Hey guys I recently acquired a grass pickerel that is 6 inches and is gonna be permanently housed in my 200 gallon. Right now nothing else is living in there with him, what do you think some good tank mates would be? I was thinking one or two LMB but dont know how that would go since LMB are rather aggressive. Maybe you guys can help me out? What about a florida gar?
Possible tank mates for a grass pickerel in a 200 gallon.
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LMB or gar would eat it. Try a pickerel community. You might even get a spawn if you play your cards right.
sunfish and bullheads would be excellent - just make sure the sunfish aren't too big, or they may start harassing him which means death for most Esox ssp. They just can't take being chased around. Provide plenty of cover and you could do several sunnies, several pickerel, several cats. That would be pretty darn sweet.
Make sure they aren't too big - 6 inches is an easy snack for a subadult bullhead. Go for 3 inchers if you can.
Bullheads will probably stress the pickerel and will end up eating/killing it. Green sunfish are a bad choice. P'seed may work. I currently keep mine with 1 warmouth and have zero issues. You will want something docile. Orangespotted sunfish in your neck of the woods?