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post Jun 6 2009, 11:13 PM
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I got a flowerhorn about three weeks ago. He is a beautiful kamalu. When I bought him he had pearls on his cock (full) and was about 4.5 inches (body, excluding tail). I have been feeding him a mixture of Headbooster 100, Max 100, and Hikari Bio Gold all equal amounts. he is now about 5.5 inches and his head has grown... but the pearls are no longer on his head.

What can I do to get the pearls back?


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post Jun 6 2009, 11:14 PM
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QUOTE (Sunks @ Jun 6 2009, 10:13 PM) *
I got a flowerhorn about three weeks ago. He is a beautiful kamalu. When I bought him he had pearls on his cock (full) and was about 4.5 inches (body, excluding tail). I have been feeding him a mixture of Headbooster 100, Max 100, and Hikari Bio Gold all equal amounts. he is now about 5.5 inches and his head has grown... but the pearls are no longer on his head.

What can I do to get the pearls back?



Not cock, kok. Sorry it will not let me edit.


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post Jun 7 2009, 12:02 AM
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QUOTE (Sunks @ Jun 6 2009, 10:14 PM) *
Not cock, kok. Sorry it will not let me edit.


I was about to say, that would be one beasty FH... 129.gif belly_laugh.gif


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post Jun 7 2009, 08:38 AM
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You have any pix to share?
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post Jun 14 2009, 06:18 PM
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I don't have any before. But his kok used to look like the rest of his body.


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post Jun 14 2009, 06:19 PM
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sorry put thumbnail of kok on other post.

(i hate not being able to edit.)
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post Jun 14 2009, 06:26 PM
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Try to feed him market shrimp
Within a week or two pearl will be more brighter
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post Jun 14 2009, 06:29 PM
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I have frozen krill I have been putting in one or two piece a day. Is shrimp better than the krill?


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post Jun 14 2009, 07:04 PM
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The pearls on the kok may look fading but i think its from the kok expanding.
Therefore the pearls will take some time to become more shiny again.
It also depends on the genes, some will maintain the pearls if the genes are very strong.


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post Jun 14 2009, 07:33 PM
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Yes, his kok still has the "lines and dots" where pearls were and it looks like pearls should be. But right now they just look like faded lines. This is my first flowerhorn, is it normal for the pearls to fade out as the kok grows?


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post Jun 14 2009, 08:24 PM
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I think James nailed this one.They will come back.When my KML goes through a growth sperts in his kok it take a will for the pearls to fill back in.I think this is a great young KML reminds me of mine.Which is about 7'' tip to tip from Thailand.Keep doing what your doing.I do think that that your gravel is to light in color for KML.I really think it would help to darken that up alittle


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post Jun 14 2009, 08:28 PM
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I pulled 80% of the gravel out of the tank over the past week (did not want to kill to much bacteria). Right now it is bare with just a small path of gravel in the tank. Is it better for his color to have no gravel or to buy some darker colored gravel?

He is also from Thailand.


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post Jun 14 2009, 08:54 PM
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try finding some red clay colored pebbles or get the big river rocks is better.
You can find these cheaper at landscaping companies. I think LFS
is a bit expensive.


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post Jun 14 2009, 08:54 PM
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I like to run gravel.Help keep the tank looking clean and I run undergravel filters in all my tanks.So I think gravel is better and here is the gravel I use with blue background and all my fish seen to look good in this combo.Also Im wondering what color your light is it you look into it.I think it might be blueish green.I would change bulbs to a AquaRay fresh and salt made by G.E..It puts off light pink that just make KMLs look sweet.Hope this help and pm me any time bro


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post Jun 14 2009, 08:57 PM
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I will look for some darker gravel.

This is the light I run http://www.petmountain.com/product/aquariu...me-t5ho-x2.html

It looks pink when you look into it.


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post Jun 14 2009, 09:21 PM
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oh cool light pink is good, anything other than blueish/green.Try taking a few pictures w/o flash.Because to me I think this fish has more color than the pictures are showing.What do you think,more than pic are showing

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post Jun 14 2009, 09:30 PM
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Yes. In pics he is greyish.

He is Bright Red above his flowerline then below flower line he is fuchsia on front half and gold on back half.


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I knew he had to look better than the photos.I hope this help


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post Jun 14 2009, 09:47 PM
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This one is a little better. I suck at taking pictures. It shows the colors a little more.
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Sweet cant wait to see future update on this one
I will keep my eye out for them


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