Short video I took of my sp. Venezuela pair and their tank. They are both around a foot long give or take a couple inches. YouTube kind of killed the quality unfortunately, but just wanted to share this.
Sp. Venezuela pair video
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Short video I took of my sp. Venezuela pair and their tank. They are both around a foot long give or take a couple inches. YouTube kind of killed the quality unfortunately, but just wanted to share this.
Those are some nice fish you got there. Just them and the silver dollars in there? Looks like a good set up
Thanks guys, yes just the four silver dollars in there with them. The tank is very active with these fish, the SD's are pretty good fast tank mates and the pikes don't bother them.
Do they bother each other or the SDs at all?
The more I see pike cichlids the more I want one in the future. They seem interactive like "normal" cichlids can be but with that unique body shape.
The more I see pike cichlids the more I want one in the future. They seem interactive like "normal" cichlids can be but with that unique body shape.
The male bullies the female a bit, you can kind of see her tail was a little torn in the video. He has stopped biting her now though, he will just flare up at her and chase her around. She usually will go and hide in the plant or above the piece of wood at the top when he does this. Her tail is healing, and overall they live pretty well together. They beg for food together, and swim around together a lot.
They pretty much ignore the silver dollars, sometimes they get frisky and chase them around. But the silver dollars are too tall to eat, so I'm thinking they should be safe. I first tried some SD's which were a little smaller, they became snacks.
I really like the pike cichlids. I had a huge 14"+ Johanna in the past which was one of my favorite fish. These Venezuelans are more active than my Johanna was, but both species would beg for food and swim around when they were hungry.
They pretty much ignore the silver dollars, sometimes they get frisky and chase them around. But the silver dollars are too tall to eat, so I'm thinking they should be safe. I first tried some SD's which were a little smaller, they became snacks.
I really like the pike cichlids. I had a huge 14"+ Johanna in the past which was one of my favorite fish. These Venezuelans are more active than my Johanna was, but both species would beg for food and swim around when they were hungry.
I love the aquascape in this tank. The fish are all beautiful, great job done.
