Pike cichlid identification?

[Peacock_bass_fr]

 

[Peacock_bass_fr]

Bought this from petco labeled as assorted pike cichlid. I’m pretty sure it’s not a belly crawler. It has some nice colors and when I got it it wasn’t nearly as dark as it is now in a dark tank. If anyone knows the species it is and how big it will get that will be great.

 

[tlindsey]

Bought this from petco labeled as assorted pike cichlid. I’m pretty sure it’s not a belly crawler. It has some nice colors and when I got it it wasn’t nearly as dark as it is now in a dark tank. If anyone knows the species it is and how big it will get that will be great.

Post another pic when the pike cichlid colors up.

 

[duanes]

Here are a couple pic of belly crawlers to compare.

Female left above, male right.}
My bellycrawlers hit about 10¨
Since there are over 75 different scienticically described species of pike cichlids (and another 25 or so yet undescribed), and many are very similar in appearence, it can be very difficult to tell just by a couple photos.
Below is a saxitilus from Uruguay, juvie and adult
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[Peacock_bass_fr]

How big would a belly crawler get. The belly crawler looks exactly like mine when I got it, so maybe it just darkened in the dark sand.

 

[duanes]

Mine hit about 8¨, you can sort of compare it to the hand size Guianacara

 

[Peacock_bass_fr]

is it unheard of for them to get 1 ft or more. If so any tips to max out his size? I need him to get big enough to go with a peacock bass and a red pike cichlid