Trophs !!! Maybe???

[moganman]

Half and half. Lol. I just bought 22 F1 Ikola lol.

[LordBarron7692]

I can't wait but don't want to rush it gotta let tank cycle before adding fish so I'm thinking three to five weeks hopefully

[moganman]

Just get used media

[LordBarron7692]

oh yeah I forgot about that

[moganman]

Buy Kiko's wet dry. That's my go to filter. Perfect for high bio load.

[mistahoo]

Buy Kiko's wet dry. That's my go to filter. Perfect for high bio load.

+1 It's cheap and already cycled! You could even grab the canisters he has too! Then you could put the fish in the tank instead of waiting.

[LordBarron7692]

hmmm go idea one more question is it really that big a difference between wild caught and f1 or f2 I mean I know what the difference is but why are some many people that concerned just curious

[SunnyHouTX]

Having kept WC, and F1/F2/TR, I'd say go F1/F2 for less $$ and headaches. Only get a WC colony if it's been around locally for a while. Getting a colony from the lake is a different beast to deal with when something goes bad and is similar to flushing wads of cash down the toilet.

On a physical appearance level, F1/F2/TR have better finnage and look uniform compared to WC.

[LordBarron7692]

ahhh ok was just curious

[mistahoo]

hmmm go idea one more question is it really that big a difference between wild caught and f1 or f2 I mean I know what the difference is but why are some many people that concerned just curious

Not much of a difference besides what Sunny said about flushing wads of cash. If F1, F2 and TR were raised in a fairly large tank with consistent feeding, they could put on some size to match a WC troph. Some people even label F1,F2,TR as WC once they are big enough to make more $$. I would just buy F1 or F2 to save yourself some time and money.

[SunnyHouTX]

Yeah, my 14 - 16 month old F1 Moliros are pushing 3.5" - 4". Should be pretty much maxed out in a couple of years.

[LordBarron7692]

sounds good thanks for the info

[mistahoo]

So what are you planning on going with? Or still undecided?

[SunnyHouTX]

No pressure huh, Steve?

[mistahoo]

No pressure huh, Steve?

LOL! It's just interesting seeing what trophs people go with!