Musky keepers?

[pwmin]

I have one in my office tank that's about 10 inches; not sure what I will do with it long term but it was saved from immediate death. It lacks normal pigmentation, which is why it looks so lightly colored. It is pellet trained, but I would have to ask how that was achieved.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

I have one in my office tank that's about 10 inches; not sure what I will do with it long term but it was saved from immediate death. It lacks normal pigmentation, which is why it looks so lightly colored. It is pellet trained, but I would have to ask how that was achieved.

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Nice, maybe someone (maybe a member here) would like him for a private pond?

I think the lack of pigmentation is merely a lighting thing (certain lights increase or decrease pigmentation)

 

[pwmin]

He definitely has a lighter coloration than his siblings, but some lights do make it look really lightly colored.

I've been wanting to build a pond in my back yard, but IDK if I'll get to it this spring or not.

 

[Dloks]

Aquarium fish should never be released into the wild as I’m sure you are aware regardless of if they are native to the area or not.

As for keeping musky I have no expierience but I’ve kept northern pike. I grew out a few in a 120 wide up to around 12”. Did this with 5 different fingerlings (never had more than one at a time). Took around 1 year for each to hit 12”. From there they were released into my million gallon pond. The pond was full of largemouth bass, bluegill, perch. All would reproduce yearly. After the pike were introduced all other fish populations declined. I found 3 of the pike dead after one cold winter when I went diving in the spring.

Friend you got pockets like that

 

[Lepisosteus]

Friend you got pockets like that

Pond was dug out on the property our house was on. The soil from the pond was used to raise the land as we were located in a swampy area. Fortunately it was spring fed. The cost of the pond was 0

 

[Duckman77]

There is a guy on craigslist in Chicagoland selling 12" northern pike and muskellunge.