Hah
I dont drink. Me and my friends who hang out here all the time write band names and random things on the table... didnt even notice what was in the picture when I posted it...
Sorry for your loss.
I don't know if this is true for cichlids but with catfish if you don't give them enough food and there own hiding space they will get mean.
The pike had a few PVC pipes, big driftwood pile, and a huge fake plant in there for that very reason.
I feel like maybe the ctenopoma startled the pike, or somehow got on the pike's nerves without meaning to, and... yeah. I'd never seen a single sign of aggression between them at all. I did feed them separately, though. They seemed to just stay out of eachothers' way... oh well... lucky pike, she has the tank all to herself now.