Gaurav Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Hi friends!! Please help me to identify a good quality flowerhorn. I am attaching the pics of the flowerhorn that my nearest store has , he claims it to be a superior quality. Please help me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeg Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 In my opinion, the color does not look subpar to top quality. I've never seen a flower horn with such a solid line tho. The Kok is a little small but that can be improved with food. I don't think you should buy a fish that you have doubts about, and because you're on this form asking for others opinion, I would urge you to really think it over. Are you in love with this particular fish? Or are you more into the idea of having a flower horn? If he makes you happy with personality over looks, you should get him, as your relationship would be strong as you wouldn't care as much if he wasn't the best color. Just make sure that if you choose to get this fish, that you will have no regrets in the future. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanni Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I don't think that this fish is superior quality. Flowerhorns are usually good quality when they have a kind of brick shaped body, their patterns go into their kok and a flatter face. This fish isn't too good in terms of quality but it's up to your personal preference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) When getting a flowerhorn, I care about the personality not the looks. The flowerhorn could have the smallest Kok, not have the nicest colors and not much of a line, But if he has the BEST personality, I will get it. With that being said, what are your plans with this flowerhorn? Will you breeding to make some extra money? are you looking for a water dog? or are you looking for the colors? As @Keeg said, the line is solid and the kok is small (all though that can be fixed), If this flowerhorn has a great personality, and thats what your looking for get it! If your looking for the biggest kok on planet earth, this may not be the best fish for you. I am not sure if you watch the King Of Diy (joey mullen) on youtube (or perhaps you have never heard this name before) but he bought a flowerhorn many years back. The flowerhorn was named Frank. Frank did not have the best "flowers" or the best colors, he was quite ugly infact. But it didn't matter to Joey, it was the personality that made him fall in love with frank. If your plans are on breeding flowerhorns, what traits are you desiring in your fry? Here is a picture of Frank the Flowerhorn: As you can see, not the best colors or line (flowers) he's got a decent size kok, but I've seen better. F.Y.I I am not shaming frank, I love frank. His visual appearnce just simply wasn't the best. Edited February 10, 2021 by James Black 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 If you're really concerned about top quality, there's websites out there that let you select individual fish. Of course, then you have to pay for shipping, but you'd have much more opportunity to really shop around get one that will make you happy. That said, I think he looks like a cute little dude. He might grow into a real looker. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 hours ago, James Black said: When getting a flowerhorn, I care about the personality not the looks. The flowerhorn could have the smallest Kok, not have the nicest colors and not much of a line, But if he has the BEST personality, I will get it. With that being said, what are your plans with this flowerhorn? Will you breeding to make some extra money? are you looking for a water dog? or are you looking for the colors? As @Keeg said, the line is solid and the kok is small (all though that can be fixed), If this flowerhorn has a great personality, and thats what your looking for get it! If your looking for the biggest kok on planet earth, this may not be the best fish for you. I am not sure if you watch the King Of Diy (joey mullen) on youtube (or perhaps you have never heard this name before) but he bought a flowerhorn many years back. The flowerhorn was named Frank. Frank did not have the best "flowers" or the best colors, he was quite ugly infact. But it didn't matter to Joey, it was the personality that made him fall in love with frank. If your plans are on breeding flowerhorns, what traits are you desiring in your fry? Here is a picture of Frank the Flowerhorn: As you can see, not the best colors or line (flowers) he's got a decent size kok, but I've seen better. F.Y.I I am not shaming frank, I love frank. His visual appearnce just simply wasn't the best. 2 hours ago, Keeg said: In my opinion, the color does not look subpar to top quality. I've never seen a flower horn with such a solid line tho. The Kok is a little small but that can be improved with food. I don't think you should buy a fish that you have doubts about, and because you're on this form asking for others opinion, I would urge you to really think it over. Are you in love with this particular fish? Or are you more into the idea of having a flower horn? If he makes you happy with personality over looks, you should get him, as your relationship would be strong as you wouldn't care as much if he wasn't the best color. Just make sure that if you choose to get this fish, that you will have no regrets in the future. I need it as pet with whom I can spend some time playing around. I really don't care about those giant kok. Though I love one with colours. I just wanted to get an opinion as the guy is claiming to be of top quality. I liked this cutie as he seems Full of energy and interactive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeg Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, Gaurav said: I need it as pet with whom I can spend some time playing around. I really don't care about those giant kok. Though I love one with colours. I just wanted to get an opinion as the guy is claiming to be of top quality. I liked this cutie as he seems Full of energy and interactive. Thats great! If you do end up getting the little fella I hope you'll both be happy. I think you might be able to haggle with the seller as I'm pretty sure that is not top quality. You do you though, thanks for responding 😁 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 I couldn't agree more. It does make sense to me to care about persnality. I don't plan on breeding or anything like that . I need him as a pet, I want to watch him grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Keeg said: Thats great! If you do end up getting the little fella I hope you'll both be happy. I think you might be able to haggle with the seller as I'm pretty sure that is not top quality. You do you though, thanks for responding 😁 Well Thanks to you ... Thank you for taking your time to write and help me understand . I can't thank you enough for your help!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 41 minutes ago, Gaurav said: I just wanted to get an opinion as the guy is claiming to be of top quality I mean I'm not a flowerhorn expert, but... The store employee is probably exaggerating a bit to make the sale. I would trust it more if it was coming from a breeder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 You might not an expert , but clearly you know what one should know being a hobbyist and good enough to help others. So thank you for your help , really appreciate it 😊😊😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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