I haven't kept a pike cichlid in years(many years). But I recently bought one, I think it's a saxitilis, about 4 inches or so, and I have him in a tank alone for now. I originally had him in my cichlid community tank, but my Midas and Green Terror kept picking on him and I got tired of him having gapped fins(and fearing that he'd be killed), so I put him in his own tank. Since I've done this he eats like there's no tomorrow and greets me at the front of the tank whenever he sees me. When I open the top of the tank he comes and welcomes the net to see what kind of fish is going to swim out of it for him to eat. If I put 3 rosey reds in the tank he eats all three at once, stuffing his mouth. I haven't had a fish that was a predator like this since when I owned snakeheads, many, many years ago. Is this the typical behavior of pike cichlids?? I think I'm hooked on these bad boys now!!!
My Pike eats like a snakehead. Does yours???
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my sveni does the same thing. if there's food in the tank, he will put as much as he can in his mouth and try for more
My bellycrawler is a glutton as well. Will basically eat anything it can fit in it's mouth lol and she's only 4".
They have impressive appetites but not quite a snakehead. When I had SH they were beasts. They would tear fish in half when they couldn't eat the whole thing. I had a 6" redline that ate a 5" shiner one time. I don't see any cren's doing anything like that. But don't get me wrong I love Cren's.
True indeed. I have seen snakeheads get a tad bit more vicious when eating, but the pikes come pretty close.fobrinkle;3002900; said:
Do any pikes have a mouth full of teeth like snakeheads???
My atabapo is a monster at 8'' he eats like a real champ, hes killed two red tail barracudas, and a number of gourami's