hey guys..this is my first post..

actually the flower horn made me register on this site..i thought you can help

the thing is my fh's kok started reducing suddenly..any idea why..and i used to keep him in a community tank..and he was quiet happy but like form around 3-4 days he hides behind the UV filter and wont even eat anything..i used to feed shrimps to him and arowana..the reason i think he was hiding was because my parrot fishes laid eggs and they were aggressively guarding there territory and used to attack my fh..correct me if i m wrong..

(they would even attack if i kept finger on the aquarium near their egg..very aggressive)

and yea the parrot fish ate theirs eggs last night when i returned from a movie lol:D


so now i would like to pair my fh and parrot fish..should i take the fh and parrot fish and keep them in a small tank to pair?

thankyou..

for breeding pairs I usually recommend leaving them in a wide open area of space, as they pair up they get very territorial. Keep them where they are now which is together in the same tank.

Hello there and welcome to FHUSA!

Most flowerhorn kok will reduce during breeding, it's normal. Yes, females get super aggressive once eggs have been laid. What size is your male flowerhorn and female parrot? Sounds like your male is getting punked by your female parrot, size might be a factor. I recently bred a flowerhorn and a blood parrot in my 60gl tank, check out the thread:

http://www.flowerhornusa.com/forums/index....c=32886&hl=


Best of luck,
Anthony

i gave my fh to the shop guy my fh got some spots on his stomach area and he became very weak so now he in in the shop under treatment in medical water my flower horn is not so beatiful as yours:(..can you sugggest me how to grow his kok when i get him..it has reduced..

too late..my FH is in heaven:'(...yeas he is dead:(...now i have to get a new one but i liked him alot..it was my dream to grow his kok...please tell me what should i see before buying a fh and how to grow his kok fast

The first thing I look for when getting a new flowerhorn is the price. Buy whatever looks good to you and is within your spending limit. If you see a kok forming at a young age then it's a good sign.

ok i have a new one... he has the kok..but the parrots hit him...both male and female..any idea how to grow his kok quicker..he did not eat today the prawns i gave him...please reply to my questions

Sounds like your flowerhorn is either much younger and/or smaller than your parrots. If this is the case and the parrots continue to attack your new flowerhorn he will eventually die like the other one.

How many inches is your new flowerhorn? How many inches are your parrots? If your parrots are indeed much larger then I suggest 2 things:

1. Buy a larger flowerhorn.
2. Remove the parrots from the tank.

What size tank are they in? How many gallons is your tank?

hello
thank you very much for replying to all my questions...ill upload pics of each one of them and let you decide ..you might have to check after a few hours for the pics:)

ok here are the pics..one more problem is that..fh is not eating..wont even try the food..3rd day today and nothing in stomach..he just killed 2 small goldfshes but didnt eat them..i have tetrapond,prawns,frozen bloodworms, and a colour enhancing food too..please help

here are the pics

tank

parrot

fh

If you truly want to mate a flowerhorn and a parrot I will suggest:

1. Make sure the male is fertile and large enough (preferably 8 inches or bigger)
2. Make sure the female is fertile and smaller than the male (1/4 or 1/2 the size of the male)
3. Remove all the other fish, including the pleco
4. Place a flat clay pot at the bottom of your tank
5. Refer to this thread: http://www.flowerhornusa.com/forums/index....c=32886&hl=

*To ensure your male is fertile it's best to purchase him when he has already been proven fertile from his previous owner.
*To ensure your female is fertile make sure she has laid eggs before.

The reason your flowerhorn is not eating is because he is still getting used to his new environment and he could be stressed from all those larger tankmates. Fast him for a couple of days and he should turn around for you.

Good luck

Correct me if I'm wrong, fellow members, but I think FH's KOK generally reduces in size during breeding (although it does come back after some time)?

If this is so, I suggest you prioritize whether you want to breed, or pump up his KOK...

Whichever way you choose, I wish you good luck!

ok thanks for the reply..anyways just today morning i saw one eye of the fh got little cloudy and was bulging out more then the other eye..what does this mean?.. p.s. i changed the water upto 70 % last night..

You are right Daniel. Kok goes down in size a little during breeding.

Thanks, sir.

Any updates, bro?

like i said..one eye of the fh got little cloudy and was bulging out more then the other eye..its been these may days still he has that bulged eye..very sad.. i have isolated the male parrot as he was goin to kill my fh..though both of them were of same size..but my parrot is elder den him in years..the lady parrot and the fh dont fight anymore..my fh is not eating properly yet chews and throws out the food..any help would be appreciated

Your flowerhorn may be stressed due to the new environment and the much larger or more older territorial fish. A stressed fish is more susceptible to illness and may become weak.

I suggest giving your flowerhorn a tank all to himself with no tankmates so he can heal and grow confidence. Preferably a 60gl tank or bigger.

oh my oh my..i cant get a tank that big..i hav a small plastic tank wer i kept the parrot..its to small for him..but i hv to adjust..fh is fyn in the tank , he isnt scared now..he chases other fishes like the koi..and i think he got his confidence because when i put the male parrot in he was having a lip fight with him wer as before the fh used to run for life..

That's good developments, bro. I hope everything works out fine!

yea the developments are good..but the fh and the koi( i bought them together) are not eating . the fh chews and throws out and the koi wont bother for food..even the kois in the shop are not eating food..they all came in the same shipment..

There might be something with the water maybe? How long have you had that setup running?

not the water offcourse..i just changed it to 50% 2 days back when i added melaflix for the fh's wound..and i took all decoration form the tank tha tank has only the stones and a internal uv filter on the inside

the new flowerhorn i brought also died 2 days back whatss wrong..and a pleco died today that was cleaning his dead body after the fh died please help..

Sounds like bad water.

How many gallons is your tank? What filtration are you using? When doing a water change what type of water do you use, what additives do you use, how many gallons do you remove? You should test your water for high nitrate and nitrite.

New water syndrome?

if you want big kok... ??? buy another fish.. that one never grow big any more ...
grow kok quicker ??? yes and no ....depend water..space..food and gene

ok dude i am having fishes for 5 years so i know how to get along wotht his offcourse it wasnt the water i change 50 percent or more everytime while changing..i donno what was the problem..

Doing too many water changes or removing too much of the water too often will reduce the amount of beneficial bacteria within your tank dramatically. Beneficial bacteria is extremely important to the quality of your water and eventually to the life of your fish... but I'm sure you already know this since you have kept fish for five years.

I'm wondering what your nitrite and nitrate levels are?

yes i know this about the bacteria thing..but k listen today morning when i got up the eggs of the parrot were all ovr tha tank on the stones...last noight i saw it was only in their house but today it was all over the tank and the water is dirty now

If you have kept fish for several years then I'm sure you can easily tell us what the nitrite and nitrate levels are of your water. Also what type of filtration are you using?

Hopefully we can figure out the problem so your fish can be healthy and so your tank can be crystal clear.