Interesting New Cichla...Not Farmies....Opinions?

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Totally different from mine. I'm pretty sure I got Xingus. Looking at pics of Pleiozona juvies and I can see where you're coming from. Gonna be interesting to see what they develop into. Good luck grmanrocks!


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I've seen these pop up on the Asian groups im on fb. Not sure what they exactly are. They look very similar to Orinos but the extra ocellet is throwing me off. Maybe it's what these guys are??? Mind u have 3 wild Orinos from 3 different and none of them look like this guy.


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I've seen these pop up on the Asian groups im on fb. Not sure what they exactly are. They look very similar to Orinos but the extra ocellet is throwing me off. Maybe it's what these guys are??? Mind u have 3 wild Orinos from 3 different and none of them look like this guy.


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hmm that would make sense seeing as how i got these from overseas...


i actually think thats what its gonna wind up as myself...like some of those old 5+ spot orino pics from singapore ;)

Im pleased to own a whole grip of them and get to see the progression, mystery bass are super fun :)
 
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I wonder if mine are the same as yours. They're mystery bass as well but was told they were "kelzuls" they're pushing close to 4 inches now

i see similarities there, but i also see differences. the shifted second bar more towards the third is a classic kelzul/kelrino trait, and both if your fish have that (one more than the other).

id be cool with mine being kelzuls, but that 4th bar showing up on the tail of mine is throwing me way off. as is the one keeping the xinguish line...idfk at this point
 
I've seen these pop up on the Asian groups im on fb. Not sure what they exactly are. They look very similar to Orinos but the extra ocellet is throwing me off. Maybe it's what these guys are??? Mind u have 3 wild Orinos from 3 different and none of them look like this guy.


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There is only one lake/stream in Singapore that produces this kind of bass. It's a hard place to fish and get access to. So I highly doubt it is what it is. I've asked countless shippers to send me some, but all turned out that they can't get them.










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after some digging heres one of those above orinos in subadult colors:

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still not certain thats what these are, but that one looks alot like my 4 barring ones

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