Possible tank mates for a grass pickerel in a 200 gallon.
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I am just thinkin of actually doing 3-4 pickerel and a pleco and perhaps a bichir to throw into the mix for now. From wat I have read and from what I remember my senegal bichir never bothered any of my smaller fish such as a 2 inch shovelnose cat that I had at the time. Do you guys think that would be to many pickerel in a 200 gallon? I hear they only get 12-18 inches and do well in anything above a 75 gallon.
LMB, gar, bullheads, greenies....all bad choices IMHO. I have/had all of those at one point and I can't see it working. LMB killed my first pickerel. Bullheads grow big and fast and would probably atleast TRY to eat your pickerel(pickerel are slender and many fish consider them a meal eve at equal size. and if the pickerel is bigger well it goes the other way around). Greenies are too aggressive IMO and would pick on the pickerel. I would do either a pickerel community or like drew said pumpkin seeds or o-spots....Community is probably the best IMO. Bichirs might get gobbled up if they aren't big enough too. My 8" grass tried to eat a 6" irridescent shark once and it was thick. I think you could easily do 6-8 pickerel in a 200(depending on demensions...can we get those please?)
Chad
Chad
I keep my pickerels with an orange spotted sunfish and 2 adult redside dace. They eat every other fish in the tank except these three.
The pickerels and the dace are similar in size so i think that helps.
FWIW I think an O spot or 2 may be suitable.
TOM
The pickerels and the dace are similar in size so i think that helps.
FWIW I think an O spot or 2 may be suitable.
TOM
