Official Cichla Intermedia Grow Out Thread!!

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These guys are a little under a year old, pushing 10" or so. Need a little big more size until they can go in with the big boys.

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Do they have HITH or is that just battle scares?
This is why I was sceptical about scooping some up to grow them out. Even the great R1 Ridah was a seasoned vet who couldn't avoid the HiTH on his intermedia. Rip brother.
 
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Do they have HITH or is that just battle scares?
This is why I was sceptical about scooping some up to grow them out. Even the great R1 Ridah was a seasoned vet who couldn't avoid the HiTH on his intermedia. Rip brother.
i also remember R1 trying everything possible to avoid hith with his intermedia. he def was one of the greatest. R1P..bOOsteN you think f1s could be a bit more easier to avoid with hith?
 

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i also remember R1 trying everything possible to avoid hith with his intermedia. he def was one of the greatest. R1P..bOOsteN you think f1s could be a bit more easier to avoid with hith?
That's how FunWow convinced me to buy two of them so we shall see. I keep my TDS around 45ppm. I'm going to work on getting them down a bit lower. Also, my nitrates are sitting at about 3 ppm if I had to guess based on the faint coloration.
 

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And are they supposedly wild or captive bred?
Interesting theory. Michael Bottner's breeding pair of xingus had HITH. I raised 10 of his CB xingus for over a year with no signs of HITH.
So are you saying WC are more sensitive and prone to HITH?
 

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Interesting theory. Michael Bottner's breeding pair of xingus had HITH. I raised 10 of his CB xingus for over a year with no signs of HITH.
So are you saying WC are more sensitive and prone to HITH?
I guess there only one way to find out.
 
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Problem is WC are so hard to find. Need to find me some WC.
Hope people post more pics to see a bigger sample size of WC vs CB. You got a good following so far.
 
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