BREEDING FLOWERHORN

BREEDING FLOWERHORN

Breeding flowerhorn is pretty simple, particularly at the time when they attain the length of 11 cm. to 13 cm. The anal hole of the flowerhorn fish has a V shape in males and a U shape in females. Their breeding activities are comparable to other tropical fishes. The female flowerhorn position her eggs on a plane surface on the aquarium or fish, while the male flowerhorn secure the fries and the female from other fishes.

When the fries are hatched, breeding flowerhorn pair hide the fries to a more secured place. You can feed them with hatched brine shrimps. Breeding flowerhorn is not easy if the female flowerhorn feel stressed or anxious. It ends up ingesting her eggs. But if your aquarium or fish tanks are in good shape and their habitat are comfortable, breeding flowerhorn fish is very easy to accomplish.

There are few things to consider in breeding flowerhorn fish and if you have the full knowledge you can have the breed you want. It is also good to know the flowerhorn breeding procedures.

A female Flowerhorn is capable of producing approximately 1000 to 2500 eggs at a time. The eggs will take three to four days to hatch. When this occurs, you must remove the flowerhorn parents. Once the parents are removed, be sure to practice proper fry management.

Breeding flowerhorn is fun and exciting for all hobbyist. Once you’ve develop the cross-breed you want, you sure have a long journey in breeding flowerhorn fish. I am sure you will enjoy fishkeeping.

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FLOWERHORN FISH AQUARIUMS

Choosing The Best Aquarium for Your Flowerhorn Fish

Choosing a suitable and the best aquariums for your flowerhorn is the key to a successful flowerhorn breeding. Proper set-up and management of flowerhorn fish aquariums is crucial for taking good care of breeders. Hobbyist must have the knowledge to properly organize the aquarium or fish tanks.

If you are thinking of purchasing aquarium, a variety of aquariums are available to your local flowerhorn store. Keep in mind when choosing aquarium tank is to consider the size of your flowerhorn fish. Give some allowance in order to allow the flowerhrn fish grow without changing the aquarium. But the most important thing is to set-up the aquarium properly. Flowerhorn fishes are demanding in terms of fish tanks so it is essential to give them the natural habitat in their aquariums. Choose aquarium that compliments the color and design of your house. It is pleasing to the eyes to have beautiful and properly managed aquariums.

I advised you to choose an aquarium which is 3 feet or 2.5 feet at least in length. This tip allows the flowerhorn to have some extra space as it grows bigger. Choose aquarium with fiber glass wall as it is very convenient, leak proof and lightweight. The hexagonal fish tank is the best example for this.

Once you have the aquarium, setting it up with accessories is another essential in taking care of flowerhorn fish. You may want to put good-looking background in your aquarium. Many backgrounds are available also in you local aquatic store. Buy the most natural looking background for your aquarium to compliment the habitat or environment of your flowerhorn fishes. Putting pebbles, sand or gravel is good as well but tries not to over do it. Flowerhorns are a bit playful at times. You may not want them to get hurt inside their aquariums.

Do not put ornaments that are not useful in terms of good keeping of flowerhorn. A sunken ship made of stone or cement does not play a good role to this kind of aquarium. They tend to distract the flowerhorn as the breeding season or activity takes place. It only serve as decoration but not useful.

Next is the filtration system. Water filters are essential in managing your aquariums. Filters are important in an artificial aquatic environment. Flowerhorns consume a large amount of food and they produce large quantities of ammonia. High-quality filtration systems get rid of solid wastes from the flowerhorn fish. There are a range of types of filters accessible in the market. The efficiency of these filters depends on usage, stocking density and other factors.

Aquariums are a big part in flowerhorn fish keeping especially in flowerhorn breeding. Choose the best aquarium for you flowerhorn fish.

FLOWERHORN FISH COMMON DISEASES | HOW TO CURE FLOWERHORN FISH DISEASES

Here is a list of some flowerhorn fish diseases and how to cure them without spending a lot of money.

