D.O. Venezuela Orino(s)...

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Good looking orino!

If I was you guys I would try silversides before i tried anything else.
Maybe get him hammering some feeders if that doesnt work.
Drop one feeder in at a time. After 2 or 3 drop in a silverside.
 
So nice! After checking out everyone's cichla on here over the past few months I'm starting to really like Orinos the most.
 
gangster said:
Good looking orino!

If I was you guys I would try silversides before i tried anything else.
Maybe get him hammering some feeders if that doesnt work.
Drop one feeder in at a time. After 2 or 3 drop in a silverside.
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I don't want my other orino I'm putting it with to get used to feeders. How do u think I should go about this? I do have a 40gal I could put it in just thought it might me to small put it cause of their size.


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rjkz28 said:
That's one thing I'm worries about is these guys are on live and the tank I planned in putting it in the other orino eats only pellets. I don't want to Introduce live to my other orino. I hope this new guy learns fast!


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Yeah don't feed your pellet eating O's live!


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rjkz28 said:
I don't want my other orino I'm putting it with to get used to feeders. How do u think I should go about this? I do have a 40gal I could put it in just thought it might me to small put it cause of their size.


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A 40 gal is fine for a QT tank. I bought a couple azuls in '11 from the most reputable vendor I know, he said they were all treated with prazipro and metronidazole. One of the azuls died from gill flukes and I had already put it in a large tank, so I had to dose the entire tank for a couple weeks to make sure the bugs were all dead and the rest of the fish were fine. Big hassle and those meds aren't cheap. You can use that QT period to train it to eat what you want as well. I would suggest trying what gangster stated. My azuls were 7" when they came in and only eating live at the time. They are on pellets now. Also see if it will eat bloodworms, I find the bloodworm/pellet mix the easiest way to pellet train.
 
Chizzle said:
A 40 gal is fine for a QT tank. I bought a couple azuls in '11 from the most reputable vendor I know, he said they were all treated with prazipro and metronidazole. One of the azuls died from gill flukes and I had already put it in a large tank, so I had to dose the entire tank for a couple weeks to make sure the bugs were all dead and the rest of the fish were fine. Big hassle and those meds aren't cheap. You can use that QT period to train it to eat what you want as well. I would suggest trying what gangster stated. My azuls were 7" when they came in and only eating live at the time. They are on pellets now. Also see if it will eat bloodworms, I find the bloodworm/pellet mix the easiest way to pellet train.
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Ok good to know! I just didn't want to stress it out in a small tank. Its like 17-18" deep about 3ft long not very talk.


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4wheelvfr said:
I also got one of these bass and it looks great. Needs to fatten up and settle in, but I see lots of potential already for a good looking fish. My qt tanks are down for the time being so I acclimated right into my 1000g display tank with the others and it seems to be doing well. Hasn't taken an interest in any of the shiners I threw in there, but it's still very early. Everyone in the tank is playing nice with the new guy/girl and it's even shown a bit of attitude towards some CA's in the tank. It needs to fill out quite a bit before I even think about getting it off of live though.
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My girl ate 4 shiners as soon as they hit the water today. I let her settle in all night & didn't feed until today. She has her own 75 for now... & I agree-I want to get her strong & fatten her up, then worry about training, then figure out what tank she will go to next! All some of the fun that is Cichla!
 
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