I started off with a group of 6 Crenicichla sp. "Xingu I" pikes a couple of years ago.
Early on, this happened:
One down.
Next, a real disaster. This happened when the largest of the group was just about 9" TL...much larger than the rest:
Two and three down.
Last night, as I was getting ready for bed, I found something on my bedroom floor. One of the 3 remaining pikes. I had moved them to a larger tank a few weeks ago, and had not closed off all of the space between the glass tops and the back of the tank. This one evidently jumped (or was chased), and flopped several feet to its final resting place. It wasn't completely dry yet, but it was curved and unmoving. I ran some water through its mouth...nothing. I finally decided to throw it into a hospital tank, and freeze it later. When I checked about 15 minutes later, it was moving. It looks bad, and will probably need to be euthanized soon, but I was shocked and amazed that it revived. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Early on, this happened:
One down.
Next, a real disaster. This happened when the largest of the group was just about 9" TL...much larger than the rest:
Two and three down.
Last night, as I was getting ready for bed, I found something on my bedroom floor. One of the 3 remaining pikes. I had moved them to a larger tank a few weeks ago, and had not closed off all of the space between the glass tops and the back of the tank. This one evidently jumped (or was chased), and flopped several feet to its final resting place. It wasn't completely dry yet, but it was curved and unmoving. I ran some water through its mouth...nothing. I finally decided to throw it into a hospital tank, and freeze it later. When I checked about 15 minutes later, it was moving. It looks bad, and will probably need to be euthanized soon, but I was shocked and amazed that it revived. I'll let you know how it turns out.
