Crenicichla zebrina

[Swedgin]

My lfs just got a (possible) pair of C. zebrina in a shipment from Colombia last night. I'm quite tempted to go for them and put them in the 325 with the green wilds. From what I can find on the net they are a very laid back pike, and I found a thread here from someone who kept them successfully with their Discus.
I'm just worried about the price tag, as of yet undetermined, hopefully by tomorrow I will know more.

I'm an avid pike cichlid fan and kept several species in the past back in Germany, so I'm over the moon to have this opportunity, IF they fit my budget (which to be honest is virtually zero after all the recent acquisitions). I'll have to get wifey's approval on this one.

Pic from google for reference

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[RogueDiscus]

Very interesting looking fish! I hope you get some good feedback.

[Kyla]

very interesting fish, never seen one of these before. if u do get them, would love to see some vid

[nikond70s]

i think now they go for around $500 for a 8-12" one. i would assume the pair would be over 1k, more if it's proven. they're pretty rare. one of the few zebrina's i like besides the Atabapo super Red.

[Swedgin]

Lord help me, just picked up the both of them. Currently dripping, then into qt. Will try to snap some pics tomorrow.

I'm definitely not my wife's favorite person today...

[DatDiscusDude]

Nice!! Can't wait to see them! Are they a proven pair?

[Swedgin]

No, I'm not even sure if they're male and female. They had some stressful weeks I'm sure, so I'll have to wait and see how they develop in the future. As long as they get along with each other and the discus I don't really care though, a bonded pair would probably cause more trouble than 2 independent ones. If I were to guess from what I can find online I'd say 2 males

[pitdogg2]

Beautiful pikes. If i were to keep some those would be them.
WOW!!

[Swedgin]

They ate well today, bellies are full. Horrible pic, phone is on it's way out I think.

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[Kyla]

wow they are huge! they have an intelligent look in their eye

[DatDiscusDude]

Are they in w discus yet? If so... how do they behave toward them?

[Swedgin]

No, qt first, then they get to play in the big tank.

[Ryan]

They are pretty laid back pikes but I would still keep my eye on them with the discus. They're Crenicichla, after all. ;)