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Taking Care of Aquarium Fish Flowerhorn

Everyone has got to have a hobby. During the Pandemic times, a lot of people tend to give more time to what they’re interested in. Some began to gain more knowledge about plants, some tried to spend their time learning about constructing woodworks, while some started to pet fish.

I personally have endured all of the above, but for some reasons, my curiosity leans more towards petting fish, specifically the Flowerhorn.

For a short information, Flowerhorn breeding dates to 1993. Taiwanese and Malaysian peoples admired fish with protruding heads, known as 'kaloi' or 'warships', found in the western part of the nation. The slightly protruding forehead and long tail of cichlids were prized in Taiwanese society as bringing luck in geomancy. By 1994, red devil cichlids (typically Amphilophus labiatus) and trimac cichlids (A. trimaculatus) had been imported from Central America to Malaysia and the hybrid blood parrot cichlid had been imported from Taiwan to Malaysia. These fish were then bred together, marking the birth of the flowerhorn.

Sabah Kaloi

Red Devil Cichlid

In 1995, the blood parrots were further crossbred with the Human Face Red God of Fortune, which produced a new breed called the Five-colors God of Fortune. With its striking colors, it quickly became popular. Selective breeding continued through 1998, when the Seven-colors Blue Fiery Mouth (also known as Greenish Gold Tiger) was imported from Central America, and crossbred with the Jin Gang blood parrot from Taiwan. This crossbreeding led to the first generation of hua luo han flowerhorn hybrids (often generically called luohans in English), which were then followed by subsequent flowerhorn introductions.

Blood Parrot Fish

Flowerhorn cichlids are ornamental aquarium fish noted for their vivid colors and the distinctively shaped heads for which they are named. Their head protuberance is formally called a nuchal hump. Like blood parrot cichlids, they are hybrids that exist in the wild only because of their release. 

The Flower horn fish is genuinely known for its immense beauty and is believed to bring an immense amount of good luck and a lot of love to its owner.

So how do you take care of your Flowerhorn? Flowerhorn cichlids are big fish with big appetite. The fish are omnivores and eat almost all live and frozen foods. Watching this pet eating live food is just short of amazing.

Flowerhorn Fish

Protein should make up the bulk of their diet. Provide protein-rich fish flakes designed for large cichlids, and live or frozen foods like bloodworms, shrimp, crickets, and dried grasshoppers. Moreover, there are plenty of ready-made available food in your nearby pet shop, so looking for food for your pet is just a breeze.

Feed flowerhorn cichlids up to three times per day, providing enough food for the fish to eat within five minutes. Provide a generous pinch of food and reduce portion sizes if food is left over after a feeding session.

As long as you provide a high-protein, varied diet for your fish, flowerhorn cichlids don’t require additional supplements.

Having a Flowerhorn as a pet is just overwhelming, hence, its kinds and tank mates should be written in another article. However, all you need to know to take an interest in petting one is already here. Happy Fish Keeping.

Cheerio!

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