Wanting to get into pikes.

[903Herp]

So I am upgrading my tank soon to a much larger tank. Was originally going to go with a 300 and was paying on it but thinking about doing a 125-220 instead. (I am also going to be getting a tegu soon so that is why the downsize.)

I would really like to keep some kind of pike. I have seen one at my lfs that had a dark body and red fins. Not sure the exact species but it has me wanting to get one. In the tank there will be a electric blue jack dempsey, tire track eel, albino channel catfish pictus catfish and rapheals. Would one of these work? if not are there any other cool decent sized substitutes?

 

[Rocksor]

Dark body and red fins sounds like a johanna pike, an aggressive pike from the lugubris family. I wouldnt' put an EBJD with any from the lugubris family, chances are high it will get stressed out from the pikes aggression. If you are set on the EBJD, then a pike from the saxatilis family would be a better match. They tend to be more compatible in a community setting and would fit fine in a 6 foot long tank.

Is the pike your center piece fish?

 

[LuluB916]

I doubt the EBDJ would work with the pike too. In my experience, school fishes and non-territorial fishes only work with the lugubris group.


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[903Herp]

Well I am not set on the one pike that I seen. I am set on keeping my EBJD as it my favorite fish species other than a RTC which I can not own at this point in time. I am more looking for other ideas from people with experience to see if there are any that would work. Also I suck at scientific names lol I am fairly new to the hobby.