Intermedia, we'll see....

[PeacockKeeper]

I contacted the seller trying to acquire some of these fishes myself and this is what he said about if they are not intermedias....

"75% back you keep the fish and the credit is good to another purchase up tp 1 mnth is the time limit that gives them more than enough time to determine their identity..."

From what I take on this is that if they are not intermedias, then a 75% credit will be given towards the next purchase up to one month. So what happens after the one month? I take it as if they are not intermedias, I am given a 75% in-store credit and have a month to use it and if I don't use the credit within that one month, I'd lose it. He told me credit and not a refund. That is why I'm still iffy about this.

 

[jcardona1]

hmm store credit from a vendor who cant properly ID his fish to begin with? i thought it was a refund. i wouldnt go for it, but then again, im no longer keeping cichla

 

[X-Tank]

update

 

[HULON]

they look good james.Whats your take at this point?

 

[channarox]

I see bars coming in....

 

[jdmjunkiemonkie]

they are starting to look like the the ones from el salvador. the ones rich imported.

 

[superleggera123]

i see no bars
at all
more like tems at this point
hope they are intermedia
butt they look like tems or xingu to me

 

[channarox]

i see no bars
at all
more like tems at this point
hope they are intermedia
butt they look like tems or xingu to me

I see bars.

 

[FunWow!]

Thats the only ones their showing for now.

 

[fugupuff]

i agree with you J, I think many peacock bass imported as wild are actually captive bred fish, and in all honesty, captive bred fish are much hardier.

I've had wild peacock bass on many occasions, they all come in loaded with parasites, and have a real tough time adjusting to certain water parameters.

ive been asking the same question for the longest time now. with all these supposedly "wild caught" orinos, why dont we see intermedias? afterall, the come from the same bodies of water. and if you spend some time looking at south american fishing forums, youll see that guys catch intermedias as often as they do orinos. so why arent fisherman exporting these highly sought-after fish that?

why? because we're all being misled, that is why. ive said it before, i dont think all these cichla are truly wild caught. people are just being suckered by a marketing gimmick that is genius. call them "wild caught" and slap a premium on them. the bitter truth is, that wild caught or not makes no difference really. and besides, you cant tell if a fish is wild or not just by looking at it. so then what?