Well,muskies are not the only fish in the hobby that grow to a huge size...what you have stated can apply to quite a few large growing fish that are available.
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Pike/Muskie are prone to banging into glass because of the way they hunt. If I had to give dimensions I would say nothing less than 8-10x the length of the fish(even male pike grow to 2')
In ponds one can go lots smaller.
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Correct, same rules apply to those fish as well. Everyone wants an Arapaima gigas, maybe 1% of those that buy one will be able to house it long term. It is what it is. Muskies are available via certain channels, just not typically at the vast majority of LFS hence the reason you see & hear less about them in the hobby.
I have a northern in a 180g and he's the coolest fish I've owned, I've had him about 9 months, he gets fed almost every day about 4-5 smelt and his growth is so minimal I can't tell for sure if he's even got bigger,right now he's in the 17-18" range and eats every tank ate I've tried to add including a 12"pike,I know he has the potential to get very large but I don't see him topping the 2' mark any time soon and his tank is in a garage that I could build a very large tank in if I needed too so I don't need a lecture about how big you think my fish is gonna get unless you have one at home and actually know something about it
In case you weren't aware of it, in Alberta it's illegal to collect, transport, or keep in captivity, native species such as Northern Pike.
