Are pikes really that nasty and mean?
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my sveni is king of his tank too, pushin around a pair of red devils, a pair of convicts, and a jd, and his girlfriend. but hes worst to his gf the others just tend to leave him alone and he leaves them alone.
so most threads seem to state their pike as being " king of the tank"? my lacustris is "king" of his tank but not cuz he beats the crap out of all the fish. he swims around peacefully but if a fish gets to close to his cave sometimes he does a small lunge and scares him away.
are most peoples pikes "king of the tank" like this or king of the tank military dictator style?
are most peoples pikes "king of the tank" like this or king of the tank military dictator style?
I keep a large variety of "AGGRESIVE" Cichlid's. Pike being some where in the middle I think as far as aggression goes. But all Cichlids are aggresive when hungry. I find that Pikes just stay hungry so I figure a higher drive to eat thats all. I wouldn't say my pike is mean or a bully like my Jag. My Jag is the only fish that will attack me when I put my hand in the tank. (Thanks PWMIN) But I do notice that my Johanna can not come out and play very much but it is always going at other cichlids in my tank mostly over food. And to tell you the truth this is why I love pikes the don't take crap from no other fish period. I have to Creni in the same community tank. They fight but every cichlid in that tank fights so what is the big deal? That is what cichlids do.
its_an_obsession;2160986; said:
mine are like yours. he doesnt hurt any of the other fish but he will rush up on them to make sure they know he's king and thats good enough for him, they never seem to mess with him cause they know he talks the talk and can walk the walk. and keep in mind these are red devil/midas's, a jack dempsey, and convicts. not necessarily fish known to be cowards.
