Flowerhorn Fish - Learn about the origin, tips for beautiful head and color

Flowerhorn fish, a species of fish bred by humans, has an impressive appearance with a hump on its head, colorful colors, and Chinese character patterns on its body.

Flowerhorn fish is the most popular feng shui ornamental fish today. They have a unique appearance with a humped head and many different colors with the meaning of luck and fortune.

In today's article, let's Nice Fish in detail about the origin, characteristics and tips to help Flowerhorn fish grow and have the most beautiful colors!

Where does Flowerhorn fish come from?

Flowerhorn fish is a fish species bred by humans, not found in nature.

Flowerhorn Cichlid, also known as Flowerhorn Cichlid in English, is a species of fish that does not exist in nature but is bred by humans. This fish is a symbol of the Asian aquarium movement, especially in Malaysia, Thailand and then spread globally.

The history of the formation of Flowerhorn fish is as follows:

• Around the 1990s, fish hobbyists in Malaysia bred Red Arowana with South American Cichlid species such as Trimac Cichlid, Red Devil,... with the aim of creating a fish breed with bright colors and hump heads.
• After that, Thai and Taiwanese people continued to select and crossbreed to create many Flowerhorn fish lines such as Kamfa, Thai Silk, Zhen Zhu...
• Around the early 2000s, Flowerhorn fish became a craze in Asia, especially in Vietnam, China and Singapore.
• Currently, Flowerhorn fish have many diverse lines from purebred to hybrid to serve many different breeding needs such as display, competition, feng shui,...

Flowerhorn fish classification

Flowerhorn fish are divided into many types based on appearance, color, hump as well as breeding origin, below are some of the most popular Flowerhorn lines.

Kamfa Flowerhorn Fish

A Kamfa Flowerhorn fish.

Kamfa is a purebred Flowerhorn fish line, the original Flowerhorn, which is the premise for hybrid lines such as King Kamfa, Thai Silk,... This species is loved by long-time fish players because it is "standard" in form and shape.

Features:

• Shape : Flat, compact head hump, in harmony with the body, short body, square shape, large, wide tail.
• Chinese character pattern : covers the body, has sparkling pearl scales.
• Popular colors : Red background, orange pink combined with silver or light blue scales.
• Price range : Several million to several tens of millions, depending on pattern and hump.

Thai Silk Flowerhorn Fish

Thai Silk Flowerhorn fish do not have Chinese character patterns.

Thai Silk is a Flowerhorn breed bred in Thailand, originating from the Kamfa breed crossed with the metallic or Red Texas breed. It is also known as Titanium Flowerhorn, Blue Diamond,...

Features:

• Appearance : Small, neat hump head, slimmer than Kamfa, eyes white, red or pale yellow.
• Chinese character pattern : No Chinese character pattern like traditional line.
• Color : The whole body can be silver, blue, titanium gray,...

Zhen Zhu Flowerhorn Fish - Pearl

Pearl Flowerhorn fish with scales that shine like pearls.

Zhen Zhu is a Chinese and Thai hybrid of the La Han line, which appeared in the early 2000s, developed from the Red Devil and Trimac lines.

Characteristic :

• Shape : big, round head, pearl scales covering the whole body, sparkling like pearls, long body, soft tail.
• Chinese character pattern : Clearly visible, running from the body to the head of the fish.
• Color : Red, orange, metallic blue,...

Fire Phoenix Flowerhorn Fish

Fire Phoenix Flowerhorn with brilliant red color.

This is not a fixed purebred line but it is crossbred from strong red La Han Chau fish with some variations Kamfa, Zhen Zhu,...

Characteristic:

• Color : Orange red, red all over the body, combined with dazzling yellow and orange light, shining under LED lights.
• Shape : Moderately humped head, not too flat like Kamfa nor round like King Kamfa, balanced body, erect dorsal fin, moderately flared tail.

Physical characteristics of Flowerhorn fish

Flowerhorn fish with large head hump and clear Chinese character pattern.

La Han is an ornamental fish with a very special appearance, standing out with its hump head and Chinese characters running along its body. Let's take a closer look at the appearance of this fish.

• Shape : The body of the fish can be short and square like the Kamfa line or slim and slightly long in the Zhen Zhu line.
• Nob : Is a characteristic of La Han, the bigger and rounder the nob, the higher the aesthetic value.
• Color : Various colors such as red, orange, yellow, blue, purple,...
• Chinese character pattern : Most of the lines have Chinese character-like patterns running from the tail to the head.
• Pearl scales : Some lines have pearl scales which are iridescent spots all over the body.
• Fins : High, erect dorsal fin, soft ventral fin.
• Tail : Wide spread, in proportion to the body.
• Eyes : Depending on the breed, eyes come in many colors such as red, yellow, opaque white, clear white.

