Red-finned Pickerel

[Mourinho18]

Does anybody know where I could purchase one of these, or even catch one. I've def. got my sights set on one of these. I've kept a regular pickerel for a few months when i was in high school at the school itself in an aquaculture program, and it was def. an interesting fish. These guys only grow to about 12-13 inches from what I've read so keeping them might be more realistic.

[Apocalypse]

Redfin pickeral (http://www.aquaculturestore.com/fwverts.html)

[guppy]

Try Jonah'saquarium. They carry a lot of natives.

[Mourinho18]

thanks a bunch guys, any info you can give me on these guys. just like a miniature version of the chain or larger pickerels right?

[piranha45]

yes. don't house them with aggressive tankmates. good luck with trying to get them on anything other than live food.

[Mourinho18]

yeah, that seems to be the big problem i face. I dont have any room for any right now anyway, so I'm gonna hold off. I was a few convict pairs would help, but these guys go through so many so quickly, it would probably be to tough for the convicts to keep up with their appetite

[Mourinho18]

oh, and what would be a nice tank size for one of these? would a 68 gallon tub work?

[guppy]

What are the dimensions on your tub, they average 12-14" at adults and have been known to get a bit over 16" and are not real flexible, I would want something at least 2'wide and twice that long, planted. Rubbermaid makes an oval 100g for under $70 and a 300g for under $180 at Ace hardwares Stores that would work.

[Mourinho18]

do you think a pair of convicts could keep up with the appetite of these guys?

[joel]

i'd keep a close eye on them if you put them together. the convicts might kill it.

[Mourinho18]

i mean keeping the convicts in a seperate tank, and then feeding their young to the pickerel. i would never keep them with the pickerel.

[teleost]

Does anybody know where I could purchase one of these, or even catch one. I've def. got my sights set on one of these. I've kept a regular pickerel for a few months when i was in high school at the school itself in an aquaculture program, and it was def. an interesting fish. These guys only grow to about 12-13 inches from what I've read so keeping them might be more realistic.


When you say regular pickerel do you mean Grass pickerel? If so, I think you'll find the two nearly identical. A little more red in the fins of a redfin.
I also wouldn't expext either redfin or grass pickerel to exceed the 10"-12" mark in home aquaria.

[guppy]

Grass and redfins probably won't get bigger than 12" but sometimes do, especially if you give them a cold "season", like pikes the return of the warmth stimulates growth, chain pickerel get a bit bigger maxing out at around 30", They need a good turning radius so even a 12" one should have at least 20" turning radius to keep long term. the pics are chain, redfin, and grass pickeral.

[Mourinho18]

i'd have to check the measurements of the 68, so i might just go to lowes and pick up something larger, ive got my sights set on the red-fin, and i think i might just stick with one. dont think they like each other. what kind of filtration should i be looking for. and from reading up on these guys, they do like warmer temps, 75-80

[LBC]

Pickeral are tasty....

[gar man]

Pickeral are tasty....
:ROFL:

[sandtiger]

You dig up a thread from 2005 and all you post is a friggen emoticon? Seriously? Let me guess, you've made all 739 of your posts today by responding to 739 old threads haven't you?

[jim]

You dig up a thread from 2005 and all you post is a friggen emoticon? Seriously? Let me guess, you've made all 739 of your posts today by responding to 739 old threads haven't you?

That guy got me again :WHOA:.. Will someone remind me to look at the dates on these posts, Im an avid reader, bu am not used to having to look at what looks like a new post for the date stamp.

[bbboys]

are any types of pickeral legal in ca?