I've got an empty 135 gallon (72"x18") tank and I'm thinking I'd like to get a big, colorful pike as a centerpiece fish. I'd like to be able to keep it with some colorful new world cichlids (preferably green terror or blue acara but open to others) without too much carnage. I'd also like it to be able to live comfortably in the 135g for its whole life as I don't have the money or space for another large tank. I'm guessing I only have space for one, but a pair or trio of something would be great. What do you guys suggest?
My LFS gets really nice red atabapo pikes and says they should be ok in a 135, but everything I've read online says they need 180 gallons. Does anyone have experience with red atabapos in a 135?
My LFS gets really nice red atabapo pikes and says they should be ok in a 135, but everything I've read online says they need 180 gallons. Does anyone have experience with red atabapos in a 135?