Redfin pickerel
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it is not easy to get them off live feeders from what I have read (which is a LOT, been driving myself crazy waiting for one, can't catch them here so I have to wait for someone to sell one!) As far as care for them, make sure you leave them in an unheated tank, as they can not tolerate high temps.
Also, keep them away from aggressive tankmates, as they do not have a territorial bone in their body and are easily outcompeted by other fish. They require a "warmup" period prior to their feeding
That is a beautiful looking fish from the pic! his coloring seems really vivid.
btw - If you have means to catch another and ship it, you will have a new best friend......lol
Also, keep them away from aggressive tankmates, as they do not have a territorial bone in their body and are easily outcompeted by other fish. They require a "warmup" period prior to their feeding
That is a beautiful looking fish from the pic! his coloring seems really vivid.
btw - If you have means to catch another and ship it, you will have a new best friend......lol
AppStateBimmer;1686801; said:
I have the means to catch them but I don't know how they would do with shipping. He is even more beautiful from the side! Hopefully I can do my best to get him off of live food since I dont feed live to any of my fish.
if packaged correctly, they should be fine shipped. There are instructions in the Marketplace section : )
it is possible to get them off live foods, and that should definitely be attempted as they are quite susceptible to bacterial infections transmitted by feeders (along with ich). i've done this with several specimens...it works similarly to gars, but takes a bit more patience depending on the individual.
i would definitely keep them no warmer than room temp as this will help keep away any infections as well.
for feeding, get them accustomed to noting something being dropped from the surface...whether you start off with rosies or some other feeder. just drop the food in and get him conditioned to strike at what you drop in. once the fish is conditioned try dropping in raw shrimp or raw fish. it should eventually catch on, and it will take the non-live food. again, this can take some patience as these fish are even more visually/movement oriented than gars.
with a little patience you can get them onto cooked shrimp at which point they will do great...and should generally be kept in a species only tank as they can be quite aggressive with other tankmates while feeding (accidently clipping fins, etc), and they are easily picked on by other fishes (especially sunfishes cannot resist their constantly moving pectoral fins).
great fish for sure, i'm hoping to get one or two this summer during our lake surveys. let me know if you need further info, and best of luck!--
--solomon
i would definitely keep them no warmer than room temp as this will help keep away any infections as well.
for feeding, get them accustomed to noting something being dropped from the surface...whether you start off with rosies or some other feeder. just drop the food in and get him conditioned to strike at what you drop in. once the fish is conditioned try dropping in raw shrimp or raw fish. it should eventually catch on, and it will take the non-live food. again, this can take some patience as these fish are even more visually/movement oriented than gars.
with a little patience you can get them onto cooked shrimp at which point they will do great...and should generally be kept in a species only tank as they can be quite aggressive with other tankmates while feeding (accidently clipping fins, etc), and they are easily picked on by other fishes (especially sunfishes cannot resist their constantly moving pectoral fins).
great fish for sure, i'm hoping to get one or two this summer during our lake surveys. let me know if you need further info, and best of luck!--
--solomon
demjor19;1688921; said:
no problem jordan, glad to help; thanks for pointing me towards this thread as i generally tend to stay in that other forum with elongate toothy fishes
best of luck with the fish, they are definitely one of my favorite species (or i wouldn't have chosen it as my screen name, haha) --
--solomon
just for reference here is a bigger version of my avatar pic...this was an individual i kept about 5 years ago--
--solomon
--solomon