Just joined today and have already been hit up to show my fish I only have 1 flowerhorn, I have been told he is a Pyromac. so I let him and my Red Devil, I think its a midas, breed to start developing my own line. The next cross will see the offspring go over a mystery fish that is a lot like a synspilum or fenestrata. I look forward to your replies. I also play with aulonocara hybrids but I will post some of those in the appropriate section later.

pre spawning video

Scott,
Aquatic Concepts.

Nice pair! That male is definitely old school, looks so classic. All that yellow looks nice.

Best of luck breeding!

Thanks, I am waiting and practising for when I have moved house (about 3mths). she who must be obeyed has decreed that there is to be no fish purchases till we have moved. Fair enough too, the fish move is going to be a nightmare as it is. Desperately hoping to be able to condense to about 4 tanks to move. but it is highly likely that I will still have 8 tanks to move due to fights and fish refusing to be friends. Why dont they just understand! Then my next aquisitions will be some real color to play with. the project of this pair is just an experiment to see what I can do and if I am worthy of breeding real flowerhorn. I keep reading that they can be difficult to spawn when you are looking for a specific pairing and I dont have the spare money to replace valuble fish like FHs. this breeding project has helped me already gain the basic knowledge for breeding these types of species. It was only africans till now but they pose no real challenge anymore, male + female + water = babies. it is just the elusive green peacock I have yet to create now!
regards,
Scott.