Favorite Individual Pike

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Hadrian

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A while back our fearless leader El 'Nut (aka PP) started a thread in which we voted for our favorite type of pike. I propose a new one-favorite individual pike or pike photo. I suggest this because as we all know many pike types don't have as consistent a beauty as we might like-a rare individual beauty with a lot of drab confreres.

To kick it off my top three are: 1-The xingu 3 from aqualog-hard to beat jet black pike with gold crescent eyes a full red belly and a bright white line o the dorsal (this fish epitomizes the point of this thread, I don't think many xingu 3s achieve that level of beauty) 2-The Rosemariea on Vinny Kutys site, BRIGHT orange, Metallic lime green and red spots?-did someone call in a order to the big guy for a perfect pike 3-Mt. Pikes 3rd place Tapajos Red ic from aca 2006-that fish looks like someone dipped it in tomato soup!

Cheers
 
Hadrian;1255715; said:
A while back our fearless leader El 'Nut (aka PP) started a thread in which we voted for our favorite type of pike. I propose a new one-favorite individual pike or pike photo. I suggest this because as we all know many pike types don't have as consistent a beauty as we might like-a rare individual beauty with a lot of drab confreres.

To kick it off my top three are: 1-The xingu 3 from aqualog-hard to beat jet black pike with gold crescent eyes a full red belly and a bright white line o the dorsal (this fish epitomizes the point of this thread, I don't think many xingu 3s achieve that level of beauty) 2-The Rosemariea on Vinny Kutys site, BRIGHT orange, Metallic lime green and red spots?-did someone call in a order to the big guy for a perfect pike 3-Mt. Pikes 3rd place Tapajos Red ic from aca 2006-that fish looks like someone dipped it in tomato soup!

Cheers
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This thread is pointless without the pics... :duh:
 
Here is my new female Cobra pike she is 12". She was raised from 3" to her current size on a pellet diet by her previous owner and was originally from Jeff Rapps.

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You cant ask my favorite. But if I had to narrow it down, I'd say Cincta. The one on my avatar, looks HOT!
 
I am always struck by how similar Cobras and Tapajos 1s look as adults. Tapajos 1s seem a bit more red...but otherwise very alike. Anyone else have thoughts about the similarities between them?
 
Hadrian;1258152; said:
I am always struck by how similar Cobras and Tapajos 1s look as adults. Tapajos 1s seem a bit more red...but otherwise very alike. Anyone else have thoughts about the similarities between them?
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They do look very similar. Although Tapajos I gets a black humeral blotch just behind the pectoral fin...;). Cobras lack this. Also Tapajos I both sex's get red, in Cobras, its mainly the female that gets the most colorful...;)
 
favorite huh, wow, ummm....................if i had to narrow it down I would say...........All of them, yeah, thats my favorite
 
Peanut_Power;1259218; said:

They do look very similar. Although Tapajos I gets a black humeral blotch just behind the pectoral fin...;). Cobras lack this. Also Tapajos I both sex's get red, in Cobras, its mainly the female that gets the most colorful...;)
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seen the crazy pattern of the juvie cobras around but haven't seen tapajos juvies in person or pix .. Perhaps you can also shed some light on juvies of the tapajos 1 vs. cobras ... similarities and differences ...
 
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