Flowerhorn fish behavior

Flowerhorn fish are highly territorial and quite aggressive.

La Han is not only a beautiful ornamental fish but it is also very unique with many special habits, specifically as follows:

Highly territorial

Flowerhorn fish are aggressive and territorial by nature. They usually do not like to live with other fish species, even if they are of the same species, if they are not of equal size, they can still fight.

Good reflexes

Flowerhorn fish are very smart and have quick reflexes. Especially when they see people approaching the lake, they will swim closer, sip water or shake their heads, some can even "beg for food" if properly trained.

Very gluttonous

Flowerhorn fish are extremely gluttonous and have a strong appetite. They can eat many types of food such as fresh food or pellets. However, you need to control the portion to avoid overfeeding the fish, leading to digestive disorders and obesity.

Strong reaction,

Flowerhorn fish are highly reactive when stimulated, especially when they accidentally see an "opponent" in the mirror. They will flare their gills, spread their fins, and beat their tail to intimidate and express themselves.

How to raise Flowerhorn fish to grow big and have beautiful colors

A Flowerhorn fish with a super large hump head and beautiful colors.

Flowerhorn fish are considered the most beautiful and valuable when they have a large, round head hump and bright, eye-catching colors. If you do not know how to raise Flowerhorn fish to standard, please follow the instructions below.

Aquarium design suitable for Flowerhorn fish

To help Flowerhorn fish grow best, you need to design a suitable aquarium, specifically as follows:

• Size : Minimum 60 x 40 x 40 cm (Length x width x height) for an adult La Han.
• LED lighting system : Use specialized aquarium lights with pink or red-white lights to help the fish color more beautifully.
• Filter and oxygen system : Must have water filter and regular oxygen aeration system.

Maintain a stable water environment

The first thing to help Flowerhorn fish stay healthy, grow well, and have beautiful colors is that you must maintain stable water quality according to the following standards:

• Ideal temperature : 28 - 30 degrees Celsius.
• pH : 6.5 - 7.5
• Water change : Change 20 - 30% of the water in the tank every week.
• Water filtration : Continuous to ensure water quality.

What do Flowerhorn fish eat to get beautiful colors?

Flowerhorn fish are omnivorous and voracious eaters, so if you want your fish to have beautiful colors, pay attention to the following foods:

• Specialized pellets help Flowerhorn fish to develop color such as Humpy Head, XO Humpy, GrandSumo.
• Live shrimp and clean bloodworms help increase protein.
• Ground beef heart + vegetables + multivitamins.
• Color enhancing food: Choose food for red or orange fish.

Practice every day

A secret to help Flowerhorn fish grow their heads and have beautiful colors is to let them "look in the mirror" for 5 - 10 minutes every day to stimulate the fish to puff up their heads and gills, thereby helping the hump to develop more strongly.

However, do not overuse this because it will easily stress the fish, causing them to lose color.

Common diseases in Flowerhorn fish and how to treat them

A Flowerhorn fish with white fungus disease.

Right below, we have compiled common diseases in Flowerhorn fish and the most effective treatments. Let's take a look to know how to prevent and treat diseases for your fish.

How much is Flowerhorn fish?

The price of Flowerhorn fish depends on origin, appearance, lineage, color,... If you want to raise Flowerhorn, please refer to the price list we share below.

Questions and answers about Flowerhorn fish

Which Flowerhorn fish is the most expensive?

Currently, King Kamfa fish is the most expensive flowerhorn fish, which can cost up to tens of millions of dong per fish.

Do Flowerhorn fish need oxygen?

Flowerhorn fish is a fish that needs a lot of oxygen, so the aquarium needs to be equipped with an oxygen aerator.

Do Flowerhorn fish live in fresh or salt water?

La Han is a freshwater fish, in nature they often live in rivers, lakes and freshwater streams.

Pictures of the most beautiful and rare Flowerhorn fish

We invite you to admire the most beautiful, unique and rare images of Flowerhorn fish that we have compiled below. We guarantee that this fish will make you fascinated.

A miniature Flowerhorn fish with tiny size.

A diamond flowerhorn fish with a giant hump and eye-catching colors.

A unique colored green dragon flowerhorn fish.

A super beautiful flowerhorn fish tank.

Above, nicefish.net has shared detailed information about La Han fish . This is indeed a beautiful and impressive ornamental fish with a humped head and colorful, eye-catching colors, and raising this fish is not only for entertainment but also has feng shui significance.

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