Well, spill it!! Whats your favorite Crenicichla!! Also give your reasons for liking that pike above the others!! I voted for Crenicichla celidochilus. There is just something about them that makes me like them a whole bunch. Very kewl pike indeed!!
Arrg, What Be Ye Favorite Pike, Yarrrg!!
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gots to go with my cincta. best personality from what Ive owned so far.
suprised P didnt go for his oh-so-coveted Atabapo Fire
suprised P didnt go for his oh-so-coveted Atabapo Fire
it's tough to answer 'cause the pics are rare and such...for instance there is only the pic of rapps atabapo on his site-i look forard to seeing how mine matures. ditto (even worse) for the "fire" pike- a couple of so-so out of water pics. the pic of the rosemaria on VK's site is the most intensly colored and varied colored pike I've ever seen hands down...but again it is only one shot- are they all that way?
although i passed up the chance in favor of buying a Rapps Atabapo (took a chance).....based on the consistency of the beaties I've seen posted by HOBBYISTS, the Tapajos Red is my winner. It has a great shape- a real topedo-with an extra strong underslung jaw, wonderful deep red color, nice under eye markings. They're all beaties but that's my winner-untill PP, Amzon Fisherman and myself can produce Atabapo pics that top that, or one of the others like Rosemaria makes itself widely known.
Cinta was up there for me for the same reasons as the Tapajos-consistently shown beauties of unusual color/pattern displed in aquariums.
my 2 cents
although i passed up the chance in favor of buying a Rapps Atabapo (took a chance).....based on the consistency of the beaties I've seen posted by HOBBYISTS, the Tapajos Red is my winner. It has a great shape- a real topedo-with an extra strong underslung jaw, wonderful deep red color, nice under eye markings. They're all beaties but that's my winner-untill PP, Amzon Fisherman and myself can produce Atabapo pics that top that, or one of the others like Rosemaria makes itself widely known.
Cinta was up there for me for the same reasons as the Tapajos-consistently shown beauties of unusual color/pattern displed in aquariums.
my 2 cents
My personal favorite is the Red Tabajos. i love the deep intense red coloring in the females. i also hear that the Red Atabapo fires are cool but i haven't seen a pic of one that comes close to the intense red in the Tabajos.
Tough decision, lots of favs for different reasons. Lenticulata, Marmorata, and Cincta would be the top 3 ~~~ for color, markings, and personality.
Acuts are my fav, but I only have 3 Lents and one algae eating Johanna. IK weird huh. Acuts have amazing color and body shape. Second on my list would be Lents though. So I almost made it to my favorite. Soon, very soon.....
I would have voted for C. proteus, but it didn't make the list. Its the easiest pike I have kept (in all catagories-water parameters,aggresion, so on) but I have to go with cincta. Can't go wrong with a blue Crenicichla.