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Meta description: Louhan fish or commonly known as Flowerhorn is a cross-breeding result of several species of Cichlid. Read on and get to know their types. Louhan fish or commonly known as Flowerhorn is originally found in Malaysia and Taiwan. Genuinely, louhan is not a native species since it is a cross-breeding result of human to produce a mesmerizing pattern of colors from several species of Cichlid. Therefore, it is called a hybrid fish. As a result, we can find a lot of different types of louhan across the world. Still, the fish can be categorized into distinct varieties.   1. Cencu or Zenzhu/Pearl Louhan Basically, Cencu is the breed of Trimac Cichlid which is characterized by white pretty mark on its body; thus also called pearl louhan. Cencu are divided into two categories, i.e., classic and modern. The classic cencu commonly has a more dominant bright red color than its white dots. Besides, it has bigger size but a smaller bump on its head, which is in contrast wit...

Meta description: Flower Horn fish diseases are mostly caused by the bad quality of water. Knowing the symptoms, causes, and treatments will help you keep your pet fish healthy. Deciding to keep flowerhorn or louhan fish at home both in tank or aquarium does not mean that you only need to feed them regularly but also keep them healthy. Here are several louhan fish diseases with distinct symptoms, causes, and treatments.  1. Hole in the head Hole in the head is caused by parasites called Hexamita Protozoa. The visible symptoms are a white hole appearing on its head. The fish will also lose its weight while at the same time the fins clamp and seem lethargic.  If those symptoms appear, start to change the water. Then, add Metrodinazole to the water at least one in three days. If the more effective treatment is needed, inject the fish if possible.   2. White spot disease Choosing foods for your louhan is essential. Giving them the wrong food may lead to the white spo...

Meta description: There are several types of food which commonly choose to provide them the best nutrition and gain the best result of color enhancement. Louhan reach its popularity within countries because of the amazing appearance like bright colors and the unique bump on its head. Either breeder or fish hobbyist should know that those colors will be vary related to louhan fish feed because feeding them with unbalance diet will result differently if louhan is fed with nutritious food. There are several types of food which commonly choose to provide them the best nutrition.  1. Raw food Medium to big size of louhan can be fed raw food as available in markets like shrimp, fish fillet, and bloodworms. These foods are able to improve the basic colors of louhan like red, yellow, and orange gradually. Minerals, vitamins, and carotenoids are nutrition which are contained in these meat.  Besides, this seafood can be easily found everywhere so the lack of availability is impossible...

Meta description: Louhan attracts people with its unique body and lovely colors. To get a satisfying result, breeders need to know how to spawn louhan fish correctly. As one of the popular types of fish, louhan attracts people with its unique body and lovely colors. Mostly, those characteristics are gained through cross-breeding between different types of louhan. High market demand forces breeders to produce the most wonderful louhan. In order to get a satisfying result, breeders need to know how to spawn louhan fish correctly as followed. 1. Recognize the reproductive period Flowerhorn or louhan are aggressive fish which will attack any species that invade its territory. Hence, most of louhan are put in an aquarium alone without a partner or even ornaments. Regarding this behavior, breeders should know when the female gets ready to breed. It is usually noticeable from the appearance of dark stripes on its body. 2. Prepare aquarium divider The next step is to prepare a spacious or ...

Meta description: Louhan (Flower Horn) became a famous fish because of its charming characteristics. Here are some tips and tricks to provide better habitat for louhan fish in an aquarium. Talking about louhan fish, people will easily relate to the type of fish with bump on its head, the lovely colors as well. In the past few years, louhan became a famous fish across the world because of its charming characteristics. Therefore, people are into breeding this fish and keeping louhan fish in the aquarium as a part of hobbies. Here are some tips and tricks to provide better habitat for louhan. 1. Understand the louhan’s behavior Louhan or Flowerhorn is a fish that keep its own territory; thus they are territory-dependent. That's why louhan will not share its place with other species. If the owner tries to put it with other distinct fishes, louhan may attack other fish in an aquarium since it has an aggressive trait.  2. Prepare spacious aquarium Before moving louhan into the aquari...