View Full Version : NEEDING PEANUT-powers help, IS pike.
thatfishguy
10-19-2005, 7:05 PM
these are the new guys i got need id. on them no one in pet store knew, they tried telling me they are EELS i knew they were pikes right when i seen them.
thatfishguy
10-19-2005, 7:06 PM
sorry about the pics yes they are crappy i know.
bluedempsey
10-19-2005, 7:09 PM
looks like these
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8146
Mourinho18
10-19-2005, 7:57 PM
if you really want to get his attention next time, just start a thread that says your gonna be frying up some crenicichla xingu 3 or something, and he'll warp his way on over pretty quickly. :D
thatfishguy
10-19-2005, 8:04 PM
lol, he knows his stuff they are just ur normal venezula(spelling is off) there in with my belly crawler pike, i soo love my pikes. can't wait to get my 240 up an do just pikes......
Loubard
10-19-2005, 8:07 PM
Agree with bluedempsey.
Mourinho18
10-19-2005, 8:12 PM
i soo love my pikes. can't wait to get my 240 up an do just pikes......
hes definetely gonna fall in love with you now. :hearts:
:grinno:
Loubard
10-19-2005, 8:55 PM
I think there's a shipload of these pikes Spec. Venezula coming in about the last two weeks or so and I think there offical name might be :
Crenicichla strigata
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-2/12909/Copy%20of%20051016%20019.jpg
http://www.aquanet.de/privat/albering/Bilder/strigata-2.jpg
www.aquanet.de/privat/albering/venezuela.htm
Non of these is approved or information from a book ar something so maybe it's all crap and it remains a Crenicichla spec..
thatfishguy
10-19-2005, 9:49 PM
notice them to be really aggressive even at there small size. i got them dirt cheap soo.
Peanut_Power
10-19-2005, 11:36 PM
Crenicichla sp. 'venezuela' for sure man! They are gonna turn into NICE, CHUNKY beasts...lol....yup yup. They are a bit more aggressive of pikes though, specially when they hit subadult. Great personalities though! 240gal wit just pikes...:D...now your talkin! I'm doing one of my 125s that way and the 300gal that way as well. Woot! Just gonna start settin up pike tankz....hehe...
Loubard...if those are TRUE strigatas I will be impressed. A lotta fish come in labeled as strigatas and turn out to be something else...TRUE strigatas are HARD to get....;)...be interesting to see them as they get larger...the second picture is almost for sure venezuela though...;)
Caveman
10-19-2005, 11:45 PM
I use to have a huge Crenicichla sp. 'venezuela' it was easily 17-18". I put it in my freinds tank and it ate a few of his Hemichormis elongatus.
Peanut_Power
10-19-2005, 11:47 PM
LoL!! Yup, 'venezuela' gets BIG! Keep that in mind when you purchase them!! If you can't house a 2' foot fish...don't get it...;)
thatfishguy
10-20-2005, 12:52 AM
right now there really stressed. the pet store didnt have an heaters in tank an well DUH my tanks are heated. i can't wait to see what these guys look like, just glad my b/f likes pike like i do, so its easy to just have them.
joeytoe
10-20-2005, 1:00 AM
Nice Looking Pikes :thumbsup: :headbang2 , Id clean that filter intake though.
Peanut_Power
10-20-2005, 1:10 AM
Ur a chick? I'm sooo confused....lol...ur user handle says thatfishGUY...lol...oh well....learn sumptin new each day. I keep all my SA cichlids at 83 degrees min....so bump up your temp for the pikes, they will appreciated it....they should be pretty light colored, almost silver, as they get older they will get darker, then they will go into their subadult...then finally adult coloration. Kewl to watch, 'venezuela's color change isn't as dramatic as the other pikes, but still freakin kewl. They said they were eels? Geez...i wanna shop there! I could get soem wicked deals on some rare pikes! :D
thatfishguy
10-20-2005, 9:16 AM
yup, im a chick i made the mistake of letting hmi made the handle for this site.... since im the person mainly doing the fish stuff.
thatfishguy
10-20-2005, 9:19 AM
they were in my b/f lil brothers tank( i dont touch that) while i cleaned an did a water change in my tank. just can't leave them out cats are very noisey.....