Deeg Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hi everyone I have never been interested in hybrids and have never kept one. However I often just scan the hybrid sections and have noticed some awesome display flowernhorns in the mix and it has definitely intrigued me. so my question is, can flowerhorns be kept with other tankmates. The tank I was thinking of putting one in is an 8 x 2.5 x 2.5 with a huge filtration system. The tank inhabitants are a Pink GG about 45cm, a Pbass 27cm, an oscar 35cm, a polleni about 25cm, 3 clown loaches all over 20cm and a sailfin pleco 40cm. What are your opinions Cheers Deeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodapwnsasmurf Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I wouldn't personally put a FH in there, but if you found the right one, you could get away with it. Something like a BP would be fine in there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade87 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 If you take the gg and osca out could work could work with them in there i have kept fh with africans no drama depends on the fish and space the red dragon im selling goes well with others :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 ive kept about 6 flowerhorn sizes 5cm-8cm, with a 20+ cm jack dempsey and 6 red texas and they all got along, just depends how large and stocked ur tank is. Although probably not recommended it really does come down to the aggression level of the actual fish itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lachie1998 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 get a tank for just a fh. i keep large plecos with my fh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radley86 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) couple i got are the biggest 2 fish in my tank 7x2.5x2... they only really fight each other for tank dominance at times.. next biggest fish are polleni n white saum n horse face... don't really hassle any other ones, which is mix of smaller americans and few africans too... when i had other similar sized fish like a red devil, black belt, coal grunter... they would hold their own against em.. they are fat fish though love to eat... especially any fish slight chance could fit in their mouths Edited May 9, 2012 by radley86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeg Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 oh guys I would love to give this a go.....still in two frames of mind over it. I don't want to start another tank I have the two displays which I am happy with. trying to weigh up the pros and cons of getting a nice male :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott95 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 things is it will either be the aplha, or it will be the runt. no inbetween, it will not have great colour if not most dominant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matmatmat Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I have bought flowerhorns off people that had them in tanks with other fish no probs.. They were happy healthy big koks, full color ect.. No torn fins.. Haven't had much succes myself though:( we do have some smaller ones in a community tank and it seems to be going well so far (fingers crossed) although we went this time with the rule of getting all the fish small and growing them all up together with lots of hiding places in a busy scaped tank. I think the best you can do is put them together and have a net handy incase it turns sour..HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I had a total of about 11 fish sizes 5-20+cm in my 360L tank (100x60x60) no aggression except between large male red tex and JD, (only cause the jd kept going near the rt and fh pair) no hiding spots either. All the others were fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supercobwe Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I had a total of about 11 fish sizes 5-20+cm in my 360L tank (100x60x60) no aggression except between large male red tex and JD, (only cause the jd kept going near the rt and fh pair) no hiding spots either. All the others were fine. I wouldn't put anything with FH because you don't really know when they will go nuts, he/she might be ok for a long time but all it take it one mad moment from them then others fish will be floating on top unless a much tougher fish than them will able to survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I think it really comes down to it being the dominant fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
