just got my 12" female tapajos II

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cavallino

cavallino

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it's not really used to its new environment yet... give it a while.. should turn redder.. :)

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Shweet pike yaz got there bro!! Lugubris pikes totally rock. Very nice pick up there. Shes gorgeous. My xingu I female really colored up once she hit 10"...got the white outline on the dorsal fin...and BRIGHT red stomach. You got a mate for her? She is rather large...lol...if you do i hope they pair up aight. As for the spot in the dorsla fin...that isn't so much a fact for Lugubris pikes as it is for Saxatilis pikes. Lugubris pikes females generally are smaller, and in my opinion more colorful. They get the bright red stomachs and in most species get white lining on the dorsal fin. Anyway, drop your pH to about 6.5 if it isn't there already and give her a cooler water change...she'll color up NICELY. Cheers,
Jer
 
Ack! Where is the edit button...lol...didn't mean to post that twice...sheesh...I am a little confused by this forum...lol...not completely the same as the other ones...i'm a learning though! Umm...GREAT PIKE!! :D
 
Peanut_Power said:
Shweet pike yaz got there bro!! Lugubris pikes totally rock. Very nice pick up there. Shes gorgeous. My xingu I female really colored up once she hit 10"...got the white outline on the dorsal fin...and BRIGHT red stomach. You got a mate for her? She is rather large...lol...if you do i hope they pair up aight. As for the spot in the dorsla fin...that isn't so much a fact for Lugubris pikes as it is for Saxatilis pikes. In Lugubris pikes, such as Crenicichla marmorata, lenticulata, xingu's, and the tapajos just to name a few, both the male and the female have the caudual fin spot. Also, Lugubris females are generally are smaller, and in my opinion more colorful. They get the bright red stomachs and in most species get white lining on the dorsal fin. Anyway, drop your pH to about 6.5 if it isn't there already and give her a cooler water change...she'll color up NICELY. Cheers,
Jer
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LOL... dun worry about the multiple posts! :)

thanks, that was informative.. i'll check my pH again.... do you cramp the tank with hiding spaces? i have but just one huge piece of driftwood with java ferns on it..

ooooo.... you have the xingu I???? :drool: could you please post some pictures?!
 
Great looking fish. I would love to see it with full coloration.
 
cavallino said:
LOL... dun worry about the multiple posts! :)

thanks, that was informative.. i'll check my pH again.... do you cramp the tank with hiding spaces? i have but just one huge piece of driftwood with java ferns on it..

ooooo.... you have the xingu I???? :drool: could you please post some pictures?!
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great looking fish brudder....me looking for a tapajos for a berry long time already.... :cry:

btw, pardon me...i might be wrong....it looks more like a female cobra pike than a tapajos....
 
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