Feeding Regime For Flowerhorns.
Hi all..
I received a very good question from a FHUSA member by email today and I think I should answer it in here...
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Al Vin
Great job w/ the new blog. I'm curious... what's the feeding routine you guys use, from fry to adults?
I'm assuming bloodworms to pellets, but I can only guess.
Food in Asia is much cheaper than it is here in America... unfortunately for us.
Regards,
Thomas (FHUSA)
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Well, Thomas...
For the fries, it depends on the size and age. For fries that are less than a week old, they are fed with live artemia(hatched) or frozen. Anything more than a week old will be fed with live tubifex worms. That is the fastest way to pump up the fries. I think it will be very difficult to get this in the US, so the next best bet would be frozen blood worms (the smaller sized ones). They are fed twice a day. But in our case, because the tubifex worms are alive, it is considered free-feeding for 24 hours.
As for the fries that are already separated for "finishing thouches" they are pumped up with blood worms and GrandSumo pellets, 3-4 times a day. GrandSumo Red is fed early in the morning, and immediately after that, a "dessert" of blood worms .. yummy!
Lunch will be purely 100% GrandSumo pellets (green) and about 3pm, again, GrandSumo pellets(green). At about 6pm in the evening, 100% frozen bloodworms is fed again and that is the last meal of the day. Sometimes, we will skip the 3pm "tea-time" for them.
As for the large breeding stocks, it is purely 100% GrandSumo(green), 3 times a day.
The most important thing to remember when feeding is concerned is that the fishes must finish their food in 10-15 minutes. If there are any leftover food, it MUST be removed else, there will be a build-up of ammonia. Pls read this article to clearly understand what I mean.
Hope this answers your question, Thomas!
Al
5 Comments:
I really want to know. I have seen small flowerhorn fish in India aroun 4 inches with goodhump in round shape as if a pingpong ball is kept on the head.
how it is possible.
how i can make my flowerhorn humppy.
i feed him live bloodworms as well as azoo pallets. around 3 times a day.
any special food for the same pls. let me know
Aniruddha Balgi
e-mail: anbalgi@yahoo.com
Hi..
It is in fact very possible to have good quality FH at 4" with pingpong ball heads. It is the gene that is good but if the right food and water quality is given the head will show its fullest size.
On the other hand, if the gene is not good, no matter what you feed the fish, the head wont be good.
Usually foods with high marine proteins is needed to pump up the heads, but still it is in the gene.
Good luck!
Al
i wanna know, how many live bloodworm should the fish eat per meal? how many pellets?
Thankx.
Do you know why is my aquarium water is color yellow? and how can I know that my flower horn is sick
"i wanna know, how many live bloodworm should the fish eat per meal? how many pellets? "
It depends on the size of your fish! Just feed them as much as they can consume in 5-10 minutes and take out any excessive left-overs so as not to spoil the quality of your tank water. There is no hard and fast rule to it and it will also depend on the appetite of your fish. We feed them at least 3 times a day at our farms.
"Do you know why is my aquarium water is color yellow? and how can I know that my flower horn is sick "
Maybe your lighting is too strong or you leave it on for too long a day. Also, do check your water parameters. You can read the articles at flowerfish.com on tank maintenence. Sometimes it is also the colorant in the food that you feed your fish. Some low-quality colored foods will cloud your water easily.
Your FH is sick when it has lost its appetite, swims around listlessly, gasping for air (breathing heavily) very shy and panicky, hiding behing your pump, stones, etc. Other symptoms are if your FH darts around, dark-colored, among others. These are generally signs of a sick fish.
Al.
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