ACA 2009 Trophy Pikes

[MTN PIKE]

First in Pike class ~ Cr. tapajos II 'Cobra' female (also 1st last year!), she also won People's Choice (first time for a Pike). 2nd in class was our Tapajos I female. A friend won 3rd with her Cr. dorsocellata - a very nice showfish! This makes six years running that we've won first in the Pike class, we're honored and very proud of our fish.

The convention was alotta fun, very well organized - our thanks to the GCAS for all their hard work. My wife finally won best of show with our Tomocichla asfraci! We brought 35 showfish, won 18 trophies overall, making the long drive from Denver to Cincy very worthwhile....

[Davey_8313]

Congrats man, awesome pikes. They look great.

[Angler]

Congratulations on 18 trophies! When are you gonna have a meet so those of us who didn't make in to Cinci can see your fish?:naughty:

[BRYANT MONSTER]

Congrats!

[msjinkzd]

they were breathtaking in person. Congrats again!

[dogofwar]

Dan-Ye's fish are amazing. She takes such amazing care of them.

Can you post some pics of your missioneira?

Matt

[Conner]

That third pike down is a stunner!!! I wish I could get ahold of one that quality... :drool:

[danny2875]

very nice pike!

[lostnight]

Very cool pike cichlids, first time I've seen some of those in person.:cool-1:

[BigPic]

You did a great job raising show fish! She certainly got her exercise going back and forth to the front to get all of the trophies! Congrats :D

[Peanut_Power]

Still confused how the female sp. 'tap II' won over the female sp. 'tap I'. She just looks more vibratant and red in comparison. Judges each have their own preferences though I suppose.

Congrats on the wins. :) Well deserved, and well represented in the Crenicichla.

Just how many pikes were going against you guys? LoL Next time one is close I'll throw in a little competition for ya. hahaha

[jgentry]

Still confused how the female sp. 'tap II' won over the female sp. 'tap I'. She just looks more vibratant and red in comparison. Judges each have their own preferences though I suppose.

Congrats on the wins. :) Well deserved, and well represented in the Crenicichla.

Just how many pikes were going against you guys? LoL Next time one is close I'll throw in a little competition for ya. hahaha

The pictures don't do the tapajos II any justice. The colors on it were simply amazing in person. The Atabapo I was nice, but when you walked up to the pike section the atabapo II instantly jumped out at you with it's stunning colors. There was also a nice Johanna but it seemed a little stressed all week. It looked it's best the first day it was there then seemed to fade some as the weekend went by.

[dogofwar]

The water in Cinci was BRUTAL to soft water fish... or even hard water fish that weren't used to swimming in liquid rock.

Judging fish shows is tough: how much of the scoring should be based on how well/badly the fish reacts to being in a completely un-natural, uncomfortable environment? Opinions vary...



There was also a nice Johanna but it seemed a little stressed all week. It looked it's best the first day it was there then seemed to fade some as the weekend went by.

[jgentry]

The water in Cinci was BRUTAL to soft water fish... or even hard water fish that weren't used to swimming in liquid rock.

Judging fish shows is tough: how much of the scoring should be based on how well/badly the fish reacts to being in a completely un-natural, uncomfortable environment? Opinions vary...

Yeah, the water did not help a lot of the fish. There were some real unhappy fish in the show room. The CA's seemed pretty happy though. It was definately a challenge for the sellers and people showing fish. Everything I bought made it home alive and well though.

[MTN PIKE]

The water in Cinci was BRUTAL to soft water fish... or even hard water fish that weren't used to swimming in liquid rock.

Judging fish shows is tough: how much of the scoring should be based on how well/badly the fish reacts to being in a completely un-natural, uncomfortable environment? Opinions vary...

Matt:
you are right about that, most of my fish were looking better at home than in the show, the water was brutal for most of my fish, the last two days in the ACA, I just hope they can live than win the price.Will try to contact you this weekend, thank you again for the nice words.
Dan Ye-Jennings

[dogofwar]

Glad to hear, Dan-Ye!

Mine were instantly happier as well when they were back in their tanks...

Take care,
Matt

Matt:
you are right about that, most of my fish were looking better at home than in the show, the water was brutal for most of my fish, the last two days in the ACA, I just hope they can live than win the price.Will try to contact you this weekend, thank you again for the nice words.
Dan Ye-Jennings

[MTN PIKE]

Thanks Everyone! Y'all know pikes are my passion - am lucky my wife is such a primo fishkeeper (I'm just a bucket-boy, hah ha).

