just got my 12" female tapajos II

[cavallino]

it's not really used to its new environment yet... give it a while.. should turn redder.. :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/image07.jpg

[redtailfool]

very nice ! keep us updated

[thamunsta]

pretty cool fish id like to see them in full colour how much did they cost yah ??

[shovelnose]

i thought females had the spot on their dorsal fins and males on their caudal but i could be mistaken :feedback:

[cavallino]

pretty cool fish id like to see them in full colour how much did they cost yah ??

hmmm. around US$180... yah.. i'm waiting for it to strutt its stuff too.... :drool:

[Peanut_Power]

Shweet pike yaz got there bro!! Lugubris pikes totally rock. Very nice pick up there. Shes gorgeous. My xingu I female really colored up once she hit 10"...got the white outline on the dorsal fin...and BRIGHT red stomach. You got a mate for her? She is rather large...lol...if you do i hope they pair up aight. As for the spot in the dorsla fin...that isn't so much a fact for Lugubris pikes as it is for Saxatilis pikes. Lugubris pikes females generally are smaller, and in my opinion more colorful. They get the bright red stomachs and in most species get white lining on the dorsal fin. Anyway, drop your pH to about 6.5 if it isn't there already and give her a cooler water change...she'll color up NICELY. Cheers,
Jer

[Peanut_Power]

Ack! Where is the edit button...lol...didn't mean to post that twice...sheesh...I am a little confused by this forum...lol...not completely the same as the other ones...i'm a learning though! Umm...GREAT PIKE!! :D

[cavallino]

Shweet pike yaz got there bro!! Lugubris pikes totally rock. Very nice pick up there. Shes gorgeous. My xingu I female really colored up once she hit 10"...got the white outline on the dorsal fin...and BRIGHT red stomach. You got a mate for her? She is rather large...lol...if you do i hope they pair up aight. As for the spot in the dorsla fin...that isn't so much a fact for Lugubris pikes as it is for Saxatilis pikes. In Lugubris pikes, such as Crenicichla marmorata, lenticulata, xingu's, and the tapajos just to name a few, both the male and the female have the caudual fin spot. Also, Lugubris females are generally are smaller, and in my opinion more colorful. They get the bright red stomachs and in most species get white lining on the dorsal fin. Anyway, drop your pH to about 6.5 if it isn't there already and give her a cooler water change...she'll color up NICELY. Cheers,
Jer

LOL... dun worry about the multiple posts! :)

thanks, that was informative.. i'll check my pH again.... do you cramp the tank with hiding spaces? i have but just one huge piece of driftwood with java ferns on it..

ooooo.... you have the xingu I???? :drool: could you please post some pictures?!

[Steve_89]

Great looking fish. I would love to see it with full coloration.

[aapl76]

LOL... dun worry about the multiple posts! :)

thanks, that was informative.. i'll check my pH again.... do you cramp the tank with hiding spaces? i have but just one huge piece of driftwood with java ferns on it..

ooooo.... you have the xingu I???? :drool: could you please post some pictures?!

great looking fish brudder....me looking for a tapajos for a berry long time already.... :cry:

btw, pardon me...i might be wrong....it looks more like a female cobra pike than a tapajos....

[Peanut_Power]

I dunno...female Cobras are red...completely....this one doesn't really look like a cobra pike to me. Could be. I'm still a little skeptical about it being female though....need a better picture. I've never really seen the tapajos...only seen xingu's....which is kewl. It would be good to put in some more hiding places. Hollow logs, PVC, drift wood, just things to break up the tank and terriroties. Pikes are extremely aggressive when it comes to other pikes if they aren't paired up. Luckily though, pikes go by the theory, outa sight, outa mind. So if the other pike can get away and out of sight, it generally won't be bothered. Problem with this is that the picked on pike will hide a lot...and possibly not eat.
I wish I could post pictures of my xingu I pair...they were pimp. I almost think they were actually xingu III from the way that my female looked. Anyway, they were just pimp, almost got them to breed for me a couple of times....which is awesome cuz Lugubris pikes are really hard to breed...lol. BUT I went away for a few days and my parents decided they wanted to feed some live fish to them cuz they were kewl to watch. Well, turns out the feeders had ich...by the time i got back the whole tank was overrun and there was no way for me to save them. Lost 4 fish to that...to say the least i was not happy. Large tank, low pH, soft water, and plenty of hiding places and your pike(s) will be lookin awesome!

Just a little eye candy for yaz...in a couple of weeks I will be hopefully gettin some of these bad boys, Crenicichla marmorata....been trying to get them for several years...finally my dream will come true!! :D http://images.google.com/images?q=Crenicichla%20marmorata&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wi

[aapl76]

i thought tapajos will have white linings on the finnages and a black spot near the gills???? :feedback:

[Peanut_Power]

There are so many variants of tapajos out there...tapajos red, tapajos, all sorts. Chances are though, that that is a male...cuz females get the white on the dorsal and i don't see any white on that one yet. Even my xingu whatever female had white on her dorsal at 8"....so yeah....if it is 12" already..probably is a male. My female maxed out at 10"....chances are it might not even be tapajos...may even be a type of xingu....which is still awesome! I can't say though, cuz i really haven't seen all the pikes out there and you can go by pictures all the time.

[aapl76]

There are so many variants of tapajos out there...tapajos red, tapajos, all sorts. Chances are though, that that is a male...cuz females get the white on the dorsal and i don't see any white on that one yet. Even my xingu whatever female had white on her dorsal at 8"....so yeah....if it is 12" already..probably is a male. My female maxed out at 10"....chances are it might not even be tapajos...may even be a type of xingu....which is still awesome! I can't say though, cuz i really haven't seen all the pikes out there and you can go by pictures all the time.

great!!!! :cheers: humble to the max.... :)

[cavallino]

great looking fish brudder....me looking for a tapajos for a berry long time already.... :cry:

btw, pardon me...i might be wrong....it looks more like a female cobra pike than a tapajos....

blahder.. i could be wrong lah.. but it was sold to me as tat.. :grinno:

you wan? :)

[aapl76]

blahder.. i could be wrong lah.. but it was sold to me as tat.. :grinno:

you wan? :)

Ooooo i ccccccc.....abt $300? from where brudder? arks or CF?

[cavallino]

Ooooo i ccccccc.....abt $300? from where brudder? arks or CF?

yup.... from CF bro..... :)

[aapl76]

yup.... from CF bro..... :)

Ooooo so you are the one who tabao the tapajos.....kekekee....

[sen_jie]

looks fierce.. i bet under ur care, the colour will return in no time.

[cavallino]

looks fierce.. i bet under ur care, the colour will return in no time.

i hope so too, bro.. :cheers:

[Peanut_Power]

WHOA!! you paid how much!?! $300? If so you got ripped bro!!

[sleepyflight]

Jeff has those on his site also and I don't think they even sell close to that. I've also got two of the Xingu 1's (orange pike) and they're freeking awesome. Love your pike too....I want more pikes!!!!

[fishnthings]

cool looking fish, ive never seen one before. do u know where i could get ahold of one?

[Kutty]

Nice fish! Give it color-enhancing pellets (if it accepts them) and freeze-dried krill to improve the color.