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cavallino
07-06-2005, 9:00 PM
these fellas have a 5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft tank to themselves.... they grow at an alarming rate at this age. :22_yikes:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/image06.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/image05.jpg
heee heee... i'm soooo hoping i'll get something like this.... :y220d:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/snoek4.jpg
butane216
07-06-2005, 9:18 PM
and if you do, what in g*d's name are you going to put them in?
DeLgAdO
07-06-2005, 9:23 PM
lol, YEA!!!! WTF ARE YOU GUNA PUT THEM IN HUH!!!! :swear:
j/k :grinno: please dont get offened man, its all good
seriously though, what are you gunna put em in when they get that big?
rayman45
07-06-2005, 9:33 PM
nice
cavallino
07-06-2005, 10:11 PM
HAHAHAHA.... :y220d: if they actually get that big, i've a 8ft x 4ft x 3ft waiting...... hehehe... easily and comfortably house 1 3 footer..... :headbang2
piranha45
07-06-2005, 10:19 PM
what are you feeding them? what water temp?
cavallino
07-06-2005, 10:23 PM
what are you feeding them? what water temp?
they're eating feeder catfish we get from LFS...
water temp should be around 27 C...
guppy
07-06-2005, 10:27 PM
Beauties
aztecfred
07-07-2005, 12:06 AM
If those pike get THAT big he will need a big tank.
Like the one that I will buy.
He can come visit them
And feed them live shad. :werd:
Or a delicous bass :D
Afer all the time and money he put in to bringing them up to a
"""RESPECTABLE"""" size...its the least I can do.
Im just that kind of a guy. . . . . . :headbang2
Most sincerely,
The Aztec Fred
cavallino
07-07-2005, 12:58 AM
If those pike get THAT big he will need a big tank.
Like the one that I will buy.
He can come visit them
And feed them live shad. :werd:
Or a delicous bass :D
Afer all the time and money he put in to bringing them up to a
"""RESPECTABLE"""" size...its the least I can do.
Im just that kind of a guy. . . . . . :headbang2
Most sincerely,
The Aztec Fred
hahahaha.... if it gets that big, i'll likely take up your offer...... :grinno:
AROFREEK2K5
07-07-2005, 11:19 AM
nice fish where did you get them from??
aapl76
07-07-2005, 11:43 AM
these fellas have a 5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft tank to themselves.... they grow at an alarming rate at this age. :22_yikes:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/image06.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/image05.jpg
heee heee... i'm soooo hoping i'll get something like this.... :y220d:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/snoek4.jpg
turbo brudder...more and more monster fish ya.... :) how many of them did you tabao? from CF? :)
The TRUST
07-07-2005, 2:17 PM
very nice fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cavallino
07-08-2005, 2:19 AM
turbo brudder...more and more monster fish ya.... :) how many of them did you tabao? from CF? :)
thanks guys for checking in! :cheers:
aapl76 brudder, i tb 3 from CF about 3 weeks ago... eating me broke man! :hitting:
I wanna get but I got no more spare tank to house them....:(
aapl76
07-08-2005, 6:55 AM
thanks guys for checking in! :cheers:
aapl76 brudder, i tb 3 from CF about 3 weeks ago... eating me broke man! :hitting:
happy for ya brudder....glad that you enjoy monster fish keeping...hope to see ya here more often....cheerio!!!!!!! :cheers:
aapl76
07-08-2005, 6:55 AM
I wanna get but I got no more spare tank to house them....:(
ah yah...buy a small plastic tank to house them first loh...when they get bigger, then you turbo them into your main tank.... :)
good to see sing bros here acquiring interest in NA fish like pike
usually it's us drooling over their fish
cavallino, it's linhead from AF.....we've chatted b4......how did u get pike over there??.....they're illegal to purchase here from lfh since they are deemed gamefish
ever consider african pike like CDM's.....they don't get as big....i have 5 and they eat cheap smelts like champs
neoprodigy
07-08-2005, 4:09 PM
after see these pix... i got some too...
piranha45
07-08-2005, 8:47 PM
after see these pix... i got some too...
hahahaha :grinno:
after see these pix... i got some too...
where did u get them from??
what size and how much??
