I've had my Cren. Multispinosa with mellow South Americans in a slightly lower PH since I've had them and up until this point all was going well until last night. I noticed my Pike starting to go after some of the mellower tankmates and I must admit some of them were smaller than they should be but up to this point the Pike has shown no interest in them. Well I think i should move the Pike into another tank and I have a 150 with some Argentea, Robersoni and a few Black silver dollars which are all small at around 3.5 to 4.5 inches and of course more aggressive than their South American counterparts. I quess I'm wondering if the Pike would (A) be ok with the Argentea and (B) will the slight difference in PH cause problems? The PH in the South American tank is at around 6.9 while the PH in the Central American tank is at around 7.4. It would be easier for me to move the Pike as opposed to moving all the South Americans.
Central American tankmates
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Normally I'd say go for it but I've heard stories about multispinosa dying on people. If you've got them stable I'd say keep them where they are if you can.
yeah I'm scared to move the Multi but all of a sudden it has become more aggressive. I will try rearranging the tank and see if that helps the situation. I removed all of the smaller fish and it seems ok at the moment.
I've had bad luck with keeping pikes with centrals, though I know a lot of people that do it. Most centrals bluff a lot more than pikes do, where pikes seem to skip that flaring/bluffing phase and go right to kicking arse. Not saying it can't work, just something to think about.
Multi's seem to be sensitive though, so I doubt it would appreciate the change in water.
Multi's seem to be sensitive though, so I doubt it would appreciate the change in water.
Not a CA but try Hoplarchus Psittacus. I had a pair in with a pair of Cr. Marmorata and they got along fine.