British pike
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Are you referring to the Northern Pike (Esox lucius)? If so, they're a very large growing (adults average 24-40") predatory species that needs cool water. I'd like to keep one eventually, but I'd say at minimum you'd need a 8'x4' footprint for an adult. However, I've seen a few fish in the 53-54" range so at that point you'd obviously need a much bigger tank.
mmmmm my favorite species ever and not even I can keep one as of yet haha. Only their little cousins the grass pickerels.
well I'm guessing, like dive said, you mean a northern pike right? Unless the uk has a species I'm unaware of , they should be the same thing as we have here.
Like ALL esox species, smaller tank mates are a no go. Anything that pike THINKS it can fit into its mouth it will try. Also as Dive said these fish get pretty large, much to large for standard aquariums. I keep pickerel, the mini version of a pike, but I've never kept a true pike before...not yet anyhow.
I fish alot, I'm English, target species are Wells catfish and carp, obviously wells catfish would need a stupidly big tank, but in short I've picked up a 5x2x2 pre owned tank, was thinking of something along the lines of what's in our waterways. Perch, Pike? Just thought I'd put it out there.
no no I'm just asking are we talking about the same species of fish here? That's all I'm asking, I think the entire esox family make great tank fish provided you can house the larger species comfortably.
a 5x2 is a bit too small for a pike IMO. Perch would do well in there I'd think.
you can train esox onto frozen food, all mine are on it with no issue. perch are great wet pets IME, my yellow perch were like dogs lol, followed me around the tank, took food from my hand, etc.