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1.5-inch flower horns look like most other little cichlids.
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With the exception of their red eyes, these guys look a lot like little Dempseys.
Betcha if you artificially crossed a Dempsey with a red devil you'd get a potful
of these guys.
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As they grow/mature to 3 inches, flower horns start developing red on their body.
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Flower horns get along together less and less as they grow. Small ones
cost less.
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Adult flower horns cost much more (maybe even hundreds more) -- but look really great.
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Some flower horns look greater than great.
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Nice looking flower horn cichlid. No doubt about it.
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Flower horns are a "manufactured fish" like the
red parrot cichlid. You can see the red devil blood in here plus dempsey
or salvini. We have not bred them or talked to a U.S. flower horn breeder yet.
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As we said, flower horns like to argue. Give them separate tanks or a very
large tank.
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Not all flower horns look great. There's three or four grades.
The best cost more.
This guy costs less. Big -- but no cigar.
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And other color flower horns exist. This is the golden variety. If
you artificially crossed a red devil with a gold dempsey, you'd probably get
these guys.
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Larger gold flower horn cichlid.
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A couple months later, he's even more striking.
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Even before they develop their red pattern, flower horns look good.
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Good finnage on this flower horn, needs more color.
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Color a little better. Finnage on this flower horn not so hot.
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Not so hot finnage or color either. You wouldn't believe the price
on this flower horn.
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Good color flower horn. No comparison. Expensive, and worth
it.
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More good color. Also expensive flower horn.
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Not so hot here. Econo flower horn.
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Great color here. 'Spensive flower horn.
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Just rec'd. We'll try to get some color into this obvious
male. Great fins. No patterns.
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Same fish without flashbulb. Great potential here. No red yet.
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Three weeks later we're seeing more red -- still not enough. You'll
see lots of red color variation in flower horns (just like in red devils).
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Only three inches long. Good looking but not much color.
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Two incher. No color yet.
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Four incher. Getting his color.
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Same four incher.
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