Wild Caught Ex-Cichlasoma Ornatum

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Here are my largest Ornatums that im trying to pair out. the male is 6"+ and the female is 5"+ These are Wild and were brought in by Umbeeking about a month ago. they are settling in and coloring up nicley:grinno: I have 7 others that ill be saving to pair out if these two dont work but i may get lucky. ive had these two for less than a month and they are already showing signs of interest, So ive got my fingers crossed. I have them in a 75g divided, i feed them NLS, krill pellets, color pellets, massivore, market shrimp, and talapia. the Male is very interactive with me and not afraid at all:D Well only time will tell with the pairing.

I also want to thank Chris for these beautiful specimans:) So here is my first video of the potential pair.

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wow bro... i really hope you get them to pair out and SPAWN!!!!!!!! We really need someone to spawn these babies on a regular!
 
thank you guys:) ill do what i can and hopefully i can pull it off. Im going to pull the divider here in a few so ill take some vids and post later if all goes well:)
 
Ctrl_Alt_Dlt said:
man! I knew I shouldnt have looked on this msg board. I am in awe of a pair of those now.
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LOL:) thanks bro, just wait till i post the new vid that i took a lil while ago when i pulled the divider. I still have my work cut out for me with these two but the male showed me a really nice color pattern
 
polomax24 said:
Nice fish! One of the few CA cichlids I haven't kept in the past.
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Thank you, these two are part of my second group ive ever owned. the first groupw is still under 3.5":( the second is 4-6"+:) Ive had a hell of a time sexing these, im not even a 100% sure with these two. i did vent but i sometimes doubt myself lol hopefully i was right with these two. i do know the larger one is male 100% im just a lil hesitant about the female. Oh well im enjoying them anyway and this is all part of my learning expirience:)
 
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