Crenicichla celidochilus

[ZaireBlue.com]

Is anyone here keeping this rare and aggressive Uruguayan pike cichlid?

Photo Courtesy of the following text:
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/5491/uru2006/cuareim.html

Thanks,
--Brian

 

[ShadowStryder]

Pretty sure Mt. Pike has some and I believe Turtle_Slayer

 

[fishfarm]

I've had at least 20 in the last year. Sold most of them. Currently have two pair. I've sold them to: Mt Pike (John) has a Pair, a friend of his in Colorado has 2 pairs, sold Turtle Slayer 3, but his self distructed, Cichlid Speaker (David) in NC has two pair. I sold the rest here and there. A few people just bought one (that makes no sense to me). My 4 are housed with two pair of minuano. So far so good, easy fish to keep, tolerate any type water, eat pellets. My largest is 8" Ken

 

[balton777]

A few people just bought one (that makes no sense to me). Ken

Curious, why does it not make sense?

 

[edburress]

Ken and these guys know more about keeping them than me, but I can post pictures of my juvies...

 

[big dovii]

Curious, why does it not make sense?

They are rare, its for reproductive purposes like most new Cichlids brought in.

 

[balton777]

They are rare, its for reproductive purposes like most new Cichlids brought in.

But I thought pike don't reproduce in captivity...don't know for sure. Sorry, I'm a pike amateur.

 

[edburress]

Felipe Cantera and Vin Kutty have bred celidochilus

 

[darth pike]

Pike breeding is still, overall, rare but the genus is slowly being cracked.

 

[FSM]

But I thought pike don't reproduce in captivity...don't know for sure. Sorry, I'm a pike amateur.

it depends on the group they are from. The lugubris pikes are the ones I've read are really tough to breed.