Hey, I could easily sell the cubans if I wanted to, and I'm not going to, so that should say something.
Oscars mixed with pike cichlids
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Hey, I could easily sell the cubans if I wanted to, and I'm not going to, so that should say something.
I sent him a message, and let him know everything he could possibly want to know before he answered. and that particular sveni is pretty sexy lol! I shall throw them into my plans as another candidate for selection. I just know if I select a less aggressive fish, the competition for food might put him in a bad place. everybody knows how O's eat right? lol crenicichla are jumpers too arent they? will i need to prepare for that as well?
Pikes tend to hit food HARD. To start, I would just get the Oscar on one side of the tank by throwing in a couple pellets, and then feed the other side for the pikes. How big is your tank BTW? The other tricky thing is going to be to get your pikes to take pellets--it will be the healthiest, easiest, and cheapest option in the long run.
not sure on the species but they were light green with a solid black stripe with some red coulouring in the tail and the tank was a 90 gal i could of provided pics if i ever took some
haha i always hate mentioning my current tank cause its kind of a joke. my tank is a pool that i bought at walmart for like 150 bucks. i believe it is a 750gal, but i dont fill it all the way yet because I like to see my fish every once in awhile. I have them in the pool because its a much easier takedown for moving, which is what I am doing in about 2 months. when i get the pikes they will be going into a 220 long with the O. and i can't wait for it! haha they hit food hard???!?!?!?!?! im definitely getting one now. I love that. my O used to be in a 75, and he would glass bang all day. he woke my girlfriend and me up one night because he hit the water surface so hard. must've been one more hikari pellet he couldn't bear to live without eating. and I am no stranger to weaning fish from live to pellet, hopefully wherever I get them from will have already started the process or successfully accomplished it. I've had to wean pygos and pbass. pbass are some of the hardest to wean ive heard, and i had one gobbling pellets, so hopefully i can do the same for these fish!
maybe it was peruvian green cincta! thats just wishful thinking though, cause if that was the true ID i would be ecstatic that someone had it work out for them lol
You should go on YouTube and look up some pike videos. Should have some good stuff so you can see behavior and feeding habits.
i was there a few minutes ago, but all i could find were vids of people using live feeders cause its more 'show worthy' i suppose. hey, look a fish eating another fish. thats not something that happens millions of times everyday. =/
I have two oscars around 7-8 inches with a 10 inch johanna pike. The pike does not bother them but might chase them occasionally but there is no damage. The pike chases everything in the tank. In my situation, it is okay.
I really don't think an oscar is going to be an issue. Pikes are sneaky, stealthy, and intelligent. I have a 6" dwarf C. regani in my 150 gallon community with much larger fish but they never go after him. Similarly, I have a 6 - 7" male C. saxatilis in with some later cichlids and they don't even notice him. Why do these pikes get left alone when everything else in these tanks is constantly chasing/fighting? My only guess is that the pikes have quickly put the other fish in their places. lol
If I were you, I'd try a male saxatilis type. Sveni are pretty common. Mine is, I think, an actual C. saxatilis. Either way, they have beautiful spangling, are fairly easy to pellet train, don't get as big as the lugubris types, and seem to do well with tankmates. Mine is very personable and outgoing, and I never see my large cichlids mess with him. I'll try to get some pics.
If I were you, I'd try a male saxatilis type. Sveni are pretty common. Mine is, I think, an actual C. saxatilis. Either way, they have beautiful spangling, are fairly easy to pellet train, don't get as big as the lugubris types, and seem to do well with tankmates. Mine is very personable and outgoing, and I never see my large cichlids mess with him. I'll try to get some pics.
