Okay I've got someone who will have them in about 6 months. I was going to get a few as well so I'll let you know.
Where do you live?
PICKEREL TANK (Plant Info)
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Where do you live?
wow I just noticed I was tagged in this way early on! sorry man I never saw it.
pickerel are great. My grass pickerel would eat out of my hand, and they were wild caught initially.
as for plants, stick with horn wart or even parrots feather. that's what I always had in with my pickerel, the plants are hardy and they loved stalking in among them.
pickerel are great. My grass pickerel would eat out of my hand, and they were wild caught initially.
as for plants, stick with horn wart or even parrots feather. that's what I always had in with my pickerel, the plants are hardy and they loved stalking in among them.
Oh and P.S. be careful with mixing redfins and grass. While the size difference isn't monumental, my pickerel were every bit of 10-11" when they passed on me, and the redfin I kept a while back barely hit 6". Not that cannibalism is really prevalent among the species but just to be safe regardless.
I'm surprised you can't find them. I heard a lot of fish markets in Canada sell them. Maybe try and find one and ask the guy if he'd keep some alive for you for some $
I appreciate the info. My Redfin are already 6 inch and there only 8 months old. When did yours max out? I was hoping they would get around 9in.
I appreciate the info. My Redfin are already 6 inch and there only 8 months old. When did yours max out? I was hoping they would get around 9in.
my redfins maxed at around 6 inches, granted they had growing to do before I lost them, but they noticeably slowed down in growth at that point. you have good genetics then haha, 9" is pretty normal for them I'd say.
Yea I knew they stayed smaller than grass p's when I ordered them they were already about 5 inch and I think the guy said they were 6 months. So I hope they get larger! When you had yours were they housed with any other non pick species?
nope, I kept my redfins in their own 55. My grass pickerels were with sunfish, bass, crappie, catfish.
