Flower Horn Hump

[intsikto]

i just bought my flower horn for about 3 months now, my FH has grown a bit, its about 4 inches..
the problem is that i cant see the hump growing in its head, im afraid that it will be humoless or somthing.. can anyone tell me if its really like this? tnx!!
i want to display the image of my FH here but i dont know how. insert image needs a url, i dont have PIC of my FH in the net.. help!!

 

[england]

http/www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/flowerhorns.htm

 

[ryguy]

i learned today that flowerhorns are hybrids is that true?

 

[PoPoV]

i learned today that flowerhorns are hybrids is that true?

yup

 

[scrappy]

Some flowerhorns dont produce a large hump on the head, I have a Red Dragon Zhen Zhu Flowerhorn with many pretty pearls but the hump is almost non existent. Its still a very pretty fish with lots of attitude though.

 

[ice(kat)]

i just bought my flower horn for about 3 months now, my FH has grown a bit, its about 4 inches..
the problem is that i cant see the hump growing in its head, im afraid that it will be humoless or somthing.. can anyone tell me if its really like this? tnx!!
i want to display the image of my FH here but i dont know how. insert image needs a url, i dont have PIC of my FH in the net.. help!!

lol mines like 7-8inches got it wen it was like 2 inches bout 7months ago and it doesnt have a hump sry to intrude on ure post but i have 4 flower horns in my tank and only 1 is coloring. and i think that it is the dominant one chasing the others, but he doesnt chase too much because there is a saratoga(16inches) in with the 4 flower horns and 7 gold severums( 5 are 6-7inches, 2 are less than 3 inches), sailfin pleco( 11 inches) and a clown loach which is about 2 inces. im assuming that the other 3 will not color unless they are separated and is my assumption correct? heres some pics if helpful

 

[CXcx]

You are correct as suspected. Flower horns are extremely territorial and therefore, to promote maximum coloration and size of head bump, it would be best to keep them all separate. Keeping a group together will most likely result in one dominant fish. I had a friend that bought two baby FH's and kept them together for 3 months. The two fish grew but one of them remained a dull brownish color. When he separated the two with a tank divider, it only took about a week or so for the transformation to take place. the FH went from dull to colorful and bright with high fins. Another thing to keep in mind is that most female FH's are not as colorful and will not develop or develop small humps on the head.

 

[ox5477]

The hump is a sign of dominance as mentioned. Like males of other species who grow large horns, or other features, they are too show other males they are more powerful and healthy, as it is also to show females the same. If the fish is alone then it may not form a hump as it has no need to expend energy on it to back-down a competitor or attract a mate.

 

[ice(kat)]

You are correct as suspected. Flower horns are extremely territorial and therefore, to promote maximum coloration and size of head bump, it would be best to keep them all separate. Keeping a group together will most likely result in one dominant fish. I had a friend that bought two baby FH's and kept them together for 3 months. The two fish grew but one of them remained a dull brownish color. When he separated the two with a tank divider, it only took about a week or so for the transformation to take place. the FH went from dull to colorful and bright with high fins. Another thing to keep in mind is that most female FH's are not as colorful and will not develop or develop small humps on the head.

wow nice information thanx!!!