what kind of pike is this

[AmazonPredator]

That's not overstocked as long as the red devil and oscar are juveniles. The tank is definitely not a long term solution, though.

 

[DeLgAdO]

PAGING PEANUT_POWER

 

[CentralMayhem]

hahahah i know its definitely not a xingu. hahah. i believe it is Batrachops semifasciatus???

 

[steveny311]

cool pike

 

[nandus_nandus]

Your fish is a Crenicichla sp. bellycrawler. This is a Columbian pike, one of the most frequently seen pikes for sale in the U.S. Even so, it is not formally described in the scientific literature, hence "bellycrawler" instead of a true species name. If your pike has the red sides and dorsal ocellus that you described, it is a female. These fish can be pugnacious. Although texts describe them as getting larger, I've really never seen a female larger than yours. They seem to be slow-growing, for pikes. The males will get larger than that, though.

 

[nandus_nandus]

This is a picture of a male and female that I had last year.

 

[thatfishguy]

^^^^^^^^^^^ that looks just like her minus the red every now an then....

 

[Peanut_Power]

Xingu I? LOL!! Oh man...that made me laugh when i read that bro....i need to educate you. It looks more like Crenicichla sp. 'venezuela' than it does xingu I...goober. Nadus is totally right. Definately Crenicichla sp. 'bellycrawler'...he took away all the fun from me...lol...definately sounds like a female too. Great pikes...get a bit large...my male after several years was pushin 8"....easily...

 

[thatfishguy]

thanks everyone its nice to finally know what she is.

 

[Peanut_Power]

No prob bro....BTW...those pikes in Nadus's avatar are Crenicichla acutirostris...awesome pikes...more compressed than most pikes! Totally awesome!!