Pikexcichlid

[frazoo]

are pike cichlids a cross between a cichlid and a pike?
i say no but my friend says yes

forgot to add this

i got some feeders yesterday and i noticed a VERY big male he was like 1 and a half inches!
he looks like a thin swordtail(molly or platy) without the sword but was in with guppies
he has a greenish dot at the base of his tail but he also is like a colorless female guppybut you cant see the stomach
what is he

 

[Paul_MTS]

pike cichlids are a type of cichlid which look like pikes, so are therefore called pike cichlids.

your feeder fish will be some kind of live bearer, without a picture I wouldn't be able to ID.

 

[sylvia]

So to answer your first question, no, 'pike cichlids' are not hybrids - they are a kind of cichlid species. Just like you might say 'convict cichlid' - that's not a cross between a convict and a cichlid (I hope ).

As for your 'unknown' fish. I'd have guessed endler (a close relative of the guppy) if it were not for the size you quoted. Otherwise, perhaps it's a variatus platy. Or maybe a heterandria bimaculata, if I go on the pattern alone. (shame on them for selling it as a feeder!)

Now that I think about it - are you sure it's not just a female guppy?