finally got them

[k98]

i have buy 3 nice sveni i put them in a 55g the size its 4 to 5 inch.they are a little aggresive but nothing dangerous,after 3 days they dont want to eat crude shrimps,so i give them some little guppy,they are shy and dont look verry well acclimated(they are out of the bag from colombia since 4 days)i have a little high ph of 7.6 and the temperature is at 78. i will try to take better shots

 

[Taz2478]

nice, gl with them

 

[Peanut_Power]

Sveni are awesome pikes!! Seriously love them. One of my fav. Saxatilis pikes. Your tank looks superbly set up for them as well with all the live plants and what not, so they should settle in quickly.

I got my sveni to eat by keepin them with other cichlids, particularly young geophagus...haha. This only worked for a couple of weeks as they quickly out grew the geos. However, one thing that almost always seems to work is to introduce the food into the tank where there is the most current, ie a powerhead or where the intake for a filter is. It pushes the food around and the pikes seem to take interest more in it.

They are gorgeous pikes, becoming more and more so as they get larger! Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

Chaio,
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[k98]

where is the pike?

 

[davo]

that is an awsome tank. nice pike too

 

[k98]

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[Peanut_Power]

Gorgeous!! Wild caught ones are amazing lookin!! I've only seen captive bred.... Good luck with them, watch for aggression. Hopefully you will get a pair out of them, but if you don't, still keep trying....