ID PBASS PLEASE.DONT KNOW WHAT I HAVE.

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i also plan to sell it,its getting to big.i only have two ten gallon tanks.cant afford anything bigger.so if interested make me an offer,remember im in miami...must pick up..
 
Hi all,

anyone know if the spangling of the Orino will goes off when they are larger? I have 6 pcs about 4-5" and all are spangling all over very very
nice....
 
i have reason to believe that this is not a orino,i saw some pics of juvenille orinos.you can clearly see the ocelli markings at a young age.i am baffled. i know that this one came from south america, but i dont know the region.that kinda rules out kelberi.what else can it be.is it possible that i might have a rear hybrid that could be worth millions? dont know. please help me find out. thanks guys..
 
Its an Orino. They have heavy spangling when they are in the 5-9" range give or take. It will all go away when they get close to 12". Heres an example for you......

7" Orino
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Same fish @ 14"


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Your fish is an orino. Orino's especially young ones don't always show perfectly round occeli. And I'm just curious how the fish being from South America rules out kelberi???
 
bl00dr0ck;4572997; said:
Your fish is an orino. Orino's especially young ones don't always show perfectly round occeli. And I'm just curious how the fish being from South America rules out kelberi???

i made some phone calls and the dick head told me that kelberi are from taiwan or some ****?i dont know,like i said this specimen was given to me i dont know much about it,i know the ones here in miami cause i fish them.
 
glockjunky;4573003; said:
i made some phone calls and the dick head told me that kelberi are from taiwan or some ****?i dont know,like i said this specimen was given to me i dont know much about it,i know the ones here in miami cause i fish them.

Gotta love when people hand out misinformation. While there are several introduced populations of pbass around the world, like the ones in Florida for example, they all originate in South America. Back on subject though, the fish in question is an orino. If you do a search in the cichla media lounge you should be able to see a bunch of young orino's showing similar patterning to yours. Check out hulon's threads. He's done a good job of photodocumenting his beasts since a young age. Good luck with him, I wouldn't think it would be too hard to sell him at that size. I'd take him if I wasn't clear across the country.
 
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