What would be the best pike species to go in a 700g tank with clown loaches, a fire eel, a kelberi peacock bass, and large cichlids, like Oscars, Chocolates, Uaru, synspilum, Pearsei, Carpintus, Loiselle, etc.? Would not want it to be able to eat anything over 6-8 inches when full grown, would prefer it the be nice looking, not too very aggressive, and max out around 12in. Is there a pike that would fit this description? I love the look of Lents, but it sounds like they are mean, mean, mean!
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- Thread starter Quo Vadis
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Certain pike species are seasonal and dependent upon the country's exportation rules. Pick which one you like the best. Rapps had Tapajos Red earlier this year, andI haven't seen Xingus for sale in the last couple of years.
Here a few sites to check
http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/
http://www.freshwatertropicalfishonline.com/index.php (Tapajos II (aka cobra pike) is in stock right now)
http://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/index.php/fish
Here a few sites to check
http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/
http://www.freshwatertropicalfishonline.com/index.php (Tapajos II (aka cobra pike) is in stock right now)
http://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/index.php/fish
I say go for the Tapajos 1. They get tomato red and are a little less territorial than the lenticulata and marmorata. If you have $$$, a Zebrina would be nice to have, but they are really expensive.
Xingu have been out the market for a while.
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Xingu have been out the market for a while.
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Aquascape has some new pikes in, including Xingu l. Haven't seen any little orange pikes like that in a while.
What is a good price for these? My LFS has some Red Pikes (not sure the species) right now, but they are listed at $125. They are big though, ~9-12in. Worth it? But that doesn't solve my other problem - I have no where to put them, because right now they are big enough to eat some of the fish I was planning to grow out with them... unless I gave them their own tank till everyone goes in the 700g...
Well the pbass are currently about 2inches, so they won't be in with pike that big for awhile! I just don't know if I want to set up a separate tank for the pike, since they are so much bigger than most my juvie fish they'd be able to eat most of them. They ate some full grown SAEs that were in the tank with them at the LFS, and keep charging a 4in arowana in the tank next to them, so my 2-4in cichlids would probably be toast. I only have a few cichlids big enough to avoid being eaten... ahhh!
