11/07/2022
When you think of ornamental fishes no doubt Flowerhorn will be one of the first choice. In the mid 1990’s the Flowerhorn cichlid was made in Malaysia. It was a hybrid fish and gradually it became popular. It got it name ‘flower’ from the dark spots that runs along its body along the lateral lines. Along with that the term ‘horn’ is added to show the nuchal hump that the adults of the fish has on their head. Flowerhorns are also known as “warships.”
The first Flowerhorns were developed with the cross breeding of the south and Central American cichlids and the trimaculatus. Hence, many of the specimens of the Flowerhorn have similarity to a trimac. Gradually as more and more types of cichilids were developed they were called Flowerhorns whether they had the dark spots on their body or not! Presently one will find different types of Flowerhorns and each of them have their own specialty
Source: flowerhornfarming.com
