cool, now take some pics and post em --> http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=270891#post270891
What Crenicichla and how many?
- Thread starter Peanut_Power
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Just getting started with crenicichla...but give me time 
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1. So far, just 1 that I think is a regani, pouting in quarantine. I'll try to get some pics for positive ID when I get him into a real tank.
2. I have a group of Crenicichla menezesi that should be here within the next week or 2...these will be small ones to grow out...
3. I'm drooling over a couple of marmorata and strigata, but will have to find tankspace and a divider before even thinking about it. I have a 180 that currently houses a bunch of Africans that's under consideration for one or the other of these...assuming I don't find cave and go with the same seller's "red Tapajos" (he has 2 males...would want to see about finding a female...).
4. Lfs has something that came in as a "gold spangled" pike cichlid...they are going to see what the supplier says it is...which I may or may not get, depending on what it is, what they'll sell it for.
...1. So far, just 1 that I think is a regani, pouting in quarantine. I'll try to get some pics for positive ID when I get him into a real tank.
2. I have a group of Crenicichla menezesi that should be here within the next week or 2...these will be small ones to grow out...
3. I'm drooling over a couple of marmorata and strigata, but will have to find tankspace and a divider before even thinking about it. I have a 180 that currently houses a bunch of Africans that's under consideration for one or the other of these...assuming I don't find cave and go with the same seller's "red Tapajos" (he has 2 males...would want to see about finding a female...).
4. Lfs has something that came in as a "gold spangled" pike cichlid...they are going to see what the supplier says it is...which I may or may not get, depending on what it is, what they'll sell it for.
Careful about the tapajos red on aquabid...one of the sellers is sellin some that don't really look like tapajos reds...
...but might just be a crappy pic. There are two differnt sellers...so yeah. I suggest you get the feel for pikes before you try keepin them in groups. Pikes are AGGRESSIVE....especially towards each other....so you gotta plan carefully.
...but might just be a crappy pic. There are two differnt sellers...so yeah. I suggest you get the feel for pikes before you try keepin them in groups. Pikes are AGGRESSIVE....especially towards each other....so you gotta plan carefully.fish speaker said:
Still no photos, but I'm now thinking it's a notophthalmus, due to the appearance of the dorsal.
notos will have the first few rays of their dorsal extended...at least in the males, kinda like apistos or rams...
That's what made me change my mind: first time I saw him, I thought that the dorsal looked like a ram in front.
Four 7' - 9' Crenicichla Tapajos 2
These guys are brutes. I started with six 4' a few months ago in a 320 gallon pond. After about 3 months I was down to four. They are now separated. And they didn't like tankmates in their pond, either
I'm trying to get them grown enough to see about pairing them off.
And I've got my eye on a Crenicichla marmorata for $200 at this particular LFS ...
I've gotta see if the guy there will cut me a deal
J
These guys are brutes. I started with six 4' a few months ago in a 320 gallon pond. After about 3 months I was down to four. They are now separated. And they didn't like tankmates in their pond, either
I'm trying to get them grown enough to see about pairing them off.And I've got my eye on a Crenicichla marmorata for $200 at this particular LFS ...
I've gotta see if the guy there will cut me a deal
J
Cha ever think about Jeff Rapps? I would look into it, you can get some of his lenticulatas right now...better lookin in my opinion! www.tangledupincichlids.com
Crenicichla sp. 'tapajos II'...aghh...is that cobra or tapajos red? Pretty sure its 'cobra'...still haven't learned the tapajos #'s...kinda confusing...lol.
Great times yo! I'm gonna be moving down to Mississippi......so that will bring me closer to a lotta pike fanatics....nadusnadus lives in Mississippi. We'll have to meet up some time...
www.tangledupincichlids.comCrenicichla sp. 'tapajos II'...aghh...is that cobra or tapajos red? Pretty sure its 'cobra'...still haven't learned the tapajos #'s...kinda confusing...lol.
Great times yo! I'm gonna be moving down to Mississippi...
...so that will bring me closer to a lotta pike fanatics....nadusnadus lives in Mississippi. We'll have to meet up some time...