Pike ID please!

[Paullywolly]

Thought I'd re-post these pics in a new thread... thanks in advance for the ID.

 

[sicxspeed]

Sveni....

 

[Greenaveli]

Sveni x 2

 

[bigspizz]

x3

 

[Paullywolly]

cool, thanks guys. These are the only pikes available up here most of the time.. the LFS just labels them "pike cichlids" or "amazon pike cichlids".

 

[sicxspeed]

Look at the Adult pics of these guys, they are a very nice looking species, you will not be dissappointed, just have to wait till they start to mature, if there are more, get a few if they are your only option.....maybe you'll get lucky and end up with a pair.

 

[HerCrenVie]

That's Cr. lucius. For some reason everyone jumps on the Sveni bandwagon when someone has a Saxatilis-group pike and asks for an ID. Cr. sveni has an LARGE ocellated humeral spot that is ABOVE the lateral black band and a conspicuous undulating pattern down the length of the body.

 

[GetInMahBellay]

That's Cr. lucius. For some reason everyone jumps on the Sveni bandwagon when someone has a Saxatilis-group pike and asks for an ID. Cr. sveni has an LARGE ocellated humeral spot that is ABOVE the lateral black band and a conspicuous undulating pattern down the length of the body.

^your smart^

 

[pwmin]

ok, good, so i wasn't crazy when i thought lucius right away...

 

[Scatocephalus]

I have to agree... not sveni.