more than 1 pair of adults together?
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Yes, and you could probably to the 3-4 pairs of pikes in it, just keep an eye on them as pikes can be unpredictable and go nuts and kill everyone else most likely.
In a tank that large it is very possible. Know though that if you have pairs of pikes they will get much more aggressive if they do decide that they wanna spawn. I know of someone that had a pair of lents, cobras, and marms. in a 750...the lents. decided they were feeling frisky, never did anything, but he had to remove the marms and the cobras to prevent injury. That was a in a 750. They get big, and are territorial. The more pairs the less the aggression will be, but it could also backfire. Not many people keep their pikes together cuz they don't have large enough tankz and its too risky. BTW...ur cobras won't be sexable till they are a bit larger..."I have a pair of cobras now, female about 7" and male about 5"". Mine are just pushing the 8" range and I'm still not completely certain on their sexs. Also, your 'male' is probably actually the larger fish, and the female the smaller. Males grow MUCH faster....I had all my cobras at the same size when i got them, now my 'males' are much larger than my 'female.....and watch them. Just cuz they are chillin fine right now does not mean they are a pair, since they are just startin to hit subadult. If they hit 9"+ and are still fine with each other...then you have much better chance of them actually being a pair...
i never knew the sexes of my 2 pr of cobras but 1 was larger by about 2" in both sets and like to pin the smaller one down
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if you do do it go for the Lents.
and how about some updated pics.
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if you do do it go for the Lents.
and how about some updated pics.
when the female cobras start to turn red, do they keep the color or is it just breeding coloration? Have you seen a cobra change to red and if so about what size was she?
Taz- updated pics to come soon, the tank is a litte dirty and needs a little more aquascaping. I agree with you the lents are the way to go.
Taz- updated pics to come soon, the tank is a litte dirty and needs a little more aquascaping. I agree with you the lents are the way to go.
Both sex's turn red...not just the female.... Females will have white in the dorsal though, males will lack this. Probably won't see it till it has completed the color change though. Lugubris pikes normally go through their subadult/adult coloration change around 7 to 9"....some a little earlier, some later. But yes, they will keep the red coloration the rest of their life...
. Females will have white in the dorsal though, males will lack this. Probably won't see it till it has completed the color change though. Lugubris pikes normally go through their subadult/adult coloration change around 7 to 9"....some a little earlier, some later. But yes, they will keep the red coloration the rest of their life...