Pike cichlid ID help

[Jwitho]

Any update on your pikes?? How are they doing, any sign of spawning?

No sign of spawning yet, male I find tends to be very easily stressed and I find he hides around the surface skimmer and wave maker a lot
Female is much more out going and is cruising the whole tank constantly
They’re definitely a Wallacia though, barely any growth in the time I’ve had them, I’d have expected a much larger fish if they were crenicichla by now

 

[Jwitho]

The pikes have developed into incredibly nice fish, the male has shown courtship signs but the female has had 0 interest in him
I do believe that I could have missed my window of opportunity with them

 

[Mazan]

Exactly what happened with mine, a shame but yes, they are very nice fish.

 

[Mazan]

Exactly what happened with mine, a shame but yes, they are very nice fish.

Well not exactly as I had mine for a few years before separating them and attempting to breed them. But like yours the male displayed often but the female seemed uninterested though at one point she looked quite fat . Eventually after several months of getting on ok, the male started attacking the female so that she was hiding all the time, only emerging for food. That’s when I gave up and put them back in the big tank. I believe they are difficult to breed and need very specific conditions. But I think the best chance would be to start with a group of juveniles and see if a pair forms, rather than trying a random male and female together. And not waiting too long…