Flowerhorn compatibility and tank safety-ness
Using An Old Saltwater Tank for a Freshwater Aquarium - 6/21/08
Dear Crew, I have this 10 inch Flowerhorn in a 16 gallon.
< Wow this is really tight.>
I'm planning to put it in a 75 gallon in the following days.
< Good idea..>
Would it be compatible with a 4.5inch Pleco with many hiding spaces?]
< Normally Plecos hide during the day and come out at night. It should be Ok.>
One more question is , the 75 gallon once housed saltwater fishes, but was wiped out by mercury (the fish broke the thermometer/hydrometer). Its been washed but I heard mercury is very dangerous, would you consider this 75 gallon safe to keep fish in?
< Mercury is not used in thermometers. <<Was used in aq. thermometers years back. RMF>> So it should be ok after it is thoroughly cleaned.-Chuck> Thank you.

Please help, FH reading... comp.    4/22/08
I recently bought a Red Cherry Flowerhorn (I believe that's what it's called) We had it in a tank with an Oscar both are about the same size, about 4 inches, they we're fine the first day but on day 2 the Flowerhorn started picking on the Oscar.
<Very typical>
We ended up putting the Oscar in a separate tank to make sure he didn't get killed. Should we keep them separated, or was something like that normal?
<The latter>
Also since we've had our Flowerhorn it's eyes have changed from the orangish/ reddish color they were when we got it to a medium/light blue for a while and then back to the reddish/orange once again. Is this normal? What causes that happen?
<Can change, mostly a matter of our perception though, reflection from the rear of the eyes... Bob Fenner>
Thanks so much!!!