Fluval proudly announced that an entirely new species of Pike Cichlid was discovered during their recent company-sponsored expedition to Colombia, which will be shared with the aquatic world in a soon-to-be-released Fluval documentary.

For thirteen days near the end of the latest Colombian dry season, Fluval’s Tom Sarac led a team of aquatic explorers across 2,600 kilometres (1,600 miles) of the Llanos, a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes. The group’s mission was three-fold; to understand and witness the rich bio-diverse environment first-hand, to implement their findings into habitat-accurate products for home aquarists and to raise awareness about the need for protection of this precious natural environment.


The discovery of the new fish, with a unique “W” shaped trident marking located near its gills, will be featured in Fluval’s upcoming Colombia Expedition film, which will be released later next month. A one-minute-long trailer of the Colombia Expedition was released earlier today and can be viewed here:

Fluval is currently in the planning stages of its next expedition, which will take place in Papua New Guinea later this year.