Help me choose atabapo1 or a cinta pike

[fahaka30331]

I am about to get me acquire another pike been years since I had one I am leaning towards the flame red color of atabapo1 but have always like the pattern of the Cinta.any big difference in behavior of these two?

 

[caribemob]

as juveniles they will be the same, when they become adults cincta get much bigger and look as thick as salami lol. both have a food aggressive behavior like most pikes. i had parrot fish with my huge cincta before i sold them to a pet store with a 1000 gal pond

 

[fahaka30331]

as juveniles they will be the same, when they become adults cincta get much bigger and look as thick as salami lol. both have a food aggressive behavior like most pikes. i had parrot fish with my huge cincta before i sold them to a pet store with a 1000 gal pond

Thanks for the info does one hide more than the other? which is more prone to HITH

 

[adamsfishes]

My LFS has a couple Atabapo I with bad HITH. It's the only example I've seen locally though.

 

[fahaka30331]

as juveniles they will be the same, when they become adults cincta get much bigger and look as thick as salami lol. both have a food aggressive behavior like most pikes. i had parrot fish with my huge cincta before i sold them to a pet store with a 1000 gal pond

I have read that cincta lose Thier stripes when they become mature is that true?

 

[Rocksor]

I have read that cincta lose Thier stripes when they become mature is that true?

which stripes are you talking about?

juvenile cincta courtesy of Jeff Rapps

Sub-adult courtesy of Jeff Rapps

 

[fahaka30331]

which stripes are you talking about?

juvenile cincta courtesy of Jeff Rapps

Sub-adult courtesy of Jeff Rapps

I read the bars disappears not the juvenile stripe

 

[mrrobxc]

The bars never dissapear. Cincta are very nice and very thick. My old pair.

 

[ExoticGREEN]

Cincta are a lot meaner and get a lot more mass and size. I have 3 pikes together and so far there fine. The cincta beats on the other