New Bonsai Flowerhorn

Here us a new flowerhorn I got last month but I forgot I have not uploaded pictures. I got this fish from the same person I got Bonee (my other red dragon bonsai flowerhorn).

So, here it is (and I hope it's a 'she'). It's a bonsai (short body) flowerhorn.

My Betta Breeds 2

Here are fish that I have bred in the past few months

Platinum Red HMPK

Copper DTHMPK

Copper Marble DTHMPK

Copper Marble Sailfin HMPK

Green Broad Dorsal HMPK

Copper Red HMPK

Copper Red Rosetail HMPK


Here is a link to the old one: My Betta Breeds

My Ryukin Collection

Here are ryukins from my local fish stores

#1

#2

My Flowerhorn

Bonee

Saia

I really like the short bodied-flowerhorn (aka bonsai flowerhorn). I prefer them over normal-bodied ones. I like them because they are more than the usual although they can be hard to find. Also, one of the challenges to bonsai flowerhorn is developing their nuchal hump/kok/head bump. If you have one with a kok (a well developed kok), you have quite a catch.

I am planning to breed these two fish together (Bonee is the male and Saia is the female). Saia is hinting some kok development and I want to further develop the kok in future generations. I am also planning to get a titanium/thai silk female to pair with Bonee because I want to develop the pearling pattern even more. Bonee is showing some very promising pearls. There are other strains that I plan to cross with my bonsai to develop the pearls namely the Heavy Metal strain and the Pinoy Super Perfect strain. Both local strains have very good, very big koks and will help develop the kok too. But, I wonder what the effect will be to the body of my bonsai...I might have to breed out the bonsai body again after generations of damage control.

Hey! I stumbled on this fish in a local forum. I really like the fine pearling on this fish. A friend of mine told me that redness will also help develop the kok. The redder the fish is, the bigger its kok could get. So, this could be a very good candidate and stands as the number one choice in outcross breeders. I just hope I find one that is a short body.

I'll give you updates when I breed them. I'm still trying to make space for a 50gal tank for them to breed and raise fry in.

My Betta Breeds

Copper Red HMPK male (descended from Copper Red PK-geno Delta and Copper HMPK)


Cellophane HMPK male (descended from Red Dragon x Marble)


Melano PK male (descended from Metallic Steel HMPK x Copper PK)


Grizzle HMPK male (brother to Cellophane)


 Metallic Steel HMPK male (brother to Melano)


Copper PK female (niece of Melano and Metallic Steel)



Black Lace HMPK male (sibling of Copper PK female)


Metallic Steel Blue Marble (sibling of Copper PK female)
This one has a really promising dorsal but I can't say that for the rest of the fins. This fish is related (albeit, very, very distantly) to my current Copper Line. I would say the line is really inclined to broad dorsals.

Here is a link to the new one: My Betta Breeds 2