Bassinmike's Orino growout thread

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bassinmike85

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need to bring some life to the cichla section. I will start a growout thread on my 4 orino's. originally bought only 1 of 4 orinos from my LFS. Been going to Superway Aquarium for years. After buying only 1 orino i had to get the rest. Went back and bought the other 3. Right now they are semi pellet trained on carnivore pellets. They came to my LFS as wild caught and i trust this fish store 100%. after having all 4 together for a short time. they have killed/injured everything in the tank with them. only 2 fish they dont mess with is my RTC and my wifes silver aro. but heres a picture just took a few momnets ago. I will update tonight with better pictures. i will be doing only monthly updates unless i see big color transitions etc in between updates or someone asks me to. this group of 4 is by far my fav group of cichla i have ever had. enjoy this thread. any questions/comments are always welcome.

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Nice video. Do you know where they are from?
 
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need to bring some life to the cichla section. I will start a growout thread on my 4 orino's. originally bought only 1 of 4 orinos from my LFS. Been going to Superway Aquarium for years. After buying only 1 orino i had to get the rest. Went back and bought the other 3. Right now they are semi pellet trained on carnivore pellets. They came to my LFS as wild caught and i trust this fish store 100%. after having all 4 together for a short time. they have killed/injured everything in the tank with them. only 2 fish they dont mess with is my RTC and my wifes silver aro. but heres a picture just took a few momnets ago. I will update tonight with better pictures. i will be doing only monthly updates unless i see big color transitions etc in between updates or someone asks me to. this group of 4 is by far my fav group of cichla i have ever had. enjoy this thread. any questions/comments are always welcome.

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I'll get some good shots of my new lil tem. An add to this thread. I agree let's bring the cichlid forum back to life.
 
Wow they grew big quick! Nice update

thanks. i only feed them once a day (after work). but then i always make sure my water is cleaned. 5 gallon wc every other day and a 50% wc once a month. good diet and fresh water makes a diffrence.
 
Nice orinos. Can you share what fish they killed in the tank? How big is your growout? Wish I knew Orino were this crazy sooner to save some of my fish.
 
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