selling my bass - good tankmates for O's

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pwmin;2438776; said:
they're no different than "regular" cichlids, really. It depends on the personality, but usually they're only really aggressive with other pikes and sometimes are even okay with conspecifics. I would try a johanna or Xingu I. they're pretty readily available, fairly inexpensive and get a good size but not huge like venezuela
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I had a Crenicichla strigata that was extremely aggressive, even at his juvenile stage. He trashed my Pleco daily, almost killed my JD, took cheap shots on a Red Devil I had at the time, almost killed one of my Convicts, etc. I had to get rid of him (which I still regret) for the safety of my other cichlids.

So I was simply warning CubanB (from my own experience) that pikes can be extremely aggressive. Not all are, but some can be. So the risk is there.
 
AMG;2439277; said:
I had a Crenicichla strigata that was extremely aggressive, even at his juvenile stage. He trashed my Pleco daily, almost killed my JD, took cheap shots on a Red Devil I had at the time, almost killed one of my Convicts, etc. I had to get rid of him (which I still regret) for the safety of my other cichlids.

So I was simply warning CubanB (from my own experience) that pikes can be extremely aggressive. Not all are, but some can be. So the risk is there.
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ya, for sure, some can be, but that goes for almost any cichlids. it seemed like you were saying it's not worth the risk, but I love creni's better than CA/SA, so I strongly disagree :D. there are plenty of oscars out there that are super aggressive. however, they have the ability to inflict more damage than your typical oscar.
 
pwmin;2439884; said:
ya, for sure, some can be, but that goes for almost any cichlids. it seemed like you were saying it's not worth the risk,
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No way, I love pikes. They have so much personality. I miss mine a lot. I was just warning him about their potential aggression.
 
AMG;2439903; said:
No way, I love pikes. They have so much personality. I miss mine a lot. I was just warning him about their potential aggression.
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cool, you should show up in the pike forum more. i think you need one again :D I only have 5 right now.




so, yeah, you should try a pike w/ your O's, CubanB. nice, name, btw. is that a Half-Baked reference? I'm sorry to hear you're tired of Cichla. I just got my first ones a month ago and I'm almost as hooked as I am with crenicichla.
 
pwmin;2440042; said:
cool, you should show up in the pike forum more. i think you need one again :D I only have 5 right now.
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In due time I will own one again. :) My tank capacity is full at the moment so unfortunately I have to wait a bit.

You're luck to have 5 of those bad boys. Very fun fish to watch.
 
pwmin;2440042; said:
so, yeah, you should try a pike w/ your O's, CubanB. nice, name, btw. is that a Half-Baked reference? I'm sorry to hear you're tired of Cichla. I just got my first ones a month ago and I'm almost as hooked as I am with crenicichla.
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hehehe yeah man. i love that movie.

thanks i might try a pike. see how things go. i'm thinking of keeping one of my bass. all up in the air at the moment about what to do
 
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