Northern pike?

[ermgravy]

hey peps' just wanted a little info on the northern pike... being british and into fishing as a kid these fish really are kings of our rivers, and my heart... but i just read that they are found in the wild in the us to... basicly all im thinking is it possible to slowly aclimatise these fish over to a tropical temps? and if so how would one go about it?

random story i once as a child saw a pike down a duck! was three foot away from me whilst fishing... hence the appeal.... and yea i no, i promise... i wont feed it ducks!

 

[Fish on Fire]

Why not just build a large pond and stick one in there? XD

 

[ermgravy]

the thought has crossed my mind for years, just at my current home the garden is tiny! don't have room for two huge tanks or i'd do a cold tank for one. So i figure if its possible to acclimatise one over to tropical i'll go Massive on my due upgrade... if not i guess ill wait for the room for either another huge tank or a pond.

 

[ewurm]

I have heard they make poor tank fish. They don't move except at feeding time. These fish need a LOT of room to swim.

 

[ermgravy]

yea they do lurk in waiting 80% of the time and im well a whare of that fact... their natural habbits around my local area vary a fair bit in water flow and depth thought i wouldn't say any of these provide the pike with vast space... the average river width here is less than than half the max length of a full grown pike... thou i've never found a pike big as have heard of....

 

[ermgravy]

so is it theoretically possible to convert a pike over to tropical temps?

 

[teleost]

so is it theoretically possible to convert a pike over to tropical temps?

I'd say not responsible but possible.

Would you put a discus or a peacock bass in 50 degree (F) water?

 

[ermgravy]

i no too many british anglers who will bbq pike on sight compered to that it would be a better life. besides i wast trying to find out how far south they appear in america... if a fish's nautral range includes high water temps, i see no problem in converting its british cousin to do the same? we are talking about 1 of the most prominent fish in the worlds northern waterways....



Esox lucius are found in almost every type of freshwater, from cold deep lakes, to warm shallow ponds, to muddy rivers. Having a broad range of tolerances for water temperature, clarity, and oxygen content allows E. lucius to be "one of the most adaptable freshwater species"(Steinberg,1992.pg.20)

 

[ermgravy]

hmm.. been doin some research n mayb grass pickerel might be a better wy to go? any one any ideas bout sourcing in the uk?

 

[ermgravy]

hmm.. been doin some research n mayb grass pickerel might be a better way to go? any one any ideas bout sourcing in the uk?