Caring for our precious flowerhorns is not just feeding them 2 to 3 times daily. Maintaining water qualities are also as important as feeding them on a regular basis. Yes, they also have feelings as we do. One important thing that a fish hobbyist should pay attention to is the typical sign of a disease. Everyday, when we feed our fish we always sat down in front and observe them. Overtime, our eyes are trained when we identify some strange behavior on our fish appearance and body language.

Listed below are some of diseases I encountered and cured. Please take note that these recommendations of curing your flowerhorn is based on my experience and is not copied from any books and/or flowerhorn websites. So if you want to share/post this somewhere else, please make sure you put credit to where it is due. If you have a faster and effective method of taking care of such diseases, do not hesitate to comment. As you know, learning does not stop!

FLUKES / WHITE SPOT (itch) / FIN ROT / PIMPLES

For me this is the easiest disease to cure, what I do is put Malachite Green in the tank. In 24-48 hours it’s gone, depending on severity and your water temperature. For me, it is the cheapest (only P10/bottle) and fastest way and I don't think you need to buy those P100+ bottles just for this just like idol Trojan do (he, he)! I do get this disease a lot since it is very cold in my fish section. You can use salt or Methylene Blue as an alternative but it will need more time to cure the disease. Its best if you perform at least a 50% (i do 90% since my H2O is aged) water change before applying MG. For severe cases, put 1 x Tetracycline 500mg for every 20-25 gallons of water. For pimples, it is a prolonged process. I don't recommend popping them since it will spread more quickly. Actually, with frequent water changes pimples often go away without putting any meds.

HEXAMITA / BLOAT / SWIM BLADDER

Woooohoooo.... thank God for Azoo Anti-Endoparasites! This one is selling like hotcakes now eversince I discovered it in Batmanok's Shop more than two years ago and posted it in FACS. Now this med is being used by majority of hobbyists and is found out to be highly-effective. Unlike the old days when our flowerhorns die to this dreaded disease, now you can cure them in less than a week! But what if you don't have Azoo AEP? Yes, there is an alternative. Here's what I do... in 20-25 gallons of water (assuming you perform a water change), I put 1 x Metronidazole 500mg and 1 x Mebendazole 500mg. 75% water change every other day and re-dose 1 x Metronidazole 500mg. Start feeding the fish only after 3 days, and check if the fish eats. I have tried this method numerous times and it only takes no less than 5 days but no more than 10 days to cure a fish with hexa. It will help speed up the healing process if you use a heater, set at 30 degrees Celsius. For bloat and swim bladder, just do the same process and use the same meds. It will take two weeks or even up to a month to correct these in my experience. By the way, I don 't use over-head filtration systems so I don 't know if there 's an added effect if you use one, you tell me.

MOUTH FUNGUS/ROT/DISEASE

Does your fish gasps for air in the surface? Mouth always open because it is swollen and has cotton-wool like tufts? Definitely your fish cannot eat. Two of my breeders died due to this disease but it gave me an opportunity to experiment on different kinds of meds until I came across Ocean Free 's Special External Bacteria and Fungus Away. For the third time the disease occurred to me, I tested it and cured my fish in just 5 days. Doing a daily 75% water change and re-dosing without a use of a heater. The only annoying thing is that your water will turn green ala Mountain Dew.

HOLE IN THE HEAD / POP EYE

This is very easy to cure especially when it is in its early stages. Perform a water change of no less than 50%. Put 1 x Tetracycline 500mg and 1 x Dimetridazole 500mg plus some Vitamins for every 20-25 gallons of water. Do a water change and re-dose 1 x Tetracycline 500mg every other day. Just a month a ago, I did this procedure on two of my breeders that got infected from a female fish. Luckily they got better after 7 days. On severe cases, Azoo Bacteria Tabs or Azoo Bacteria Treater is best! Set your heater to 30 degrees Celsius.

Hope this helps!

Reference:

Flowerhorn Fish Common Diseases and Tips on How to Cure Them by Edgar Lopez of Flowerhorn Pilipinas - http://www.flowerhornpilipinas.com. (Note: The site is no longer existing).