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mscichlid

mscichlid

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I just got these...Wild fish, supposedly from Columbia. Claim to be Crenicichla lenticulata. Hopefully, a pair!

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I couldn't get a good shot of them. They're in a 75 and they huddled in the back corner. I plan to move them to a 100 long sometime this week. Hopefully setting the tank up with a sandy bottom, a driftwood snag, river rock, a few grassy plants with a powerhead should get them to pop.
 
marge618

marge618

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I just got these...Wild fish, supposedly from Columbia. Claim to be Crenicichla lenticulata. Hopefully, a pair!

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I couldn't get a good shot of them. They're in a 75 and they huddled in the back corner. I plan to move them to a 100 long sometime this week. Hopefully setting the tank up with a sandy bottom, a driftwood snag, river rock, a few grassy plants with a powerhead should get them to pop.[/b]
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Hi Frannie
Interesting looking fish. Bet they are BIG. Not something I am familiar with.
Later,
Marge
 
mscichlid

mscichlid

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If I were to guess, I'd say one is 8-9" and the other is about 10-12". Nothing in my fishroom is going to produce enough fry. Hopefully, they'll eat pellets, krill and silversides.
 
mscichlid

mscichlid

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I'm sure hoping so. There are some subtle differences between them. The other plus is that they stay together. I'm going to have to use a seine to move them!
 
phishphorphun

phishphorphun

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They are neat fish. After photographing Mike's Pikes (cool rhyme :rolleyes: ), I find them so interesting to observe. Another possibility for my 120g replacement tank. :confused0083:

Franny, looking at this photo, they look so identical, how in the world can you sex them. The ones that Mike have, have that obvious difference with the white trimmed dorsal and anal fins for the female. Could the trim in the fins be sex a trait throughout the pike families? Or is it just restricted to the orange pikes?

Good luck with them. :D
 
mscichlid

mscichlid

Founder
If you got into pikes that would be so cool!

The white in the dorsal is previlant in the females of some species of pikes while a dorsal spot is another indicator in others. In some species, spangling or the lack thereof is another way to discern between the sexes. Concerning the two I have, There is a little more color in the dorsal of one of them. Everyday I have my doubts as to whether the fish are indeed Cr. lenticulata or a subspecies of Cr. marmorata. I also sometimes doubt whether they are a pair. Once they're moved into more comfortable quarters, the fish should respond more favorably and I will be able to get some closure. I'll also try to get better pics. Unfortunanly, the tank they're going in is used and terribly scratched. I wish I could afford a new 100 gal long to put them in, but the tank I have now will have to suffice.
 
fishfarm

fishfarm

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They look like lents to me, From Vinny's page:
Comments: This is a closely related species to C. marmorata, possibly the nearest relative. They are the only two species that may be confused for the other as adults. The primary distinguishing features between the two species are the numerous facial spots on C. lenticulata which often extens well into the dorsal region and the black rectangular blotches along the sides - in C. lenticulata, the black marking and the light bordering spaces between them extend all the way to the dorsal fin base whereas in C. marmorata, the blotches do not extend that high. I acquired a group of juvenile C. lenticulata a few years ago while living in Florida but an unexpected cold spell killed them all. They seemed to have less prominent horizontal lines on the body as juveniles compared to other members of the lugubris group, an observation shared by Frank Warzel. Warzel also reports that breeding pairs lack the black spots on the head. Whatever the case may be, females of this species may be one of the most colorful members of Crenicichla.

Ken
 
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