Belly crawler pike (photos)

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Hello AC. I havent been here in a while, and I figured I'd post some pictures of my favorite fish.

I've had this female belly crawler pike cichlid since she was about two and a half, three inches, and she's more than doubled that size now. I used to have her in a thirty gallon with other fish, but she had a problem with killing her tankmates and shredding plants, so she's got a twenty long to herself now (and the thirty gallon doesnt have fish in it anymore). I always love watching her navigate her tank and peep out of her PVC hide... her movements are very serpentine and she peers out of the PVC like a moray eel. She's also a piggish feeder. I give her frozen food, live earthworms, and crickets.

Sorry for the lack of in-tank shots, her tank is very dimly lit. These are water change shots.:p: the bucket she's in is about nine or ten inches in diameter.

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Finster

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Nice! What's the scientific name? You really need to get some pictures in the tank. Sounds like a really interesting fish to have.
 

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I dont believe they have a scientific name. They have yet to be scientifically described and are known almost entirely from the aquarium trade.
I will try and get some pictures of the enclosure. No guarantee she'll be in the pictures though, she's usually hiding out in her PVC hide.
 

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nice fish!
 

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Thanks guys!
I took this video of her eating a few weeks ago. It's probably a bit too long, but it's quite difficult to film her... she's quite secretive, and this was at night.

 

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That is a sweet fish.
 
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