Intermedia
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In all honestly, I would rather raise a captive bred interm then to keep a wild one. Reason being is that wild interms ARE 100% the hardest to keep if keeping fish isn't your soul propose. From reading passed post, interms develop HITH so bad, that they die form it. Interms are the only cichla I would dedicate a tank to. But, I'm ready for a group of them.
I'll still pick kelberi's over any cichla.
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In all honestly, I would rather raise a captive bred interm then to keep a wild one. Reason being is that wild interms ARE 100% the hardest to keep if keeping fish isn't your soul propose. From reading passed post, interms develop HITH so bad, that they die form it. Interms are the only cichla I would dedicate a tank to. But, I'm ready for a group of them.
I'll still pick kelberi's over any cichla.
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I hear ya, but don't always believe what you read. Considering they are Cichla! They are to rich for my blood right now and I will admit that. That being said they are an absolute gorgeous Cichla! To each is own!
for the record, all the intermedia in the past all came from one batch of fish, which all had HITH when they were at the holding facility here in California.
They're not prone to HITh, the ones I have are in hard water and completely free of HITH, and they live with other fish.
They're not prone to HITh, the ones I have are in hard water and completely free of HITH, and they live with other fish.
Just comes down to fish preference when you look at it. I've blown so much money on fish over the years that if I really had that big of a want interest in them I'd pull the trigger on one but there's always that right price cause you don't really know what the future holds for them. The cichla market has been down this road before with Kelberi, azuls, Orinos, pinimas, even pure monos and ocells on having big dry spells of them. I remember rapps sold wild kels for $35 once and then there was a long period of time when he couldn't get them and when they came around again they then were $175 for same size fish. So how bad is the want for you is what you need to ask yourself.
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Truth be told I like cichla for the monster factor. I'm not interested in the smallest of the monsters. Looks "nice" to be but definitely not nice enough, barring that I haven't seen a full grown aquarium specimen but I'd still take a WC kelberi any day. Personally.
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Very True, but that is how the whole fish hobby is in General!!!!! It goes like that with all species of fish, up and down rare then not rare then rare again! Sorry Wes but IMO it is a controlled market by sellers and wholesalers etc.
If I had the money to spend on them I would but Im sure not many want to dish out funds like that as well. What I am saying is the idea of them being unavailable and being beautiful in terms of Coloring they are a very nice fish but not worth 1000s IMO.
Yeah your right... For many fish it is this way but either we buy or don't buy. There's always going to be the one fish that is top dog in the rarity category.... Just like STs in dats, albino or monster 12inch plus clown loach in loaches... Remember no one makes us have to want or buy them lol... It's how far were willing to go in the hobby as a collector we have to decide.. This is one of them subjects that everyone has a different view towards. I know if this were nice STs I'd drop the money on one at this point in time. Everyone has a different amount in there head on what's a lot of money aswell. I drove 47.5hours straight for acouple STs once and god knows how many other long road trips just for fish I want when others acouple hours away complain about driving but I come to terms I guess on blowing the money or driving for what I want lol. I remember back in the day when I thought $50 was to much money to spend and now I have dropped thousands lol
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