flowerhorns'

[DeLgAdO]

Usually a 75 is needed for a FH, but it sounds like this one has had a bad life and may be stunted. A 55 MIGHT work for this fish, but be prepared to upgrade if it starts to grow.

I feed my flowerhorns pellets, shrimp, smelt, krill, and earthworms. Guppies are a good treat, but not necessary.

you got another?

 

[bettagurl]

I dont care if he's a mixed guy...hes still so cute and has quite a personality

 

[bettagurl]

you got another?

no,I thought the fish im talking about was a FH...noob mistake.

 

[neonmadness]

for a female yea..not a male

if its okay to put an oscar in 55g, then imo its ok for a rd.

 

[nycsicktank]

if its okay to put an oscar in 55g, then imo its ok for a rd.

what are you talkin about....most oscar gets 14" or or 16"...they grow little faster than rd and messy eaters....55 is way too small...i remember i had 5" oscar and i had it for another year...he grew up to 13" and upgraded to 75 and grew up to 15"!!!

 

[cichlidkeeper91]

yea i hate to tell you this....their not pure rd or midas....their mixed (midas/rd)...lfs only carries mixed breeds its sad =(....eventually most rds become white as they grow

Yea You rarely see a pure red devil in a fish store. I would love to have one though. They are truly red devils when they are red.

 

[bettagurl]

the same LFS has a breding pair of pure red devils...but they can never keep the fry alive.

 

[bettagurl]

if its okay to put an oscar in 55g, then imo its ok for a rd.

I have also heard that you can keep an oscar in a 55 gal...& they get bigger than RD's.

 

[neonmadness]

what are you talkin about....most oscar gets 14" or or 16"...they grow little faster than rd and messy eaters....55 is way too small...i remember i had 5" oscar and i had it for another year...he grew up to 13" and upgraded to 75 and grew up to 15"!!!

imo its not ok for an oscar to be in a 55g since they can easily pass 13" and a 55g is only 13 deep, but almost everyone including the people at oscarfish.com say a 55g is ok for one o.