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Saw this little guy at my LFS and could not pass it up got him for 17.00. Can you confirm if it is indeed a Cichla and if possiable which type exactly. Hes only about 2 inches , but he has been in my tank only about 5 mins and is already happily at home. Hope hes too fast for my Arrowana ( about 5-6 inches) to catch till he can catch up.
Joey47
05-01-2009, 6:54 PM
I want to say Orino but i may be wrong
Rebel Souljah
05-01-2009, 6:57 PM
It is 100% Cichla....and 110% to small to give you an exact sp. give it a couple of months then try again. But until then bump up the temp!!!
It is 100% Cichla....and 110% to small to give you an exact sp. give it a couple of months then try again. But until then bump up the temp!!!
ok Ill check again in a few months, but I must ask why you say bump up da temp? My tank is at 80F. I was always under the impression that higher temps can increase aggression in the fish something I am not looking for. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Rebel Souljah
05-01-2009, 7:41 PM
you should not have any real problems with aggression for cichlas, orinos here and there, but no small cichla are high susceptible to ick and the increase temp will help to avoid that problem. Bump your temp to 86/87 deg. and make sure you have a good amount of airiation. Do some research, its a VERY VERY common practice for small cichla keeping.
cichniss
05-01-2009, 11:02 PM
you should not have any real problems with aggression for cichlas, orinos here and there, but no small cichla are high susceptible to ick and the increase temp will help to avoid that problem. Bump your temp to 86/87 deg. and make sure you have a good amount of airiation. Do some research, its a VERY VERY common practice for small cichla keeping.
X2
My tank is at a constant 86-87F. Helps prevent ick and keeps their metabolism up for growth. Anyways srry your cichla is a bit too small for positive id. Good luck.
channarox
05-02-2009, 8:27 AM
give it a few months.
keep the temp. up...it will help with growth as well.
silverdragon
05-03-2009, 8:35 PM
It is 100% Cichla....and 110% to small to give you an exact sp. give it a couple of months then try again. But until then bump up the temp!!!
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CaLiGrEEnZ
05-03-2009, 10:29 PM
I want to say Orino but i may be wrong
i think you just have orino on the brain.......
Here are some updated pics. Is it still too small to tell? I noticed it is starting to get some red/brown on the bottom half of its tail.
crowconor
07-01-2009, 4:12 PM
i wanna say orino
i wanna say orino
By Orino do you mean Orinocensis or Orinoco? When I look at the ID sticky both these can be abbriviadted by Orino. Either way I picked this guy up for 20 dollars or so and they have one more left should I pick up another?
channarox
07-01-2009, 5:36 PM
and i wanna say ocell/mono.:D
Rebel Souljah
07-01-2009, 5:46 PM
not an orino....still a bit to young to differ from mono/ocell....but leaning mono IMO
ado124
07-01-2009, 8:10 PM
I'm leaning towards mono
gangster
07-01-2009, 8:39 PM
im sayin mono as well.
Heres a few more pics took them this morning. Its about 5 inches , hopefully large enough to get an absoulte ID on. Hope you also enjoy its development so far.
haynchinook334
10-12-2009, 3:16 PM
Mono.....
channarox
10-13-2009, 6:22 AM
hybrid!
408smokin
10-13-2009, 2:09 PM
+1 for mono
fishead
10-13-2009, 8:27 PM
To little to tell......Mono maybe
Ok ill post some more pics in a month or so and see if we get a defenite answer then. Ty