SHOALING AFRICAN PIKES

[shamrock]

smpage-I have had these fish and my best friend has had them for years-so I would think my advice is legit.

 

[smpage]

smpage-I have had these fish and my best friend has had them for years-so I would think my advice is legit.

uh oh, I sense a dance fight coming.

 

[StripeGirl]

So where are all the threads of ones over 12 inches??I had one for years in a 300 but it only got 12 inches.Mine was never skittish or banged the glass?He begged for food like a dog and swam all over the place?

 

[caribemob]

So where are all the threads of ones over 12 inches??I had one for years in a 300 but it only got 12 inches.Mine was never skittish or banged the glass?He begged for food like a dog and swam all over the place?

EXACTLY, some people just talk alot, thank's for feeling the same way i do

 

[channarox]

Channarox-have you actually had these fish? Please!
Guys we are not talking about Red Tail Cats or Pacus we are talking about fish that max out at 12 inches no matter how big the tank you get for them!! How do you know my friends fish aren't happy-what did you fly to El Paso and see them for yourself? Please-his fish never bang on the glass and aren't skittish at all. At first they were that way but once they identified him as the "guy who feeds us" they go to the top of the tank begging for food. Let me reiterate even if they could grow to what they get in the wild, a 300 gallon would be more than enough room-in the wild they max out at 2 feet. And if your theory is poor fish needs plenty of room, then why keep fish at all-according to your thinking keeping fish is bad period!! So if you don't have an outdoor pond in your backyard then you shouldn't have fish at all! What a bunch of BS!! This is Monster Fish Keepers-not PETA!

YES...i have kept these fish.numerous times.
and i'll tell you what,given the right tank size,they WILL get past 12".
a small tank for these characins just means a shorter life.
if the TS doesnt want to believe this,he can go ahead and get the fish.
they can be kept in his tank.
and they will not live very long.
thats why we always here the "5 year max" lifespan.

 

[DB junkie]

Shamrock, word of advice.... I wouldn't go blabbin all over a public forum that you or "your buddy" are keeping Characins in a state they are NOT allowed in. Last time I checked all species of Characins are banned in Texas.

This is no different then going to the zoo, seeing a 4 foot aro and wondering why the hell yours tops out at 30 inches. Gonna have that arguement next Rachel? Aros are perfectly happy stunted?

Is this Peta? No? Is it a website considered the authority in predatory fish? Maybe not the leader but at least second..... Too bad half the members here can't even acknowledge they fall short in keeping them housed properly. What kind of example do you set by condoning the fact that you CAN stunt them by keeping them in a tank that's too small?

People use shock collars on dogs to teach them not to bark. Why not uyse a 10 gallon tank to teach your fish not to swim? As long as the owners happy who gives a flyin fuq right?

 

[channarox]

you said it DB....

 

[smpage]

Shamrock, word of advice.... I wouldn't go blabbin all over a public forum that you or "your buddy" are keeping Characins in a state they are NOT allowed in. Last time I checked all species of Characins are banned in Texas.

This is no different then going to the zoo, seeing a 4 foot aro and wondering why the hell yours tops out at 30 inches. Gonna have that arguement next Rachel? Aros are perfectly happy stunted?

Is this Peta? No? Is it a website considered the authority in predatory fish? Maybe not the leader but at least second..... Too bad half the members here can't even acknowledge they fall short in keeping them housed properly. What kind of example do you set by condoning the fact that you CAN stunt them by keeping them in a tank that's too small?

People use shock collars on dogs to teach them not to bark. Why not uyse a 10 gallon tank to teach your fish not to swim? As long as the owners happy who gives a flyin fuq right?

nice!

 

[furcifer158]

Shamrock, word of advice.... I wouldn't go blabbin all over a public forum that you or "your buddy" are keeping Characins in a state they are NOT allowed in. Last time I checked all species of Characins are banned in Texas.

This is no different then going to the zoo, seeing a 4 foot aro and wondering why the hell yours tops out at 30 inches. Gonna have that arguement next Rachel? Aros are perfectly happy stunted?

Is this Peta? No? Is it a website considered the authority in predatory fish? Maybe not the leader but at least second..... Too bad half the members here can't even acknowledge they fall short in keeping them housed properly. What kind of example do you set by condoning the fact that you CAN stunt them by keeping them in a tank that's too small?

People use shock collars on dogs to teach them not to bark. Why not uyse a 10 gallon tank to teach your fish not to swim? As long as the owners happy who gives a flyin fuq right?

agreed

 

[Super Ape]

People are kept in cells that are 6 by 8 and they are "fine" too.... But not happy.

comparing fish and people? thats the first sign of a PETA freak.

Some people try to keep thier fish happy. Others keep fish to make themselves happy.

you keep fish to make THEM happy?? why not just leave them were they belong instead? ...not keeping fish cos it makes you happy is the biggest BS i have ever heard, sorry invalid argument!

It's no wonder these things die prematurely in captivity.....

So I'm very curious to know why is it that they stay significantly smaller in captivity then in the wild?
Maybe I'm crazy for thinking that a lot of Characins die prematurely in captivity due to improper care resulting in smaller sizes then in the wild.

I'd say 99% of the fish being sold in stores die prematurely anyway, no matter what species they are...
and odoe's dont get over 2' that just a rumor there are many others just like it, if they do get big were are all the sport fishing pics of big ones? people would love to fish em if they got that big.
biggest ive heard of was 17''