largest pike cichlid?
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Largest pike? Hmmm....I would have to say its either Crenicichla strigata or Crencichla sp. venezuela....these guyz get HUGE!! Pushing the 2' mark. The Lugubris family grows the largest though, with the smallest i think about 10".....most are in the 12 to 15" range though. Pretty big fish if you think about it. They can be rather thick.
Thanks guys. That website has some good info on pikes. I've had strigata before and found them to be very aggressive towards tankmates. They would attack in a "waspy" type manner or "hit and run". Are there any large type pikes ~18" or more that tolerate tankmates any better? Keep in mine that it will be kept in a very large tank.
i had a venezuela and it went from 3 inch sissy to a 14inch monster in about 7 to 8 months, at which point he began to torment everything else in the tank. a big fh and asian red tail cat were the only fish tough enough to handle what he was dishing out. they get big very quickly if maintained in optimum conditions.
an old post but none the less I must add...the Venezuela Spp..is by far the largest known pike cichlid species..I had a 14 incher that maxed out at 20 ish inches (with a ruler) and was viewed on another fish keeping site that I will not mention here...as proof..with a measuring tape.. I purchased him (@ 14 inches) locally from a guy here in queens who got him at petland @ 3 inches..he was roughly about 3 yrs old at the time, kept him in my 900 gal for 4 years where he grew an additional 6 inches..he was as thick as my forearm and could eat fish almost his size, he died during the blackout of 2006 when I lost all my electricity and got stuck in the city overnight..til this day I've yet to see such a beast in this hobby, pure evil..with a greedy appetite surpassing most fish..I kid you not when I say he could bang out 100 feeder gold fish in less then 10 minutes, maybe less..he once ate a 10 inch wolf fish and chased a massive red devil at least 11 out of the tank, literally..I found the red devil on the floor..He also killed a fairly large redline snakehead (channa micropeltes) instantly when my plexi-glass divider gave in (because of him) the channa was 14 inches..the pike was also a finger chaser and flared his gills often..he was just NASTY...PERIOD..most insane fish ever I've thus encountered in the hobby.also when i looked into his mouth upon his death i saw rows of some viscous teeth..what a beast..thanks for reading..ps..currently I have an 11 inch male..i'll keep you posted..
Fishking, You have been on this site a very long time with only 82 posts? and you have a 900 gallon tank! Come on man share some of that knowledge. Post up that tank
