"Spangled Pikes"???....

[Dovii dude]

Well my wife went to Wal-Mart,so i probably wont get them up till tommorrow!!(she loves that place and spending my money!!!)

 

[andyourblueblood]

haha its ok ill forgive you, THIS TIME! next time...thats a different story. haha. j/k i cant wait to see them though! keep me posted. i want to see this bad ass!

 

[HerCrenVie]

if it has the ocelli its a sveni or an alta. 10"-12" on the alta and 8"-10" on the sveni.

It's the other way round. My female Cr. alta stopped growing at 7" (of course, males reach 10") and I know for a fact that Cr. sveni males get to 12". Also, Alta and Sveni are not the only pikes with tail ocelli. In fact, many pikes from various groups have it.

Oh wait. I don't remember my Cr. alta having an ocellated spot on the caudal peduncle.

 

[andyourblueblood]

im talking saxitilis. there are not many that look like altas, svenis, frenata, lepidota, and saitilis are all ver similar but to my knowledge not all of them have ocelli on the tail. i know svenis get it and i know altas get it. i have also seen it in lepidotas. if i am wrong (which i may be.) please correct me.

 

[HerCrenVie]

im talking saxitilis. there are not many that look like altas, svenis, frenata, lepidota, and saitilis are all ver similar but to my knowledge not all of them have ocelli on the tail. i know svenis get it and i know altas get it. i have also seen it in lepidotas. if i am wrong (which i may be.) please correct me.

As far as I know, Cr. lepidota does not have an ocellated spot at the caudal peduncle. Cr. lucius has it, though.

 

[sicxspeed]

It sounds like it could possibly be a Crencichla Saxatilis

here is info on it
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/5491/saxatilispage.html

 

[andyourblueblood]

i know lucius do cause i have one. google lepidota . i see ocelli.

 

[sicxspeed]

Just checked and it looks like Lepidota do not have a ocellated spot on the caudal

here is the link showing both male and female, male top and female bottom

http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/5491/lepidotapage.html

This fish also fits the guys description but hard to say

 

[andyourblueblood]

Just checked and it looks like Lepidota do not have a ocellated spot on the caudal

here is the link showing both male and female, male top and female bottom

http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/5491/lepidotapage.html

This fish also fits the guys description but hard to say

dude. i think we both made a mistake! haha i think all of them have the ocelli when they're juvies and kind of grow out of them. kinda like some J.D.s im not sure though. where is P_P? hahaha! you get him started and he wont shut up. but when you need him he is never around....some mod he is j/k P_P no but really where is scatocephalus or P_P?

 

[sicxspeed]

haha, no kidding, Ummmmm....Waiter, Waiter, Can I have the "Expert needed" please......thank you