BENEFITS OF FLOWERHORN FISH KEEPING

I began keeping tropical fishes like flowerhorn fish as a hobby when I realized the need to look for excitement in life.

Breeding flowerhorn fishes over the last four years, allows me to gain enough knowledge in the field.

From looking at others being discouraged from doing the hobby due to the perception that it is a task that requires much effort to maintain. However, my experience tells me that the benefits of fish keeping really compensate the chores that it involves.

Flowerhorn Fish Keeping and Breeding

I feel very happy whenever I see fishes in my aquarium or my tank. I really enjoy the rhythm of the flowerhorn swimming endlessly to the water. There is a mental calm that gradually intensifies my mind and emotions. The flowerhorn fish behaviour whenever I see them breeding in the tank put me to a condition of relaxation.

Occasionally, I get to exercise my creativity in landscape design by changing the rock formation in the tank. The whole idea of doing this is to simulate a new environment for the flowerhorn fishes, and allow the fishes to re-establish their environment. This is in fact important when new flowerhorn fishes are introduced into the tank whereby all territories have been entrenched by existing group of fishes. After changing the entire rock formation, the fishes will reward you instantly by spending the next few hours swimming tirelessly in and out of the new rock formation, trying to familiarize them with the new ground and to establish new territory for themselves.

Whenever I am free, I will sit in front of the fish tank and observe the fish, sometime for up to an hour. It is interesting to note that the fish demonstrates many kinds of social behavior that closely resemble human behavior in the corporate world. I will attempt to write another article on more details of these social behaviors of fishes.

BEGINNERS GUIDE FOR BREEDING FLOWERHORN

Basics Steps in Breeding Flowerhorn Fish

Here are some basic guides in breeding flowerhorn fish. These are just easy ways and will surely benefit you in your hobby. These techniques will teach you the basics that are needed in breeding flowerhorn fish. This kind of hobby is a very fun and exciting activity.

Breeding flowerhorn fish can be considered as an easy task to everyone but, there are preparations that you should do in order to be satisfied with the outcome of your project. You just need to be careful to get the crossbreed you want.

The most important thing to do is choosing the breeding flowerhorn fish parents. This is vital because it will be the foundation of the result. Your desired offspring result depends exclusively on these. Almost all the time we can’t figure out what will be the physical characteristics of the fries that will be produced by a single pair of breeders. We are always on a prediction of what will be the outcome, and of course, this makes our breeding flowerhorn fish more exciting and challenging.

You can breed flowerhorn fish almost all year round. There is no basic motivation needed for mating function. It is best to keep the fishes in an empty, much bigger aquarium. Put decorations so that the female have a hiding place. The male can become aggressive to their partners. Another thing is to have an aquarium heater secured to the tank which regulates 29 degree Celsius. This is to allow the breeding flowerhorn fish a good temperature to begin with. A mechanical filter is needed as well to remove any waste from the tank. This will make the aquarium clean and free from dirt.

Flowerfish breeders must be provided exact food before the mating but not until they are prepared to spawn. They do not consume much food during mating period so it is better to feed them beforehand. A guide for balanced diet will allow the breeding flowerhorn fish parents to produce well characterized eggs and milt (fish semen). Live and pellet feeds can be introduce as well as various fish food. Be sure to prepare a new empty bottom aquarium to store the fries on the time that they are ready to depart their parent’s nest.

The breeding flowerhorn fish procedure is so easy to remember. Do not put in any filter mechanisms to the aquarium of the small fries for it will suck the offspring. An air stone is guaranteed to do the trick.

The fries should be kept in moderate temperature to prevent them from dying. Water quality should be tested to ensure quality eggs. Also you should cover the sides of the aquarium to give the breeding flowerhorn fish parents some privacy. They are easily troubled to motions or movement. This will affect their mating and will make them anxious.

When the parents are ready, the female will discharge a chemical compound called pheromones. It will influence the behavior of the male and will guide him to begin spawning. At first, the pair will show violent behavior to each other for this is caused by their animal instinct.

While the male finds a suitable spot to lay the eggs, the female continues to display aggression. After sometime, they will mate and the process of spawning will take place. Breeding flowerhorn fish has lot of techniques. I suggest that you make experiments to get the kind of breed you want.

About "FLOWERHORN Fish Breeding Procedures"

About This Blog

Welcome to the world of Breeding Flowerhorn Fish. The blog’s aim is to provide simplified procedures and techniques on breeding flowerhorn fishes or cichlids. It also aims to give complete information about the behavior and the history of flowerhorn fish.

While many of the methods here cater beginning hobbyists, experts can also learn from these articles. It is always a good idea to refresh the memory. After all, learning is a non-stop activity! If you are determined to expand your familiarity with the business, you should make all the necessary efforts to be successful.

In my six years of experience in breeding flowerhorn cichlids fish, I gained enough information and experience to share for everyone.

I would also like to broaden furthermore my knowledge and techniques so whenever I conduct research about a certain topic, I am willing to share these to all. It will be greatly appreciated if you can also share your secrets and techniques to me and to the world.

Generally, this blog will not only provide you the right procedures on breeding flowerhorns but will show you other information as well such as the correct feeding technique and the proper aquarium setup. There are other important things that should be discussed. I will try to tell you comprehensive details on these as we go along.

It will also provide links to other websites about flowerhorn fish that you can visit to widen up the horizon. There are many sites and blogs covers the topic and it is my pleasure to share the links to you, too.

Always bear in mind, fish keeping is a kind of hobby that involves responsibilities. Well, all hobbies do! Your success on your hobby all depends on how you maintain those responsibilities. Beginning hobbyists should have the passion and the heart in order to stay with the hobby for long.

Knowledge is the key. Conducting research and studies can widen your wisdom not only in breeding flowerhorn fish but in other fields as well. Your passion will dictates you to broaden your knowledge in the subject.

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