To DIESELMACK

[Copeina]

Our wild-caught shipments of larger individuals (5-10") will occasionally have intestinal worms. It is usually a fatal condition by the time they arrive. Watch for worms protruding from the anus of the fish and immediately treat it with whatever deworming meds available to you.

The worms seem to be spread only through consumption, so isolation of the infected individual can usually save the rest.

Once they are settled in, they are great fish and generally hardy.

Good luck!
/Kris

 

[mjuniorc]

this one is a bit old.... but for all the newcomers... here is some good info!!!

 

[Opiate]

aww yea another soon to be cichla owner!! u'll love em rumble, my 3 lil tems devour 30 barbs in a matter of mins!! great fish! make sure u post pics as soon as u get em!

 

[soggysandwich]

The reason for saying that is young pbass are fragile and contract ich rather easily...which for young pbass can be fatal. Once they are past the 5" mark they get pretty tuff. One key is keeping youngins at a temp of 82-84*F and I have even kept them around a steady 86*-remember that in the wild youngin pbass stay to the shallows which in south american waters is quite warm in temperature. If you nip the ich issues and keep them unstressed and well fed you should have no problems with them....but alot of people have problems and give up on them altogether before they can really experience cichla in full force....once you keep them and witness the lightning fast water blowing eating machines....you'll never turn back
Keep the temp up and keep em growing fast untill they are putting good size on and you'll be fine........good luck and let me know how it goes....cant get enough pbass pics ya know

you better believe it. just yesterday i was testing my water, and i put the glass tube into my tank and my pbass ripped it of my hand

 

[DIESELMACK]

here is an update of what the fry from my recent orinocensis breeding looks like now:
starting to look more like cichla now

 

[Tongue33]

Beautiful!!!

 

[Perch Jerker]

how did you breed those orino's? any secrets? i have been trying to breed my mono's, they have made a nest but that's it.

 

[mjuniorc]

they look good brotha... very good update....


-dmack-

 

[Cdog]

I only wish I could get some here. I've only seen them on the fishing shows and pictures. Good luck and great info. Cdog

 

[johnptc]

nice fry mack !!