Umbee? Cichlid ID

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Modest_Man;4613698; said:
How the hell does someone screw up umbee with ornatus? Who the hell even gets a 9-10" ornatus in to a LFS?

Jeff Rapps is the only one I've seen with ornatus this size, and his 7-8" are $175 and 13" is $350 USD.

Since you're in oregon you can just long drive here in bc and pick a ornatus for $100-$130. Talk to Charlse Lam. He brought in two before the other one was just 8". He might get more but not sure.
 
Well he doesn't seem that reputable if he mixes up a $40-50 umbee with a $175-200 ornatus.

I'm just astounded I guess that a dealer would drop the money on an ornatus and then not be able to ID it.
 
Modest_Man;4613718; said:
Well he doesn't seem that reputable if he mixes up a $40-50 umbee with a $175-200 ornatus.

I'm just astounded I guess that a dealer would drop the money on an ornatus and then not be able to ID it.

Well it's a good deal for me. :D Don't really care about the price I pay as long as I get my fish. Well I just talk to him again and he's bringing me (Hopefully), a True Umbee, black nasty and pair of red terror.
 
that's a ornatum , there is some at my lfs right now . im getting some next year . those fish grow pretty big so im waiting . i hope i get to it . that one is nice . rapps has pics up on his home page too ...
 
ralph3545g;4613769; said:
that's a ornatum , there is some at my lfs right now . im getting some next year . those fish grow pretty big so im waiting . i hope i get to it . that one is nice . rapps has pics up on his home page too ...

How big do they grow?
 
snow;4613850; said:
Nice fish you have there king el. Cichlids are awsome. No matter what I keep I will always have alteast one cichlid laying around. Power feed this guy to get him big.
Charles is a legit seller, everyone makes mistakes.

Yep aggree. He may not be a cichlid specialist but he get just about anything.
 
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