You did a great job raising show fish! She certainly got her exercise going back and forth to the front to get all of the trophies! Congrats :D

Even buffered the show tank water was Rough, - - - our rhytisma went belly-up in his showtank, some other showfish died, and a friend's big amarillo died on the way home. We had only 1 causality on the trip home, it's really amazing the fish tolerate the journey, the stress at the show (people + camera flashes), and NO FOOD for over a week. I encourage more people to bring Show Fish, it can be done! More people should join the ACA ~ it's a great club with members passionate about their cichlids.

We brought 6 enties for the Pike class, there were about a dozen pikes overall. Let's see some more entries next year from the Creni Crew...!

[dogofwar]

I'm so sorry to hear about your losses - going to the lengths that you guys do to display your fish. But it really makes a difference!

I have a secret weapon for the pike class. Hint: it's like a pike but stays really small :) I have one that I've been growing out for almost 2 years and he seems to be maxing out at about 3"!

Take care,
Matt

Thanks Everyone! Y'all know pikes are my passion - am lucky my wife is such a primo fishkeeper (I'm just a bucket-boy, hah ha).



Even buffered the show tank water was Rough, - - - our rhytisma went belly-up in his showtank, some other showfish died, and a friend's big amarillo died on the way home. We had only 1 causality on the trip home, it's really amazing the fish tolerate the journey, the stress at the show (people + camera flashes), and NO FOOD for over a week. I encourage more people to bring Show Fish, it can be done! More people should join the ACA ~ it's a great club with members passionate about their cichlids.

We brought 6 enties for the Pike class, there were about a dozen pikes overall. Let's see some more entries next year from the Creni Crew...!

[MTN PIKE]

I have a secret weapon for the pike class. Hint: it's like a pike but stays really small :) I have one that I've been growing out for almost 2 years and he seems to be maxing out at about 3"!



We really hope they're more entries next year, people are liking the Creni's more every year, they are the ultimate cichlids!

Some bad news - One more showfish died!!- - we're bummed but Life goes on ... the older fish don't recover from shock as well. We picked up some nice fish @ the show, 6 new pikes ~ YES....

[MTN PIKE]

NEW PIKES :

Cr. dorsocellata ( 3rd in show - a friend gave us ! )
Cr. regani
Cr. anthurus (2)
Cr. punctata 'blue 33'
Cr. lenticulata
Cr. atabapo I

currently over twenty Pike species ! We luv 'em....

[darth pike]

Nice, what race is the regani?

[BigPic]

Cr. anthurus (2)

That is an AWESOME creni! I had a group of 6 years ago, will always be a fav! I haven't seen 'em since. . . too bad! Any pics of thww new stuff?

[MTN PIKE]

Nice, what race is the regani?

don't know - but he's over 6"... large for regani!

Hi Ray ~ too bad we didn't meet up @ the ACA, I wanted to see "Big Pic".
The anthurus are great, we've had them twice before, hope to grow one of these into a primo ShowFish...!

[BigPic]

I'm sorry we didn't meet up either, I'm sure that you saw me :D I was walking around with the stupid Canada hat with bells - I wasn't the tattooed up one LOL Get some pics up of them. I didn't even think to see what pikes were floating around for sale there!

[gomezladdams]

Thanks for the photos.Awesome fish,wish I could have been there.

[ProblEmZ]

Congratz on the wins and placings. Would love to see pic's of those other pikes you've just acquired. Thanks for sharing.

[hagaskins]

Very nice pikes! I never seen any tha size. Pretty cool, what do they eat and what are goog tank mates for pikes

[MTN PIKE]

I'm sorry we didn't meet up either, I'm sure that you saw me :D I was walking around with the stupid Canada hat with bells - I wasn't the tattooed up one LOL Get some pics up of them. I didn't even think to see what pikes were floating around for sale there!

Yeah I saw you guys - great Hats! Spencer had his on for a while. Part of what makes the ACA annual meets so great is some of the people from all over the world! We met two guys from Australia, they probably get the longest distance travled award....

Thx for all the nice comments folks, we'll post more pics later. We're hoping to bring some new surprises for the pike class next year.
{{Matt ~ bring on your Mini!}}
Enjoy what's left of Summer, ... 'stay fishy' my friends ...