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Saugeye86

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I got my new redfin pickerel in the mail yesterday!! I'm really happy with it, however it seems really stressed from the mail its colors are really pale right now!! If there is any way to make it less stressed tips would be great!!!


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in my experience thus far with esox species they tend to get washed out on occassion. My fish is far from stressed but he pales out probably once or twice a day. I think it just depends on the tank or lights. Yours will be fine, they are hardy fish. Get some feeders in the tank with it and just let it acclimate.

 

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Yea I put some feeders in there last night, was doing fine when I left for work this morning!!! My saugeye seems to be more active now there is another fish in the tank!!! That's a plus


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Saugeye86 said:

Yea I put some feeders in there last night, was doing fine when I left for work this morning!!! My saugeye seems to be more active now there is another fish in the tank!!! That's a plus


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hes probably not used to the interaction haha. He'll go back to his regular mopey self once things are at an acclimated point. did your pickerel eat yet? Sachs purges their fish before they ship them and the ones I've had eat between 5-10 guppies the second they are out of their ship bags.

 

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predatorkeeper87 said:

hes probably not used to the interaction haha. He'll go back to his regular mopey self once things are at an acclimated point. did your pickerel eat yet? Sachs purges their fish before they ship them and the ones I've had eat between 5-10 guppies the second they are out of their ship bags.

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I haven't seen him eat yet, but I've been at work all day!!


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haha you will. They are voracious when hungry

 

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Uh oh. How big is the saugeye?

 

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My Saugeye is around 6-7" long and really fat, usually stays in his cave, I don't think I'll have a problem with them together!!


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I'm about to get another saugeye next week, same size 6-7"!! They are a schooling fish so I think it's better to have 2 maybe 3 if there is room!!!



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They ain't schooling type fish. And you will have problems with saugeyes and pickerel in same tank, especially when they gets bigger than pickerel. My walleye doesn't have any problems with eating 6-7" suckers and he's only 9".....