Got My Six Cichla Orinos. Today!! Simply Bad Ass!!

[Peanut_Power]

Holy crap these guys are pimp!! WOW!! You have no idea how stoked I was to finally get them! I wasn't sure if they were coming today or not, so when the UPS guy pulled up to my house at 1:00pm...I was totally elated! Made my day easily!!

I got six of these EXCEPTIONAL pbass! HOLY **** they are nice!!! Seriously, these are the BEST lookin pbass I've EVER seen for sale! Amazing!! These are such incredibly high quality orinos...I HIGHLY recommend everyone to pick up AT LEAST one!! Kinda excited too that I was the first person to get some from this shipment of Rapps!! Now I can get all u guys pumped up that ordered some from him! I was soo excited when I got them and put them in the tank to acclimate I was shakin! Thats how incredibly awesome they are!! I seriously thought these guys wouldn't be colored up very much yet, but dang, I was about as far away from the truth as I could be!! Their colors are just....WOW!! The largest one is about 3", smallest about 2 1/4"...so they are pretty good sized. I just can't get over how awesome the quality of these cichlids are!! I mean, I knew they would be great coming from Rapps, but these are DELICIOUSLY SO!!! I couldn't stop starin at them for almost two hours....then i membered I was cookin sumptin and had to run upstairs frantically to put out a fire...lol. Point is, they are extremely awesome!! I have pictures....but it will be a few minutes while the battery charges...then...you shall see their glory!!

[redtailfool]

Pump out those pics peanut.. nice to see members tremble over new fish. :D

[BGG]

Good work my friend! Welcome to the wonderful world of Cichla! "But, I'll probably end up working at Great America..." :p

[SteveL91]

Dude, you can't make a post like this without including pics from the get-go. It's just...... MEAN!!!!

Congrats.

[Peanut_Power]

Suspense is a killer huh? lol...I HAVE THE POWER!! Great America huh? What about Little America?! HUH!! They have killer ice cream cones for $.33!! :D YUM!!

[BGG]

They lost me after their ****ing billboards every half mile along the interstate.

[kido]

pics, pics, pics :)

[Peanut_Power]

I know!! LOL!! Hate those billboards!! The kids look tooooo happy. By the time I am driving by them I am sore from driving so long and don't really wanna see such happy faces!! :P

[Peanut_Power]

Aight ya'll...as the saying goes..."You Saw It Here First"....:P....Here we go! Start off with them still in the bags! After those...its after I let them into the tank. They were a really big pain to try and get a picture of all of them together....i think i actually did it once...lol....as you will see...but one of them is outa focus...lol. Awesome fish! Much happy am I!! I already have two favorites outa the 6...see if you can tell which ones! ;)

[cuban jey]

peanut i hate you so much LOL simply beautiful brings tears to my eyes btw if you ever wanna sell any of em remember your good ol cuban freind

[Peanut_Power]

Fo sho my brotha!! Its pimp! I'm finally starting to get a awesome collection of fish! LOL!! Moving up yo!! :D

[cuban jey]

hell yeah im so glad for ya bro its funny i feel excited and they arent even my fish lol :grinyes: :cheers:

[Peanut_Power]

LOL!! GOOD!! Now go get some too!! :D Give ur honey some chocolates and then sneak them in!! :P Rapps deal is AWESOME on them!! :D

[Steve_89]

Looking very good bro!!

Im very jealous indeed!

I miss my cichla at that size, enjoy them while you can!!

[Just1nK4ng]

you talking about them make me wanna get 1 ^^ good luck with your bpass

[toxicfish]

VERY NICE ......I now how excited you must be.

Hell Im very excited abt my only 1 ....I am abt to go get 2 more now after seening your pics!!!!:headbang2

[Nate_N_Nicole]

Sweet buy peanut.... I'm truly jealous...

[redtailfool]

"You saw it here first " LOL


Peanut thats awesome... cant wait till you grow them out. Mark this thread
and update with pics at least once a month so we can watch the progress of those
bad boys ... :woot:

[DIESELMACK]

Start collecting and saving up...........it wont be long that you'll catch cichla'itis....but you've got a ways to go to match my illness :grinyes:

[redtailfool]

Start collecting and saving up...........it wont be long that you'll catch cichla'itis....but you've got a ways to go to match my illness :grinyes:


have to agree with you DM. cichla itis you def have !

