Everything you ever wanted to know about Kok, but were afraid to ask..

Although I personally find the Flowerhorn a horrible abomination that are visually unappealing in every way, I just had to post this. It explains the different koks out there.

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I especially like the split open kok they show..let's you see whats inside an enormous kok.

Why am I craving sushi now?

I agreed with you spy...flowerhorns are ugly creatures
theres a lot of koks out there

I'm not even going to say what went through my mind when I read the title of this topic.

But I learned something! I had no idea those things were called koks. (How do you pronounce that?) I don't like the look of them either.

Just remember Spy, there are many, many flowerhorn lovers in the NW. As an owner

Thanks for posting this.

Oh, I know, I love Frontosa, plenty of people hate them..lol. Just a matter of preference.

Didn't know there was different types of kok. I prefer the "hard kok"

Ashley wrote:Didn't know there was different types of kok. I prefer the "hard kok"

And this is why I love this site..lol..people understand my sense of humor.

Very intreasting. Being a first time owner of flowerhorns I find this info valuable. Thanks for sharing!

whoa! Why does that fish have balls on its head!?!?!?

I always found the Kok interesting.. ..... honestly, I know allot of people are grossed out by them... ..... but I dont mind seein a nice large kok on a fish every now and then... LMAO! it sounds so terrible,! but i am tryin to be honest. HAHAHA.

I would think having a large misshapen kok would be hard for a fish, kidney shapes and lop sided, yet the idea is to be proud of a kok like that. Seems wrong to want a big soft watery kok. lmao cool fish though love the colors.

I would be proud of a big kok on my forehead if I were them

i was off put by any fish with a kok on them for a long time. thought they were ugly and pointless. then started reading and they are supposed to be lucky, are agressive as all hell, and the nicer ones are truly beautiful fish
now i have 2 2 inchers

Cclump wrote:i have 2 2 inchers

You have 2 2" koks?

did someone say KOK?!! hahah

yep if you like flowerhorn you definitely like KOK

I had a male flowerhorn for 3 years. His name was Brutis and he had such a big knuckle on his head that he swam nose down. Now I know its just extra stored fat and I was obviously feeding him too much. I gave him away when we moved and I miss him terribly now. I keep thinking I will get another one but there is so many other fish to keep and so little room. Thanks for the insight Spyral.

Both my FH's have hard kok's, I'm glad they don't have a huge thing on their head!
I never thought I would be FH person either but a friend added 2 into a shipment of other fish for free. I've had Fred and Martha for a year now and they are the most personable and smart fish I own, they eat from my hand and play with toys. They even tell me what food they want when I feed them, its the darnedest thing!

cooooool.... that sounds like my midas cichlid (R.I.P.) .... he was so awesome like that.... and honestly, if I wasnt so hard headed about the hybrid thing, I would get a flowerhorn, I think there gorgeous fish.

I do like the medium/large kok, but not like the liver thing... thats waaaaaaay too big.

They act more like dogs than fish. I'm pretty anti hybrid and don't plan on getting a female for my boys. They are pets not breeders.
Martha's kok may get bigger he is still only about 8". Fred is about 10"ish he never stays still long enough for me to get a decent measurement, his kok probably won't grow much more at all.

got pictures?

Here is Fred, he lost all of his black a few months back, never figured out why though. So his flower line isn't as impressive any more.
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And here is Martha.
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They are in a divided 90g for now. Their next tank will probably be a divided 120g or something along those lines. Oh and they are about a year and a half to two years old.

I personaly hate what a flowerhorn is........ but I am always amazed at the color and look of these hybridized mutants. Not trying to start any conflict at all, to each there own. My kok prefrence is the bigger the better and if you have a flowerhorn that is kokless then I am sorry, this is because to me the kok is what makes the flowerhorn attractive well in combination with the color. Each one of these things alone on a flower horn makes it just a hybrid in my eyes, but together you have just a pretty hybrid.