Ok mate.... Im just happy to have him! Hes beautiful, and goes very well my new huge motoro.bOOsteN aUdI;2015329; said:bruce i know your the man and all and i hate to break you the bad news but i still dont think that guys wild.. looks like a farmie but not a hybrid farmiei remember when you had that guy in your tank.. sweet looken cichla though

Valid point hes still a beast though!reverse;2016408; said:If you know for a fact he is wild, then he is. This being able to tell wild from farm raised visually, I have always had a hard time with. Ask the expert what he sees that makes your fish farm raised.
If your fish was a fry when it was collected, and raised its entire life in captivity. How could he not tell that? When wild red devils, with he big lips are collected in the wild, the lose their "wild Look" in captivity. Could this happen with P bass? I think it is possible. For anyone to flat tell you that your fish is farm raised, is ridiculous.
Good luck with your wild fish.
reverse;2016408; said:If you know for a fact he is wild, then he is. This being able to tell wild from farm raised visually, I have always had a hard time with. Ask the expert what he sees that makes your fish farm raised.
If your fish was a fry when it was collected, and raised its entire life in captivity. How could he not tell that? When wild red devils, with he big lips are collected in the wild, the lose their "wild Look" in captivity. Could this happen with P bass? I think it is possible. For anyone to flat tell you that your fish is farm raised, is ridiculous.
Good luck with your wild fish.

bOOsteN aUdI;2017608; said:i been around before chad and scott.. i been around since red1.. jarian and brian scott and i been on alot of other forums myself for years. bro grow up.. your the only one that bust my chops about this.. quite a few people here will back me up...i have own cichla alot longer then 6 years and they are the only fish i keep and i only collect wild ones. you eventually gain an eye, and yes there are methods to i.d.ing ....use the search button and you will see alot of post by me that helps explain how to i.d.wild cichla from farmies. i only see you post here once and a blue yet everytime you always give me a problem..suck up your b.s. pride and maybe you will learn a thing or too.
