C. lenticulata in 75? Also care?

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I have the chance to get a 6-7" wild C. lenticulata for $75, but am wondering if I can keep it for life in a 75. I have read several profiles and a few discussions with most agreeing 12" is average with large specimens reaching 15".

If it can live in a 75, would water of a 7.4 pH be okay even though they come from more acidic conditions?


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mbeatrice said:
Yes without any tankmates the are highly aggressive pike species

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Sweet. Thanks for the help. I definitely don't intend to put it in with any other fish since I have heard they are mean.

Do you guys think it will be okay in my water? Values are:
7.4 pH
7 GH
9 KH

Out of curiosity, how are they as far as mating goes? Are they like most aggressive cichlids that beat on each other a lot or do they bond strong? Obviously I would never attempt a pairing in a 75, but might consider it if I get a 6' tank.

Also any care info you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Specifically I am interested in best types of food (brand of pellet, live food, etc?) and decor (sparsely decorated or heavily?).


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The pH should be fine. It's not ideal being wild caught especially. I feed my pikes shrimp, tilapia and NLS pellets mostly.
I wood put some driftwood in. It will help lower the pH and they like having places to hide. You could put some ketapang leaves in too.

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I came to the pike section to get info on lents too haha. Can I assume its the ones Snookn has on Aquabid that drew you in? That's where my curiosity came from.
 
Very great fish ..highly intelligent but very very aggressive..

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pwmin said:
The pH should be fine. It's not ideal being wild caught especially. I feed my pikes shrimp, tilapia and NLS pellets mostly.
I wood put some driftwood in. It will help lower the pH and they like having places to hide. You could put some ketapang leaves in too.

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Well my tap comes out at 7.8 pH, but drops to 7.4 in my 75 with driftwood already in the tank. I am thinking about adding some more driftwood to maybe drop it a tiny bit more.

I have been looking into peat moss as a possible way of dropping pH a bit. The issue I have is I don't have a way to "pre-treat" the water before a water change and even if I did, it would put me back to the bucket method of changing water, which kills my back (I love my Aqueon water changer). LOL

I have read about using some kind of alder (sp?) cone or a type of broad leaf (might be what you are talking about) that will soften and/or lower the pH of the water. Any ideas where I can get some?


decoy50 said:
I came to the pike section to get info on lents too haha. Can I assume its the ones Snookn has on Aquabid that drew you in? That's where my curiosity came from.
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Maybe.... :) I do plan to get one from John as long as I can properly care for it. But I got the idea from his website, not Aquabid. I have a half dozen stock list websites I check regularly for rare fish.


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I've never been much of a pike fan but those lents did catch my eye, along w/ the all red pike of course. John had a really good shipment - some really nice angels and some awesome royal heckel cross discus. Good luck with the pikes!
 
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