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The Beginning
Flowerhorn breeding dates from 1993. Malaysians admired fish with protruding heads, known as Kaloi or "warships," found in the western part of the nation. The slightly protruding forehead and long tail of these fish were prized in Taiwanese society as bringing luck in geomancy. By 1994, red devil cichlids (typically Amphilophus labiatus) and trimac cichlids (Amphilophus trimaculatus) had been imported from Central America to Malaysia and the hybrid Blood Parrot & Parrot Fish cichlid had been imported from Taiwan to Malaysia and bred these fish together, marking the birth of the Flowerhorn.
In 1995, the blood parrots were further crossbred with the Human Face Red God of Fortune, which produced a new breed called the Five-Colors God of Fortune. With its beautiful colors, this fish quickly became popular. Selective breeding continued through 1998, when the Seven-Colors Blue Fiery Mouth (also known as Greenish Gold Tiger) was imported from Central America, and crossbred with the Jin Gang Blood Parrot from Taiwan. This crossbreeding led to the first generation of Hua Luo Han Flowerhorn hybrids, which were then followed by subsequent Flowerhorn introductions. |
These are the Fish that were thought to make the very 1st flowerhorn cichlid.
This Diagram shows the early strains of Flowerhorn, they where used to further enhance the breed we know today.
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Arrival in the West
When Luo Hans were first imported to the United States, there were only two breeds of these fish for distribution, Flowerhorn and golden base. Flowerhorns came in two varieties, those with pearls (silver-white spots on the skin) and those without. Golden bases also had two varieties, those that faded and those that did not. Among the Flowerhorns, the ones without pearls were quickly overtaken in popularity by those with pearls, becoming pearl scale Flowerhorns, or Zhen Zhu. With the golden bases, the unfaded ones developed an attractive golden skin in place of what had been the Flowerhorn’s grey skin.
As of 1999, there were four strains of Flowerhorn available in the American market: regular Flowerhorns, pearl scale Flowerhorns, golden Flowerhorns, and faders. Commercial breeders proliferated, and fish were selected for appearance with little regard for terminology. Consequently, names became confusing and parentage became difficult to track.
Around 2000–2001, the Kamfa variety appeared. These were hybrids of any type of Flowerhorn crossed with any species of the genus Vieja or with any Parrot cichlid. These brought in some new traits, such as short mouths, wrapped tails, sunken eyes, and increasingly larger head bumps. Seeing this, those who bred the Zhen Zhus began line breeding their fish to develop faster and become more colorful, in order to compete with the Kamfa strains.
As of 1999, there were four strains of Flowerhorn available in the American market: regular Flowerhorns, pearl scale Flowerhorns, golden Flowerhorns, and faders. Commercial breeders proliferated, and fish were selected for appearance with little regard for terminology. Consequently, names became confusing and parentage became difficult to track.
Around 2000–2001, the Kamfa variety appeared. These were hybrids of any type of Flowerhorn crossed with any species of the genus Vieja or with any Parrot cichlid. These brought in some new traits, such as short mouths, wrapped tails, sunken eyes, and increasingly larger head bumps. Seeing this, those who bred the Zhen Zhus began line breeding their fish to develop faster and become more colorful, in order to compete with the Kamfa strains.
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