eggs or something flat, once the eggs are present, if male and female, let them both remain in the tank together for 24-48 hours so he might fertilize them, then put a divider in the tank or move him into his own tank. Flower horn at the 5" range become extremely aggressive. To house a pair of them at 10" you would need a 125, and even still you might have to separate them.
     
    CichlidStorm, Mar 13, 2009
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