[Nate_N_Nicole]

some sweet ones I might add :headbang2

[cuban jey]

I DEMAND A UPDATE :naughty:

[Peanut_Power]

Doing great...well...5 of them are. One of them is acting really sluggish and showing stress colors...don't really know whats up with it. The others are eatin me outa house and home!! LOL!! Already almost gone through 100guppies and 20 rosies...lol....still gotta few guppies and rosies left...maybe 30 total...but thats pushin it. Geez these guys really stuff themselves! LOL! I am treatin the tank right now as well actually, some were scratching so i figured might as well treat them in advance for the ich before i actually saw it. Been treatin them for one day now. Aside from that they are happy and perky!! I'm gonna keep a photo journal of their growth....not sure if i i should start a new thread each time i take picture or just keep posting them in here....what'cha think?

[Loubard]

I remember being so excited after bying fish!! That are nice fish man!!

[Peanut_Power]

Thankz...they are eating me outa house and home already though..my LFS can't keep up wit me it seems like...i keep buying all their feeder fish...and I've only had these little buggas for a week!! LOL!!

[cuban jey]

:swear: PICS PICS PICS PICS

[PhullTank57]

Congrats, Peanut_Power! Great pickup on those Orinos! :thumbsup: They really do color up beautifully!! Enjoy!... And ...stock up on food now?!! :D

[EFeX]

Nice fishes!!! Greedy little buggers :grinno: !!!

[PeacockBass]

are they all still doing good?

[mon]

dude... lets us see the pics

[xrtg]

Wow cool bunch of PB. :)

[Peanut_Power]

So far right now things are kinda iffy. I think I am gonna loose one of them, since its not eating and not lookin to hot. Just sits on the bottom and constantly shows stress. I'm treating the tank for ich right now, and am gonna be addin some Melafix as well starting tonight...so hopefully that will perk them up. They aren't showin to great of colors right now cuz of the stress and stuff from the treatment....next time i do a water change I'll take pictures while the tank is still clear. Four of the six are eating great....one of them was eating great but recently stopped, and then that one thats always been stressed. So i dunno....hopefully I won't loose any....but I'm really skeptical that that one little guy is gonna make it...:(.

[AmazonPredator]

Do they have plants to hide in? That can make a big difference as far as Cichla go. I got my C. orinocensis from Rapps as well and I'm enjoying them. I've got mine on freeze-dried krill. I originally ordered 6 but 2 didn't make the trip. :( I had a young C. ocellaris that was stressing out in a tank with no plant cover...I transferred it to a very planted tank and it made a huge difference. They need security at that size.

[Peanut_Power]

No live plants or plastic in there. There is a big piece of drift wood though, and tons of Geos in there to make them feel more comfy. Gonna move the Geos out pretty soon though to a bigger tank to give the pbass more peace.

Just an update, I lost one of them last night....died and then got stuck to the filter.....was very bummed when I saw it. There is still one other one that isn't lookin so hot. Don't think its gonna make it...the other four though are livin large! LOL! I can already notice a difference in their size and bulkiness!

[Peanut_Power]

Aight, so as of late I have 4 pbass left. They are doing GREAT!! Eatin like crazy! I got them offa feeders about two weeks ago....since then they have been gorging themselves on mysis, brine, beef, and are starting to take cocktail shrimp. They mouth pellets a bit, but no success yet. I need to get some krill and get them eating that. They are bolder than i woulda imagined. Always right there at the top of the tank ready to snatch whatever i drop in the tank. As soon as they see me coming, instant eating mode...its classic. I can even get them to eat outa my fingers....silly little buggas confuse my fingertips for food sometimes...its funny now that they are small....but once they get bigger might be a bit painful...hehe.

[blacktip]

Sweet looking fish. Sorry about your losses.

Who is Rapps? Is he a seller on here? I need to find some little p-bass of my own.

[Peanut_Power]

www.tangledupincichlids.com

His name is Jeff Rapps.....he carries TONS of cichlids...lots that are hard to get...great prices! Gotten from him SEVERAL times......no dissappointments!!

[kido]

any updated pics :)

[Peanut_Power]

Not yet...no new pictures yet...but sooon....pretty soon....:D

[Peanut_Power]

Got them to eat krill today! Mmk...i'm excited about it anyway...since it was my first try! LOL! HAHAHA!!

[Nate_N_Nicole]

I'm glad to hear your having such luck because when I'm ready for my P.Bass I will be going to Rapps also... I've only heard bad things about young P.Bass but it looks like you just might do okay....


CONGRATS :thumbsup:

[Peanut_Power]

Eh...they aren't that bad really...lol...just keep the temps up and provide them lotsa TLC!! :D

[Nate_N_Nicole]

You know i will, thanks for the tip!!!! :woot: :thumbsup: :headbang2

[mjuniorc]

any updates pnut.....?

[Opiate]

there mad peanut!