No problem, sounds like a good idea to me, an interesting read and a way to generate traffic as these habitats also host other fish which may make Aro and CA/SA Cichlid keeprs peer in here and may get them hooked on pikes before they leave out. Here's a sample link of something we could use in that thread/ sticky
http://rainforests.mongabay.com/0602.htm It describes the differences between white, clear and black water. The only things it's vague on is temp. and which is the most likely to be the fast moving water. However we can logically deduce with a decent degree of certainty from the article and the fact that when you go river rafting you go down "white water rapids" it's white water that tends to be the fastest flowing of the three. Still there's definitely better more in depth articles we could source, write them out for the layman and cite the source of said info.
Thanks Jacob all I can say is between you, caribemob and mrrobxc you've done a good job of generating interest IMO by keeping pike threads circulating in the public eye through informative posts so they have a chance to draw some attention as well as educate. I believe I see it too a few people starting to become interested in pikes. We may never have the numbers of some of the other sections but if we had a good core group IMO that's just as good as a large group as long as the dedication to providing info. is there.
I still like the Vendor sticky idea because we can keep it open to additions making it always relevant. Plus the very fact that only certain vendors sell pikes and the vendors who carry them changes so often along with changes in regulations IMO makes the sticky a good idea. Instead of waiting for someone to mention something casually in their personal thread about such a change they cold update the sticky making the info. readily accessible and hopefully increasing the speed with which we become aware of such changes so we can adapt more quickly. As it is I think the fact that it's so hard to source pikes that is also a turn off and by having new info. about said sources readily available I think it'll help our section grow. I could be wrong though this is just my opinion.
I'm glad your with me on the species list as well as the seasonal availability and I fully agree it isn't going to easy finding such info. especially detailed info. As for the seasonal availability I was going to check MFK and other sites and see when vendors added pikes to their lists as well as talk to some who collect pikes themselves and see what time of year pikes are better collected in. Hopefully we'll get a decent idea so we can always know when to save our money for the next big pike influx. I used to do seasonal availability lists for myself when I was into Armatus and some other seasonal fish and it was a big help in making sure I was ready both with room and money for when fish I wanted became available. I'm going to have to check out Vinny Kutty's site based on your recommendation and I plan on joining The Cichlid Room Companion so I could see what they have to offer as far as pike info. goes and pass that knowledge on here.
Yeah he was a mad man when it came to pikes but as others have said he doesn't log on often anymore. I'm trying to see if I can Mod this section so I can help you guys out getting these things going.
Nice, thanks for the info. Gotta love Jeff, not only does he sell quality fish but he knows his stuff.
