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livincorpse
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:34 am Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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| The fish are nice..the tank is ugly as hell...i would make that an all oscar tank...6 to 8 oscars nice rocks driftwood.. |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:07 am Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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Tips for choosing a good flowerhorn juvi
1. Always buy your flowerhorn from a reputed LFS or breeder.
2. As flowerhorn are aggressive in nature any flowerhorn which hides or sulks is a big no, no.
3. See for the flowering pattern the more the flowering pattern the more good. Also the pearl pattern will also count.
4. The finnage should be good and spread out.
5. Notice for any unusual produting of eyes. You can always avoid and choose a normal eye one.
6. If importing a flowerhorn ask for a quarentine certificae and also notice for its grading. There are 3 gradings AAA, AA and A. AAA gradings are costly but worth having.
7. Notice the tank bottom for its Poo if it is white in colour stay away it might have some internal problem.
8. Watch it during feeding time. They are voracious eaters and should gulp food as it is dropped. Shying away indicates internal disease.
9. In my experience juviniles dont sport much of colour or hump. But there should be some trace of colour and formation of hump.
10. Any flowerhorn having exceptional colour below 2.5 - 3" is best left alone as they may be hormone juiced which fades away in due course.
This is my parameters for choosing a flowerhorn juvinile. I think Jibran will be able to guide you more. |
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venky
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:08 am Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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Tips for choosing a good flowerhorn juvi
1. Always buy your flowerhorn from a reputed LFS or breeder.
2. As flowerhorn are aggressive in nature any flowerhorn which hides or sulks is a big no, no.
3. See for the flowering pattern the more the flowering pattern the more good. Also the pearl pattern will also count.
4. The finnage should be good and spread out.
5. Notice for any unusual produting of eyes. You can always avoid and choose a normal eye one.
6. If importing a flowerhorn ask for a quarentine certificae and also notice for its grading. There are 3 gradings AAA, AA and A. AAA gradings are costly but worth having.
7. Notice the tank bottom for its Poo if it is white in colour stay away it might have some internal problem.
8. Watch it during feeding time. They are voracious eaters and should gulp food as it is dropped. Shying away indicates internal disease.
9. In my experience juviniles dont sport much of colour or hump. But there should be some trace of colour and formation of hump.
10. Any flowerhorn having exceptional colour below 2.5 - 3" is best left alone as they may be hormone juiced which fades away in due course.
This is my parameters for choosing a flowerhorn juvinile. I think Jibran will be able to guide you more. |
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Scorpio
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:40 am Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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| Good specimans |
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livincorpse
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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| venky wrote (View Post):
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Tips for choosing a good flowerhorn juvi
1. Always buy your flowerhorn from a reputed LFS or breeder.
2. As flowerhorn are aggressive in nature any flowerhorn which hides or sulks is a big no, no.
3. See for the flowering pattern the more the flowering pattern the more good. Also the pearl pattern will also count.
4. The finnage should be good and spread out.
5. Notice for any unusual produting of eyes. You can always avoid and choose a normal eye one.
6. If importing a flowerhorn ask for a quarentine certificae and also notice for its grading. There are 3 gradings AAA, AA and A. AAA gradings are costly but worth having.
7. Notice the tank bottom for its Poo if it is white in colour stay away it might have some internal problem.
8. Watch it during feeding time. They are voracious eaters and should gulp food as it is dropped. Shying away indicates internal disease.
9. In my experience juviniles dont sport much of colour or hump. But there should be some trace of colour and formation of hump.
10. Any flowerhorn having exceptional colour below 2.5 - 3" is best left alone as they may be hormone juiced which fades away in due course.
This is my parameters for choosing a flowerhorn juvinile. I think Jibran will be able to guide you more.
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Awesome thanks for the pointers. You have effectively relieved me of my task of scouring through websites  |
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livincorpse
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:02 pm Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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Good specimans
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Thanks..was tempted to pick up a few albinos as well as all his specimens were that good! |
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livincorpse
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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| toomanyfish wrote (View Post):
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The fish are nice..the tank is ugly as hell...i would make that an all oscar tank...6 to 8 oscars nice rocks driftwood..
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Ugly tank, most definitely. Still in the process of setting up my Arowana tank. Once thats done, focus shifts to this particular tank as its a crime to leave it the way it is right now.
As far as keeping it an Oscar only tank, tempting as it may be, as I mentioned earlier space is something of a luxury now in my house as 6 tanks have rapidly cropped up from nowhere over the past 6 months or so and another tank might result in me being evicted from my own room. So gonna lie low for a bit  |
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livincorpse
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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| Update: The bullying has commenced as anticipated. Two of the slightly larger oscars have started harassing the smaller ones as I can spot a few shredded fins and tails. Anything I could do to disperse the aggression ? Suggestions please |
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toomanyfish
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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| Make it an all oscar tank..add 4 more..and u should find no aggression anymore |
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md_mohammad
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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| lovely pics of lovely fish..oscars are fun to have..i own a pair of copper mosaic oscars sharing the tank with parrots...provide as many hiding places as possible.. |
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livincorpse
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| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:14 am Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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lovely pics of lovely fish..oscars are fun to have..i own a pair of copper mosaic oscars sharing the tank with parrots...provide as many hiding places as possible..
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Hiding places are aplenty. I guess the bullying is just natural |
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livincorpse
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| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:16 am Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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| toomanyfish wrote (View Post):
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Make it an all oscar tank..add 4 more..and u should find no aggression anymore
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haha...you been advocating an all oscar tank since like inception. Maybe I might have to take you up on your suggestion after all. The damned FH jumped across the frikking glass barrier too but surprisingly no harm was done as I saw them swimming along without any malice. Strange |
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sid
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| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:33 am Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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| i like the post nuclear holocaust background. very creative and inspiring. |
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livincorpse
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| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:20 am Post subject: Re: My Oscars |
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| sid wrote (View Post):
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i like the post nuclear holocaust background. very creative and inspiring.
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I dint intend on it to be that but now come to think of it , does resemble a holocaust in more than one way. |
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