Orino's

[High City Rida]

I have one of each or the same sp. that looks completely different ither way. When you find some you better jump all over it. I had to wait a full year before I got mine and I will never sell them ever! I searched high and low for them all but I got em'. (Sorry guy's I am not posting any pic's for a while) besides you guy's have a good idea from the pics already posted the differences just sit a compare and I am sure you will all figure it out.

 

[Nexxus]

You know the difference and you won't tell us.....WOW

 

[High City Rida]

You know the difference and you won't tell us.....WOW

It's not that I know the difference. It's that I see the variation. I had to to look and see for myself. You see the three blothces with circle's is one and the other is the thin lined blotches if that make's sense. I felt the same way you do when I was told this but no matter how much discription I give you have to see it to really understand it. Trust me my Orino came on the same day. Until recently they looked a like in many way's. It wasn't till about a month ago that I noticed the change's. My theroy is still weak so I am unable to explain it 100% with out a doubt. You got remember man I am still learning myself. But I can say that over time and as your stock increases and your experience advance's you will see the difference's as well. Sorry i couldn't be of more help. I was confused when it was put to me this way as well but over time I understood.


Nexxus I would think you would be in a better position to decifer the diffrences for us because you have raised and kept this sp. for a longer time then most of us. Am I correct?

 

[Nexxus]

Ok so if you look at jcardonas it looks like a ven and if you look at mine it has more of the colombian circle look? Is that what your talking about?

 

[High City Rida]

Ok so if you look at jcardonas it looks like a ven and if you look at mine it has more of the colombian circle look? Is that what your talking about?

Yes but this is just my weak theroy!

 

[Cichlidgeek]

Guys,
All orinos, regardless of where they were collected, are highly variable. I disagree that any one person can distinguish a Colombian orino from a Venezuelan orino simply based on appearance. And don't forget that many of the orinos exported from Colombia were actually collected in VZ. That has been a widely known fact for many years. I am quite surprised that no one else has mentioned that (as far as I know).
Hope that helps calm they hysteria a little.
--Brian

 

[jcardona1]

Guys,
All orinos, regardless of where they were collected, are highly variable. I disagree that any one person can distinguish a Colombian orino from a Venezuelan orino simply based on appearance. And don't forget that many of the orinos exported from Colombia were actually collected in VZ. That has been a widely known fact for many years. I am quite surprised that no one else has mentioned that (as far as I know).
Hope that helps calm they hysteria a little.
--Brian

so i guess the only answer is there is no answer? lol. we should just be happy that we were able to get our hands on some awesome orinos. who cares whey the came from!!!!!

 

[Nexxus]

Party pooper..

You font see many colombians tho. Like the one in your avatar brian.

I have kept orinos for about 6 months high. I am still learning aswell. But orinos are my grail

 

[Cichlidgeek]

so i guess the only answer is there is no answer? lol. we should just be happy that we were able to get our hands on some awesome orinos. who cares whey the came from!!!!!

Well, yes and no. Listen to me carefully please:
Let's say you have a 200-gallon tank and you buy 6 orinos from Rapps and he says they are from the Rio Atabapo, Colombia. Then you buy 6 more from Rich at IF, and he says they are from the Rio Orinoco, VZ. You put the VZ ones in another 200-gallon tank. You grow both groups in their respective tanks up for one year.
At the end of the year....some from each tank will look like each other from a different tank. The more you have the more variation you get. Why do I know this? I did it

 

[High City Rida]

Guys,
All orinos, regardless of where they were collected, are highly variable. I disagree that any one person can distinguish a Colombian orino from a Venezuelan orino simply based on appearance. And don't forget that many of the orinos exported from Colombia were actually collected in VZ. That has been a widely known fact for many years. I am quite surprised that no one else has mentioned that (as far as I know).
Hope that helps calm they hysteria a little.
--Brian

I would agree and the point I was making is that I see the differences in my OWN tanks no one else's period. I beleive that the batch of Orinos that we recieved were collected from more then one area and kept together before shipped out. So I possiably got two different sp because of the storage of many Orino's and then shipping them all under one banner. I don't even Id cichla anymore for anyone. I just make sure I got what I want so I can continue my OWN education. This is also why I buy my Cichla one at a time now just to see the variation's of the same sp. hopefully.