Northern Pike with tropical fish

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Snakehead23

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Hey guys, my friend was fishing off his dock yesterday and noticed a little northern so he put his net in and got it. (I know he shouldn't have) :eek: He put it in his 55 and he doesnt want to keep it there so he wants to know if I want it for my 45 corner. I don't have many plants in but I will ad some if needed. Anyway do you think it will get along with my 2 oscars, GT and JD. (My Oscars are 4.5" a piece, JD about 4", GT about 3.5", and the northern is 4" from nose to tail) The tank isn't permanent he will go to my 200 when he gets big. Which is already a native tank. What do you think?
 
it could live in a tropical temperature for a little while but they don't do that we'll they grow slower and are have a much shorter life span when kept in warm water but if you moved it to a native tank thats cool then it should do we'll

should do okay with cichlids as long as there not to aggressive

and seeing as they get 3'-4' a 200 won't last to long
 
yeah I wouldn't keep it to adult hood just til it got to maybe a foot.
 
make sure you don't let it go in the wild not only is it illegal but it can introduce parasites and harmful bacteria into the water
 
Snakehead23;1811976; said:
yeah I wouldn't keep it to adult hood just til it got to maybe a foot.
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What do you plan to do with it then? Like already stated, it is illegal to release even native (captive) fish into lakes.

IMO it is a bad idea all around. Pike are not active fish when captive. In their native waters they will roam miles of territory. In a small tank, they can't do this so they just sit around basically. They are not scavengers, so the only time they will do anything is when you feed them.

They are also difficult to switch over to pellets. If you are constantly buying feeders there is a good chance he'll get a parasite or a disease.

Just my opinion, but I wouldn't take that fish.
 
and you also got to consider this fish's temperament it wont last long in either of those tanks because of the others fish's aggressive behavior will get the best of that pike and stress it to death. your better off building a pond for it then finding someone with a private pond that wouldnt mind if you released it into thier pond. the only member of the pike family i would keep in the fish hooby would be the grass pickerel as even in the wild the max size is round 12-16 inches, if its a northern, muskie, hybrid or a chain or red fin you need a good size pond that has plenty of vegitation and make sure the water is well airated, with a natural food population(crawdads, frogs, small fish ect.) to make the fish truely happy
 
:thumbsdowDumbest idea ive ever heard, first of all you should of never taken it out because no one can properly house (unless you have a humongous tank)a Pike because they are roaming fish. Now you got him in a tank already way overstocked, and cant return the fish to the wild
should of asked this question before you brought the fish in:duh:
 
My dad talked me out of it. My friend put it back in his pond. And don't worry if I did keep it until it got big I would put him in my pond which should be finished this summer. My pond is about 150' by 50' and 25 feet deep. Yes it's big.
 
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