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lostnight

08-03-2009, 11:11 PM

My little xingu went from this......
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n174/lostnight/cichlids/2xingu11-21-07001.jpg

.....to this.........
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n174/lostnight/IMG_0635.jpg

........to this..........
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n174/lostnight/cichlids/aca09024.jpg

Maybe I should have taken her to the ACA Show, would have been easy. But the competition in this class was brutal.

edburress

08-03-2009, 11:24 PM

I always enjoy development pictures, beautiful pike!

devder1

08-03-2009, 11:31 PM

wtf is that all of the same fish? the last one looks a lil different lol

lostnight

08-03-2009, 11:55 PM

I always enjoy development pictures, beautiful pike! Thanks, she did have a little period of time between the second and 3rd photo when she was relatively drab, then her adult colors started coming in.

wtf is that all of the same fish? the last one looks a lil different lol Yep, same fish, I've only bought one orange pike cichlid in my life. A lot of the pike cichlids will undergo some major color changes during the course of their lives, but not all species will see such a dramatic transformation.

Peanut_Power

08-04-2009, 10:27 AM

Gorgeous!! Now thats what I'm talkin about!!! I tell you what, sp. 'xingu I' is still one of the more attractive Crenicichla available!!!

Thanks for the photo progression, that was superbly done!! You'd taken great care of her!! :) Get her a male, and watch those colors POP! :)

BTW...you should have totally taken her to the ACA. She would have definitely given them a run for their money. You can't beat the contrast and colors of an adult female sp. 'xingu I'.

Hadrian

08-04-2009, 11:45 AM

yeah i gotta agree with peanut...there are very few xingu 1s that are raised healthy to adult colors...but when they are they are truly beautiful! none other has such a thick bright white line on the dorsal, the cherry red of their bellies and the greenish yellow skin ---real lovelies when full grown

Diskboy12

08-04-2009, 12:04 PM

OMG, where did you get here, I want one mad bad now....gorgeous fish

lostnight

08-04-2009, 5:26 PM

Gorgeous!! Now thats what I'm talkin about!!! I tell you what, sp. 'xingu I' is still one of the more attractive Crenicichla available!!!

Thanks for the photo progression, that was superbly done!! You'd taken great care of her!! :) Get her a male, and watch those colors POP! :)

BTW...you should have totally taken her to the ACA. She would have definitely given them a run for their money. You can't beat the contrast and colors of an adult female sp. 'xingu I'. Thanks for the comments. Would love to get her together with a male, not sure that I could make tank space though, she is still in the 90 with my breeding pair of Caquetaia spectabilis, they get alone fine. But a pair of Xingus wouldn't fit with the specs, and I expect my Xingu to outgrow the 90 eventually on her own. If I could find someone within driving distance with a mature male, I would consider loaning her out, make some babies, and some good photo ops. She rarely gets feeders, maybe twice a year if I see danios on sale very cheap. Mostly it's NLF floating pellets, Hikari Cichlid Bio-Gold, Hikari Food Sticks, and krill.

Maybe I will take her to the ACA in Milwaukee next year, or a local show if I find any.

yeah i gotta agree with peanut...there are very few xingu 1s that are raised healthy to adult colors...but when they are they are truly beautiful! none other has such a thick bright white line on the dorsal, the cherry red of their bellies and the greenish yellow skin ---real lovelies when full grown Thanks, I also love the contrasting colors. Glad I got a female, that's what I was hoping for.

OMG, where did you get here, I want one mad bad now....gorgeous fish At Aquarium Adventure in Columbus, Ohio. They had a tankful of juvies at one time, but they must have went fast, I haven't seen any since. I make the trip out there about twice a year.

Diskboy12

08-04-2009, 5:30 PM

They have another Aquarium Adventure in Long Island I believe, maybe I should pay a visit.....;]

Peanut_Power

08-04-2009, 5:37 PM

Yeah, I wouldn't advise trying to pair her up in a tank of that size. Really, might be kinda dangerous. Hard to pair up pikes enough as it is, hit and miss at best. Maybe one day in a big enough of a tank eh? :)

Definitely bring her to the next ACA. I'm sure Don and Jon will enjoy a little competition! LoL!

I'm actually surprised there were no Cren. celidochilus at the ACA. Or were they there and just no pictures?!

lostnight

08-04-2009, 6:33 PM

Yeah, I wouldn't advise trying to pair her up in a tank of that size. Really, might be kinda dangerous. Hard to pair up pikes enough as it is, hit and miss at best. Maybe one day in a big enough of a tank eh? :)

Definitely bring her to the next ACA. I'm sure Don and Jon will enjoy a little competition! LoL!

I'm actually surprised there were no Cren. celidochilus at the ACA. Or were they there and just no pictures?!

I would love to get another large aquarium, my biggest is a 150. I've never bred pikes before, want to try it someday. But lately I've been putting money into my dirtbikes, that's eating my aquarium money fast. I tend to go through phases though, they always cycle around.

I don't recall seeing any celidophus there, but they did have some smaller (maybe less mature?) pikes that weren't as colored up as some of the bigger ones, and I don't remember all the names of them. So many fish to see.