III and yep, she's still alive. Took this picture right after acclimating the two of them. Not entirely sure they're male/female, but one (probably the one in the pic) took on the pitch black body and red belly shortly after getting into the tank. At the store, they were both showing (likely) stress patterning: you could only see the vertical barring, and the base color was a lot lighter.
Cichlid Guessing Game, CA/SA Cichlids Only!!
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Nice....driftwood is lookin to get two of these bad boys as well! Awesome!! Get the pics of the male!!! They should have distinct different coloration for sure. Awesome! Jealous am I!! I really need to get more pikes, but its sucha pain...so few around here! Have to order all mine online!! 
.....awesome! Post another picture please!! 
.....awesome! Post another picture please!! Pnut, I'm upset....totally too dark at that size to be a X I, I know you're better than that 
Wanna chance at having my X I still in FL?? Shipping cost only?? Offer only stands for you because of you special pike love....
Wanna chance at having my X I still in FL?? Shipping cost only?? Offer only stands for you because of you special pike love....Peanut_Power said:Nice....driftwood is lookin to get two of these bad boys as well! Awesome!! Get the pics of the male!!! They should have distinct different coloration for sure. Awesome! Jealous am I!! I really need to get more pikes, but its sucha pain...so few around here! Have to order all mine online!!
To be honest, it wouldn't surprise me if these were the fish driftwood was going to be getting. I had planned on waiting for the weekend, but I decided to head up there today, and I just couldn't leave without them. I'll expound in my other post.
hmmm....size? Male or Female? Xingus are pretty anal pikes....so i dunno...lemme think about it....lol. As for that ID on the pike, my female xingu I looked practically just like that except she had a brighter red abdomen and a pure white/silver streak in her dorsal. And since that fish was stressed from being caught, it was kinda hard to ID it....
SteveL91 said:
Yeah, thats what i was wondering....hes in Denver though.......thats gonna bum him that someone beat him too it. I thought he had already paid for them though.....interesting...hopefuly he can still get some!
I have very little doubt that they're Xingu IIIs. They both look exactly like the juvi. pic in the Aqualog. I thought there was a chance they were Xingu IIs, but after looking at the pics, I know they're not.
If he was ordering them from a store in Hillside, NJ.... I beat him to them. They were still in the "main store" so I dunno. I'm trying to figure out how to get home the "pair" (I think they're both females... both have the white line on the dorsal) of "Tapajos Reds."
If he was ordering them from a store in Hillside, NJ.... I beat him to them. They were still in the "main store" so I dunno. I'm trying to figure out how to get home the "pair" (I think they're both females... both have the white line on the dorsal) of "Tapajos Reds."
Not fair...just simply not fair........I want more pikes...but no options......unless I buy online.....*sigh*....aight, I'll post the next pic. if ur not gonna...
....I want more pikes...but no options......unless I buy online.....*sigh*....aight, I'll post the next pic. if ur not gonna...
