Cichlid
A family of fishes found in North and South America.
Controversy
A dispute in opinions. In the case of the flowerhorn, some believe that it was a naturally occuring fish while others believed it to be artificial. The truth is still shrouded in mystery.
Carnivorous
Feeds on other organisms.
Contaminate
Pollute or cause enviroment to be harmful to organisms.
Color Enhancers
During the craze, many owners strove to make their fish the most "beautiful" or "Colorful". in order to do this, they would agitate the fish and feed it with color enhancers to make the colors on the fish more prominent.
The Flowerhorn can grow up to 30 centimeters (12 inches) in length and up to 3kg (6.6 pounds) in weight.
