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Optimist
03-15-2009, 7:30 PM
Hey guys! Here are some updated pictures of my newest pike Crenicichla cf. iguapina. She's colored up a bit and now has a nice orange belly and a greenish tint on her cheeks. She's fattening up a lot too, since she is finally accepting pellets.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r198/Opti7/IMG_5852.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r198/Opti7/IMG_5774.jpg
Tyranocichla
03-16-2009, 9:42 AM
That's a very beautiful Pike!! :)
Optimist
03-16-2009, 5:53 PM
That's a very beautiful Pike!! :)
Thanks!
killerfish
03-16-2009, 6:11 PM
Very nice pike where'd you score that pretty girl at
Peanut_Power
03-22-2009, 10:34 PM
Now thats a whole lotta fun pike! You done good!!!! :D
famous323
03-22-2009, 10:39 PM
What’s the common name for these guys!
cichlid fiend
03-23-2009, 1:05 AM
very nice
Optimist
03-23-2009, 6:35 PM
Thanks for the comments everyone!
Very nice pike where'd you score that pretty girl at
I got her at SharkAquarium about a month ago. They had one more at the time...another female I think.
What’s the common name for these guys!
As far as I know, there is no common name. Crenicichla iguapina was only described in 2006, and only a few have made their way into the hobby. Vin Kutty helped to indentify the species as Crenicichla cf. iguapina.
BigPic
03-30-2009, 11:07 PM
Looks a lot like Vittata that we saw in nortern Uruguay! Looks GREAT!
dogofwar
03-31-2009, 9:42 AM
"Crenicichla cf. iguapina" means that it's like...but not exactly...C. iguapina (per the holotype).
There from Argentina, I think. Any idea where it was collected?
Beautiful fish!
Matt
Optimist
03-31-2009, 1:43 PM
"Crenicichla cf. iguapina" means that it's like...but not exactly...C. iguapina (per the holotype).
There from Argentina, I think. Any idea where it was collected?
Beautiful fish!
Matt
Thank you. I don't know where it was collected...I can only make educated guesses. Apparently the real C. iguapina comes from Sao Paulo in southern Brazil, but who knows how widespread the species is.