What's the difference in these 2

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calibigrob

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Ok I have a pair of pikes I'm gettin confuse bcuz they both look alike on some pics
Crenicichla tapajos n Crenicichla lugubris pike

I believe mines are lugubris pike right I could b wrong

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Looks like two male crenicichla sp. Tapajos I to me, I have a female myself
 
There's only 1 C lugubris in this picture. The rest are tapajos

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C Lugubris Red in link, the body is not so red like tapajos are less red in the body than Tapajos

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?494218-Crenicichla-cf-lugubris-RED-ATABAPO

Info on Tapajos from Peanut

Nope, they are different, if you are talkin about tapajos red and cobras. They are relatively easy to tell apart, even the juv. phases are different. 'red tapajos' as adults are pretty much completely red, where as in cobras the females are the only ones that get really red. Tapajos red also have a black blotch behind their pectoral fin when they are mature. not sure if they have it when they are juv though. Juv. cobras are pretty easy to pick out, they have a sort of yellow camoflauge color to them...really striking. I have some cobras, I'll post some pictures when i get some more up, and MTN PIKE has some tapajos red...we'll post...so you can see the difference...;)

Info on Lugubris Red if that's what you mean by lugubris

no...the red atabapos aren't the aren't the true fire atabapos...they are actually C. sp. cf. lugubris atabapo'...in other words they are just a variant of lugubris. don't get quite as nice as true atabapos...:( ..some may not even get all that red...stick wit flame...:D they get super red!

tapajos red are indeed glowing red..totally agree with you there. I was talkin about the red atabapos that Rapps had. Haven't seen pictures of them but i talked with a friend of mine in Japan (he sees all of Rapps fish first...;) ) and he said that they aren't true atabapos but sp. cf. 'lugubris atabapo'...which is just another variant of lugubris species. According to him they won't get quite as red as cobras or tapajos reds....IF you did get some of those red atabapos from Jeff..PLEASE post pictures of them, cuz I am still trying to decide if i want some or not.....would be most helpful if i could actually see what they look like..haha
 
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