my first pikes

[peathenster]

Vented them before putting them in the tank - a pair

Still minuano？

Any tips for a pike newbie would be greatly appreciated.

 

[evojoey]

Can't help on an ID but nice fish none-the-less.

 

[cichlid fiend]

NIce minuano!!!

 

[Jumbie]

Looks like a minuano to me I have a pair as well. Keep an eye out for overly aggressive behavior or you would end up with just one. Good luck.

 

[peathenster]

Can't help on an ID but nice fish none-the-less.

NIce minuano!!!

Looks like a minuano to me I have a pair as well. Keep an eye out for overly aggressive behavior or you would end up with just one. Good luck.

Thanks guys. They are in a 90 with a breeding pair of w/c C. dimerus. Will keep an eye on them.

 

[its_an_obsession]

nice minuanos. wasnt sure on the id from your other post but those are definitely minuanos.

i might suggest adding some sort of dither fish into the tank. maybe some silver dollars.

 

[BigPic]

Rainbow fish make really great dithers for Minuano. They look great! Do you know the collection location for this pair? Do you have more pics of the male? I have never noticed the tail pattern on Minuano before, it's the same as on Missioniera!

 

[peathenster]

Thanks guys I'll try to take more pics of the male. These were collected by Ken last winter, so I guess it's somewhere near Bella Union.

They are in a 90 with a pair of C. dimerus, collected from a small stream near Bella Union (per Felipe), and a trio of G.n. sp. "Yi" that came with the pikes. There are a few bleeding heart tetras as dithers....hope they get along - the C. dimerus can be really mean when they breed.

 

[darth pike]

Everyone sees the light eventually, it just takes some longer to take off the shades ...

Finally, Crenicichla has come to peathenster!!!

 

[peathenster]

Everyone sees the light eventually, it just takes some longer to take off the shades ...

Finally, Crenicichla has come to peathenster!!!

lol I feel quite the opposite - that I'm flying blind.... don't know what to expect at all