Lou Han fish.

Lou Han fish. 

(English: Flowerhorn) is one of the famous ornamental fish kept in the aquarium because of the color of their scales are alive and bump their heads in the form of distinctive epithet "dark bumps". Originally they were only air-habitat in Malaysia and Taiwan, but now many fish are maintained by fans around the world. Some critics have questioned the impact of improvement programs of this fish.
Breeding program has been started since 1993. Malaysians especially the many who admired fish with protruding heads, known as Karoi or "warship", found in the western part of their country. Slightly protruding forehead and long tail of the fish is valuable to the public interest in Taiwan as a sign of good luck in geomancy. In 1994, the red devil cichlid (genus Amphilophus) imported from Central America to Malaysia and the results parrot cichlid hybrids imported from Taiwan to Malaysia and bred these fish together, marking the birth of lou han fish.
In 1995 , the marriage was held further crosses with the Human Face Red God of Fortune , which produces a new type called the Five - Colors God of Fortune . Because of its beautiful colors , this fish quickly became popular . Selective refinement continued until 1998 , when the Seven - Colors Blue Fiery Mouth (also known as Greenish Gold Tiger ) imported from Central America , and the marriage cross the Jin Gang Blood Parrot from Taiwan . Mulatto finally produced the first generation of Hua Luo Han flowerhorn hybrids , which is then followed by subsequent flowerhorn introductions .

Arrival in the Western World. 

When flowerhorn first imported to the United States, there are only two types of these fish distribution, flowerhorn and Golden Base. Thus came the two varieties, those with pearls (silver white spots on the skin) and which are not. Golden Base also has two varieties, those that faded and were not. Among all types of flowerhorn, without pearls quickly followed in popularity by those with pearls, becoming pearl scale flowerhorns, or Zhen Zhu. With Golden Base, which developed an attractive golden skin be placed on the flowerhorn's gray skin.
In 1999, there are four types of flowerhorn available in the American market: regular flowerhorn, pearl scale flowerhorn, flowerhorn gold, and faders. Commercial breeders breed proliferated, and fish were selected for appearance regardless of the terminology. Consequently, names became confusing and kind of descent becomes difficult to trace.
Around 2000-2001, Kamfa variety appeared. It is a hybrid of any type of flowerhorn crossed with species of the genus Vieja or with any kind of Parrot Cichlid. It brings some new properties, such as short mouths, wrapped tails, sunken eyes, and increasingly larger bumps on the head. Seeing this, those who raise at Zhen Zhus both fish farms to develop faster and become more colorful, to compete with the Kamfa types.

Treatment. 

Flowerhorn Cichlid required to be stored at 80-85 ° F water temperature, and pH less than 7.4-8.0. They require a minimum of approximately 20-30 gallons tank to grow. If aggressive and territorial, two or more flowerhorn are usually not kept in groups, but they can be divided tankage by dividing acrylic or egg crates.
Critics also have heard about the flowerhorn, which is actually a man-made fish, into fish taxa, which provided for the identification of species that are found in nature. This practice can make identification more difficult cichlid. Breeding with pure bloodlines cichlid species have occurred in a number of cichlid are generally kept for hobby purposes, risk is the loss of genetic material.
Flowerhorn breeding also contributes to the commercial demand for the creation of new and different types of fish that may lead to questionable and doubtful practices such as livestock for anatomical deformities (such as occurred in goldfish farms).
Flowerhorn has been criticized by some cichlid enthusiasts and environmentalists for a number of reasons. Flowerhorn interest resulted in destruction of surplus and deformed fish, some of which is disposed in the wild in Malaysia and Singapore, where they are easy to adapt and disrupt the ecosystem of rivers and ponds. As with other cichlids, flowerhorn are aggressive and can multiply rapidly, compete and prey on native fish. Thank you for reading this article.
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