Orinos and ????

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crager44

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Have 2 grow out orinos in a 45g 3" or so from Shark Aquarium. I ordered 3 more 2 week ago. Well. 2 died. Water was cold on arrival. The lone survivor looks different than the 2 that died. He survived fine and is eating pellets like crazy. very aggressive p-bass! he is in a 10g by himself ( he is about 2") until he gets big enough to go with the 2 Orinos. Question is, what is he? You will notice a thin black line extending all the way through the tail. ( I think that rules out Orino?) He is gold with a reddish hue. Very faint blotches on side. Most of the time you can't see them. Any ideas? I included pics of the 2 orinos also

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I want to say that it is a farm hybrid but theres always the chance that it could be something else.
 
doesnt shark aq. brings in actually rare wild stuff once in a while? dunno..... but i like that much red showing on its tail , it got some potentials ;)
 
Shark Aquarium says they are wild caught out of Columbia. What else could it be? It's whole body, mostly the head, is getting a reddish hue. (Doesn't show well in pics.
 
Could be something special. Which what was he ordered as? BTW, how much is shipping from them if you did ship?
 
Whats that amonia meter? Does that keep a constant track of the amonia levels without buying test kits all the time.
 
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