wandering if anyone knows much about chain pickerel and northern pike in brackish water, I can't find much on this subject except that both are often found in brackish
Salt tolerance esox
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I would compare them to florida/gator gar in their tolerance for salt.. they venture out where rivers spill into oceans to feed and thrive in back mixed water canals. Ive read they will mostly likely not be found in waters with low salt/mineral content. They also thrive in lime stone spring areas. If they do not do well in a system/type of water they phase out in that area all together so i would say its not a fluke they can be considered a brackish species. They catch them in harbor bays/boat docks in holland, parts of the st. lawrence river where it meets the ocean and same thing in alaska.
If u can find a copy of this book...its well worth whatever there asking...printed in the 80's but the info is still pretty valid. info from u.s. and europe. Talks about salt water/mineral content/alkalinity and pike populations. They go hand n hand.
Northern pike are a predominantly freshwater fish but can tolerate low level salinity for short periods of time. It's certainly not their preferred habitat and i certainly wouldn't put them in a brackish set up, that's if you wanted your fish to be happy and stress free.
There's loads of info on line regarding this, even down to experiments growing fry in brackish set ups.
There's loads of info on line regarding this, even down to experiments growing fry in brackish set ups.
Thanks, I found some limited info on pike populations in the aral sea with no access to freshwater and it's making me curious.