I did not know that about California. thanks for the info. probably best this is a pike instead.
when I looked it up it said spotted pike characin, I assumed that meant its a kind of pike. it is very skittish. it is terrified of me. and earlier I did a water change and he freaked out slamming himself on the tank and even jumped like 12 inches in the air. I thought he was going to jump out the tank :/ will it always act this way?It's not a Pike either. It's a Characin.
That tank would be good for it - they can be skittish with more boisterous tankmates.