just picked this guy up, lfs didnt know what he was, i think its a lepidota but not sure, heres a few pics, i just put him in, so, not great pics, he wouldnt stop moving around, anyway, anyone know what species it is for sure, love to know, thanks
my new and first pike
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BigPic;3579181; said:I think it's alta - I believe that Anthrus has a lot more spangles. Great fish
The low number of spangles could be due to the pics being right after he was put in the tank. My two anthurus had VERY few spangles when I brought them home (even less than the pics above). After a few days, or a week or so, they really started to show some really nice spots.
Give us some new pics after a week or so, and they should be showing good enough patterns for us.
I still think that it's an Alta, male, but need a better pic to know the sex for sure. Conner, I believe that yours is an Alta male as well. . . I have had both (according to my supplier) many years ago, Anthrus has WAY more spangling.
Mine have a ton of spangling, it just doesn't show up in the pics cuz my camera sucks fish butt. If I use the flash, it washes them all out, if I don't use the flash, its too blurry to see them. I'll see if I can get some good pics of the pair and start a new post.
I'm not disagreeing with you, just trying to help determine possibilities.
I'm not disagreeing with you, just trying to help determine possibilities.
No worries In my 20 years in the hobby, I have kept a lot of cool stuff that I didn't realize how cool it really was! I have also had a lot of stuff that was sold to me as different things than they really were. . . So, we all learn as we go, and, as the cool stuff becomes more easily obtained, we will all get better at doing ID's. For all I know, I have it backwards. . . sorry if I came off rude 
In my 20 years in the hobby, I have kept a lot of cool stuff that I didn't realize how cool it really was! I have also had a lot of stuff that was sold to me as different things than they really were. . . So, we all learn as we go, and, as the cool stuff becomes more easily obtained, we will all get better at doing ID's. For all I know, I have it backwards. . . sorry if I came off rude