piranha45
07-08-2005, 11:47 PM
asdf wrong thread
cavallino
07-10-2005, 12:37 AM
good to see sing bros here acquiring interest in NA fish like pike
usually it's us drooling over their fish
cavallino, it's linhead from AF.....we've chatted b4......how did u get pike over there??.....they're illegal to purchase here from lfh since they are deemed gamefish
ever consider african pike like CDM's.....they don't get as big....i have 5 and they eat cheap smelts like champs
hey man... good to c ya here too. :cheers:
i've always been fascinated by this pike.... we normally only get to see them every 2 or 3 years when one of our bigger distributors brings them in. i've never had much luck with this fish, probably because our warmer climate doesn't go down well with them.. but this time round, my 3 pike have been doing ok, they're now about 4"+ and its been about 3 weeks already. the last few times i tried keeping pike, they died in a matter of days. :cry:
hey man... good to c ya here too. :cheers:
i've always been fascinated by this pike.... we normally only get to see them every 2 or 3 years when one of our bigger distributors brings them in. i've never had much luck with this fish, probably because our warmer climate doesn't go down well with them.. but this time round, my 3 pike have been doing ok, they're now about 4"+ and its been about 3 weeks already. the last few times i tried keeping pike, they died in a matter of days. :cry:
right.....the key is cooler temps......i suspect if u can keep low temps for goldfish then it would be same for pike........no need for heaters for sure
good luck.....they're gonna bust ur tank soon
In N. Dakota the min. keeper size is 24" for northerns and 36" for muskies. favorite bait is 8-10"cutlips minnows.
cavallino
07-10-2005, 1:45 AM
right.....the key is cooler temps......i suspect if u can keep low temps for goldfish then it would be same for pike........no need for heaters for sure
good luck.....they're gonna bust ur tank soon
yep. i suspect they're doing better this time because they're captive bred, in waters that are not as cold, so the adjustment is not too great.
bust my tank? i'm forward to it!!!! :grinno:
cavallino
07-10-2005, 1:46 AM
In N. Dakota the min. keeper size is 24" for northerns and 36" for muskies. favorite bait is 8-10"cutlips minnows.
:22_yikes: okie... i may have bitten off more than i can chew... :22_yikes: :y220d: :grinno:
:22_yikes: okie... i may have bitten off more than i can chew... :22_yikes: :y220d: :grinno:
lol
yes u did
lol
:hitting:
hey guppy, these sing bros have no idea about how big northerns can get....i used to catch 10 pounders with ease here......30 pounders were caught once in a while by locals
but who knows how long it will take to get to even 5 lb size......it would be one mean SOB
FreaKaMaNia
07-10-2005, 7:00 AM
Beautiful pikes... they look so much like my little one. :P
nativelover
07-11-2005, 12:23 AM
ive never seen feeder catfish, what kind are they?
and tigers get over 52" easily. make a pond that slopes with a constant depth of 3 ft. about 15 ft long and 6 ft wide, put a water fall at one end and a huge drain at the other so its like a river. (or straem).
it might work
Pike and muskies like clean, fairly still waters, with lots of plants, they love reed beds and water lilies.
Steve_89
07-11-2005, 8:52 AM
Great looking fish :)
RockyGoldy
07-11-2005, 9:24 PM
ive never seen feeder catfish, what kind are they?
and tigers get over 52" easily. make a pond that slopes with a constant depth of 3 ft. about 15 ft long and 6 ft wide, put a water fall at one end and a huge drain at the other so its like a river. (or straem).
it might work
It is those 'walking' catfish that we have in Asia here...my NP just refuse to eat those now and feeding on guppies instead..
these fellas have a 5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft tank to themselves.... they grow at an alarming rate at this age. :22_yikes:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/image06.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/image05.jpg
heee heee... i'm soooo hoping i'll get something like this.... :y220d:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/snoek4.jpg
http://www.trumman.com/images/photo/anden_g16700.jpg
http://www.trumman.com/images/photo/holm_g14930.jpg
http://www.trumman.com/images/photo/anden_g15150.jpg
http://www.trumman.com/images/photo/lindh_g16571.jpg
http://www.trumman.com/images/photo/leif_sw02.jpg
here is some pics of northen pikes here in Sweden, they get huge and they eat BIG fishes
i have kept a 2 feet northen pike wich i caught in a lake near Stockholm in Sweden in a 8ft tank they are fun to cuz they sneak up on their pray :)
i kept my temperature around 20C and it worked fine for me.
piranha45
07-15-2005, 12:39 PM
definitely some huge pikes... sure they arent muskies?
definitely some huge pikes... sure they arent muskies?
I think the current world record is 50+lbs for pike, bigger for muskies.
sabotage
07-17-2005, 6:23 PM
GORGEOUS!!!!
Blackwater
07-21-2005, 9:55 PM
VERY NICE
papa burgandy
07-24-2005, 6:41 PM
congrats on some great fish
i had a 1 footer. amazing killing machines.
repair
08-01-2005, 12:19 PM
(puts hand in tank to clean it and pulls out a stub ) how would you handle cleaning the tank?
toxicfish
08-12-2005, 3:08 AM
these fellas have a 5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft tank to themselves.... they grow at an alarming rate at this age. :22_yikes:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/image06.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/image05.jpg
heee heee... i'm soooo hoping i'll get something like this.... :y220d:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/stanleytan/Northern%20Pike/snoek4.jpgnice fish:headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2