Back in the pike life again ...

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Please excuse the pics, I borrowed a friend's camera, and have no clue how to use it. That plus this is the first time I've tried photographing my fish.

Colombian wallacii - There is some debate as to what this species really is. It was positively ID'd at the 2006 ACA by Oliver Lucanus. However, many doubt a dwarf pike could transverse the ocean to swim up the Orinico ... they just aren't that salt tolerant. So a least one german site, as well as Vinny Kutty, are calling it Crenicichla spec. 'wallacii' for now. Another reason, these females have dorsal spots, the orginal scientific described on wallacii from Guyana do not. Will let the scientists figure it out!

Male #1
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Male#1
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Male#2
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Male#2
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regani female
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noto male - couldn't get a pick with dorsal extended, but the first pic you can see the extended fins laying down
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noto male - fin up, but not great detail so hard to see the seperation
notomale1.jpg


noto female
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noto female with a Laetacara dorsigera hiding out
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1000 pts if you get the title referance ...
100 pts if you get the points referance.
 
do these pikes have any relation to the pike we fish for?
because thats what i have and i was just wondering.
 
Nicksplosion;1951304; said:
do these pikes have any relation to the pike we fish for?
because thats what i have and i was just wondering.


Umm no these are Pike CICHLIDS not pikes as in Northern, muskellunge etc...
 
Nicksplosion;1951304; said:
do these pikes have any relation to the pike we fish for?
because thats what i have and i was just wondering.
No not at all ;)

Great dwarfs it seems more people are getting there hands on notos :headbang2
 
You just gotta love reganis. best fish in the world.
 
Dovii dude;1951368; said:
Nice pick up!!!

Thanks!!

Titania;1952697; said:
Awesome fish! The colors on that male noto are crazy!

I love that second pic of him, shows the soft multicolor pastels beautifully. This is deffinately a more colorful strain than my first group of noto's.

Passionate 4 pikes;1952832; said:
You just gotta love reganis. best fish in the world.

I deffinately like the female patterns in the dorsal fin on the regani the best of the dwarves. Now just need a male for the girl.
 
Nice looking fish, I know what you mean about those pastel colors. They look great under naturual sun light.
 
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