Names of fish don't matter much to me; but the origin of the fish is very crucial in my opinion. Knowing the origin of the fish, you can somewhat predict the future of the fish and set your expectation.

Very soon many of you will own at least one Tan King flowerhorn in your collection. From various threads on this forum, you may have learned what a Tan King is. But what exactly made it and who created it? Below is what I learned directly from the creator of this new flowerhorn strain.

Tan King is a mixed breed between a Zhen Zhu mixed male and a (King) Kamfa female. Thus the offsprings have both Zhen Zhu and kamfa traits, but as you have seen, some look more Zhen Zhu and some look more Kamfa. There have already been many successful batches of Tan Kings and the ones that are coming to the US soil are from various batches of spawning.

So who created Tan Kings and why are they called Tan Kings?

The creator of Tan Kings is Mr. Tan (whose real name is Thanh Minh Ha), in Vietnam. Mr. Tan began his adventure as a flowerhorn hobbyist just like many of us, when he was a moped/scooter mechanic. With the great passion for the hobby, but with the poor job, Tan had to borrow money from friends and neighbors to attempt to create something new to contribute to the hobby. Finally in 2007, after 10 attempts with 10 different pairs of breeders, a new beautiful mixed breed was born, and he named it Tan King, partially after his name and also to represent a new generation of flowerhorn, New King "made in Vietnam" (since "tan" means "new").

great information Nam!!

You all perhaps think that Tan has made a fortune from his fish? No, Tan is still a very poor individual, working hard everyday to maintain and improve the quality of his fish. He actually doesn't dream to become rich from breeding fish. He just loves flowerhorns in general and he's very proud of his creation. He's still living in a small house in a small town outside of Saigon.

Thanks for the info Nam... we were just talking about this too..lol (me and hubby)

he created a great strain i cant wait for my 3!!!!

This post has been edited by christina: Jul 17 2008, 06:18 PM

Great info Nam, i only wish if he ever able to join the site and share his passion for the hobby

I would have to say pearly Kamfas, cause if you look at most of them Tan King there mostly pearly. But its what i think only

Well then lets have him do a big GB so he can make some money!!

I couldn't agree with you more!

Thanks for sharing the great informations bro Nam!!GBU

best regards,
jonz88

Great info!

So can we get Tan King shirts :)

I' ll buy to support this late but soon to be known as one of the best breeder out there.

well this is some great info...but this guy is doing a little bit better now...shoot ken just give him $2500

He doesn't speak/write English nor use a computer/internet.


Last Viet GB somewhat helped though he wasn't the direct seller..... but they work together.


Hmm... no, that wasn't his fish.

oooops my bad

For those who can read Vietnamese, this article gives you great details about Tan and how Tan King came about. (click on the image to enlarge it.)

oh now i get it

Great reading Nam.
The only improvement I want to see is for the Tan King to have the Rarefish's big fat tail or vice versa.
That would be my perfect dream fish.

How you know about him Nam? How do you know about his lifestyle? Can you invite him here?

Thanks for sheding light on this subject. Simply awesome!

well kudos to this guy! he created a great strain! (that i wish i owned LOL)