Pike with Bichir?
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Most Crenicichla come from very soft acid and mineral-free waters. Polypterus species come from very hard alkaline mineral-rich waters. Some poly species can do OK in pH neutral conditions. But, IMO, that pH is still outside the comfort zone of most Crenicichla species.
they can go in the same water, yet the size of dwarf pikes arent good for Bichirs. The bichirs will try to eat the dwarfs.
you could go with a Saxatilus sp like Sveni, Belly crawler, Lucius etc. Def can do Lugubris pikes (get over 10") like Johanna, Cincta, Xingu (I, II, III), Strigata, Venezuela etc.
Plus a few others
Plus a few others
Here are a couple of links to get you started. I am sure someone will
give you some more.
www.geocities.com/NapaValley/5491/photos.htm.
www.cichlidforum.com/profiles/results.php?genus=47
Just google Crenicichla and you will pull up many sites that you can research.
give you some more.
www.geocities.com/NapaValley/5491/photos.htm.
www.cichlidforum.com/profiles/results.php?genus=47
Just google Crenicichla and you will pull up many sites that you can research.
after looking through the cichlidforum, i like these pikes so far:
http://www.cichlidforum.com/profiles/species.php?id=570
http://www.cichlidforum.com/profiles/species.php?id=542
the 4" one i think might be too small, so the menezesi seems like the way to go. my water has a PH of 7.6, but is somewhat soft, so idk if a pike would enjoy it or not.
also are menezesi's very common? also, would this guy do well in a 40 gallon breeder with a delhezi bichir and a leopard ctenopoma?
http://www.cichlidforum.com/profiles/species.php?id=570
http://www.cichlidforum.com/profiles/species.php?id=542
the 4" one i think might be too small, so the menezesi seems like the way to go. my water has a PH of 7.6, but is somewhat soft, so idk if a pike would enjoy it or not.
also are menezesi's very common? also, would this guy do well in a 40 gallon breeder with a delhezi bichir and a leopard ctenopoma?
