How to make a Flowerhorn cichlid?

[Fishfanatic16]

I'm wandering the combination of cichlids used to create the Flowerhorn. Maybe even good combinations of cichlids used to create beautiful fishies!


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[mikem691]

Why try to make a hybrid when there are so many awesome cichlids already?

 

[Fishfanatic16]

Just want to see what amazing cichlids I can breed


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[Freakgecko91]

So why not find cool species out of the thousands of them out there and keep their bloodlines pure instead of making a frankenfish that potentially can help ruin species for future generations to enjoy? You won't get much hybrid love on the forum, try asking on monsterfishkeepers...


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[Gillie]

Also the flowerhorns you see today are the results of years of careful selective breeding, more often than not crosses are uglier than either parent.

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[jasonfishaddict]

Cross breeding can be dangerous. It's bad enough that fish are mislabeled at pet stores as it is, imagine unwanted mixed species showing up in your LFS. I love Flowerhorns, but I'm sure you don't get a fish like that from random mixing. I don't love Blood Red Parrots, no matter how popular they are. The market has more than enough hybrids IMO.


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