Orino breeding age?
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i would say mine are a year old.. they are 10.5 and 11.5 inches and they have already started breeding patterns... moving gravel away from the rocks and will not let any other fish go near it
Bogwoodbruce;2735148; said:
this is about right there are cases were htey breed at a younger ages and smaller sizes as well.
Thats true,,,, but i reckon it would even be a bit older than that in wild fishHigh City Rida;2735251; said:
I believe Cichla temensis takes the longest to sexually mature, and that's at 14 months...so I assume C. orinocensis is the same as C. ocellaris @ about 10-12 months. There's documentation on the Internet of the ages at which some Cichla mature. You'll have to "google" it.
Mine bred for the first time at 2 years of age, but killed 3 females during the year previous, so....who knows
Mine bred for the first time at 2 years of age, but killed 3 females during the year previous, so....who knows
Brian Scott;2735354; said:I believe Cichla temensis takes the longest to sexually mature, and that's at 14 months...so I assume C. orinocensis is the same as C. ocellaris @ about 10-12 months. There's documentation on the Internet of the ages at which some Cichla mature. You'll have to "google" it.
Mine bred for the first time at 2 years of age, but killed 3 females during the year previous, so....who knows
Wow all from the breeding process? That is discouraging. So it was the third female that you had success with? Don't mean to derail this thread sorry to the OP.
I'll PM ya...I also wanna ask you about the pinima in your avatar anywayHigh City Rida;2735371; said:
If you lost some females i would hate to risk breeding them 
Especially with just how stunning an orino is...... or any cichla species for that matter
Especially with just how stunning an orino is...... or any cichla species for that matter