# Flowerhorn Cichlid

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## Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Species | Fish |
| Origin | Southeast Asia (Cultivated form / Hybrid) |
| Size Category | Large |

## Vital Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Body Length | 20–40 cm |
| Lifespan | 8–12 years |

## Adult Preventive Care
- **Exercise Needs**: Intermediate care level
- **Grooming**: Omnivore
- **Annual Exam Focus**: Compatible: Oscar fish, Jack Dempsey, Red Devil Cichlid, Texas Cichlid, Silver Dollar, Severum, Plecos, Pictus Catfish
- **Routine Care**: Incompatible: Small fish, peaceful community fish, other Flowerhorns (unless breeding pair in very large tank)

## Health Predispositions
| Condition | Onset Stage | Risk | Hereditary | Screening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hole-in-the-head disease (Hexamita) | adult | high | No | No |
| Swim bladder disorder | adult | medium | No | No |
| Ich (White Spot Disease) | adult | medium | No | No |
| Inflammatory skin disease | adult | medium | No | No |

## Breeding & Genetics
- **CHIC Required Tests**: Easy, spawning on flat surfaces, male guards eggs
- **Recommended DNA Tests**: Amphilophus labiatus × Cichlasoma trimaculatum

## Behavioral Ethogram
- **Locomotion**: Active swimming, begging for food, interacting with owners, digging in substrate, aggressive territorial displays
- **Social**: Aggressive, territorial
- **Stress/Displacement**: Lethargy, clamped fins, fading colors, hiding, loss of balance, rubbing against objects

## AI Communication Decoding
- **AI-Trainable Signals**: Color patterns, movement patterns, body posture changes, nuchal hump size changes
- **Context-Dependent Vocalizations**: Lethargy, clamped fins, fading colors, hiding, loss of balance, rubbing against objects
- **Interspecies Communication**: Water type: Freshwater, pH: 6-8

## Water Parameters & Husbandry
- **Water Temperature**: 25-30°C
- **pH Range**: pH 6-8
- **Water Type & Tank**: Freshwater, Min tank: 300L
- **Diet Type**: Omnivore
- **Care Notes**: Difficulty: Intermediate. Temperament: Aggressive, territorial

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