FINALLY!!!!
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it is very frustrating when the pikes are very skittish. i always like to provide them with caves but then sometimes they are so skittish that they hide all the time. I come into the room and i see them dart into the cave.
dont they know how beautiful they are. they should be out strutting there stuff all the time.
dont they know how beautiful they are. they should be out strutting there stuff all the time.
willpol1;3400209; said:
Hey!!! Welcome to MFK!! Viva La Crenicichla!!!
I currently have two Crenicichla lenticulata 'Rio Atabapo' in a 125gal with some other assorted SA/CA cichlids. The picture in this thread is of the male.
If you are thinkin about getting some again, be sure to check out Grey Wyman whom I got mine from. He is a seller on Aquabid . . . WetspotcxIf you are going to try and keep Crenicichla in the same tank, it helps if you get them small, and keep them in group, minimum of at least three. It helps to spread out the aggression, and allows them to pair up naturally. Once they've paired up, you just remove the others.
I got 'lucky' though as I managed to get a 'pair' out of the three. Sold the larger male already. My current male still harasses the female some, but hopefully soon after they are moved to the 300gal they will finally pair up. She still has a while to go before she is ready though.
its_an_obsession;3400236; said:
Lighting makes a huge difference. If you've got bright lights they generally tend to hide. Since I moved them to the 125gal which only has half of the tank lighted, and the back and sides are black, they are much more active.
In the 300gal there is going to be much more light so I can see them, but there is also going to be much more driftwood and hiding places. Also, going to have bunches of floating fake plants (can't even keep duckweed alive....
) and floating driftwood to help make them feel more secure. You should try the floating plants and see how much it helps. Its amazing. its_an_obsession;3400262; said:
UGH!!!! That sucks!! I had a long response and I accidently closed all my browswer windows!!!
Yesh it should help out tremendously!!! In my 300gal all the cichlids and fish are out and about almost constantly. Even the catfish. Its only gotta few floating pieces of driftwood in there, not much for floating plants.
The cheapest place to buy floating plants is Walmart or Hobby Lobby in the arts & craft section. They have plastic/cloth plants that are HUGE!!! They work well for covering the whole surface of the tank, or going from top to bottom in deep tanks. Nice selection as well.
OR you could try using hangin plants from the pothos family. DieselMack told me about using them several years ago, so I gave them a try and loved them. They are super easy to keep, and look awesome in the tank and growing down the sides.
Walmart normally sells them as do other plant warehouse/greenhouses. They will be potted, so just remove them and shake all the dirt from the roots, then give the a good rinse in slightly warm water. Once you've done that, just hang the roots and some of the stems with leaves in the tank, while draping the rest of the plant on the top or down the sides of the tank.
Some of the leaves may die off/turn yellow, don't be alarmed though. Generally with fairly good lighting they will grow back with gusto. Plus they'll help suck up any excess nutrients in your tank. Now that I think about it, I might try doing that again on the 300gal.
The picture attached is similar to the type of plant I've used in the past. I'm sure most any hanging plant would work, although the pothos variety are the only ones I've used.
