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A couple shots from tonight. The 'cute' ones were hanging out together.
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Freaky weeksii looking to plank all three laps.
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Cool to see the three laps all together. Nigerian on left, Faranah in middle, Koliba on the right.
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That is a nice bumblebee Oscar for sure. I think an Oscar would be a better match for pearsei and het behavior-wise than a midas would be. It is a big tank though, either may be fine.
Tank looks great btw.
 
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That is a nice bumblebee Oscar for sure. I think an Oscar would be a better match for pearsei and het behavior-wise than a midas would be. It is a big tank though, either may be fine.
Tank looks great btw.
Yeah, Ive had midas before but the one I had was freakishly calm and peaceful. I have tried many amphilophus since and all have been little monsters. I think an Oscar would work well with the pearsei/het too.
 
What about a crenicichla/pike cichlid?

I do love the looks of some of those wild Oscars though.

I had a pike before and man what a pain to get it on pellets. Basically a starvation technique to get it to eat. It was also aggressive but shy. Plus the ones I do like are way too expensive. Wet Spot had a cool Zebra pike for like $400. I do think I am going to get the 65B set up and get it ready for a nice fish to grow out. I really am leaning toward a wc oscar variant of some sort.
 
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I think the pikes are pretty variable in terms of personality, as the amphilophus can be as well. Like you said, some are calm, the majority are pretty aggressive, some are psycho. I have seen pikes which hid all day. I have had a large johanna who did not hide much, but mostly "chilled" and wasn't particularly active. My pikes that I currently have, are crazy active and devour anything that touches the water including pellets, begging for more when I stop dropping them in.
I think a wild Oscar sounds like the best fit of the options to me. Would be a nice addition.
 
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