Pike (Esox Lucius)

**Cichlid Man** · 08-31-2005, 04:42 PM

Common name-Pike
Latin name-Esox lucius
Habitat-lakes and slow flowing clear rivers amoung weeds.
Distribution-Northern Europe including the UK.
Size-Up to 100cm
Tank size-400L
pH-6.5-8
GH-to 20 degrees
Temp-15-21 degrees C
Food-in wild, perch, bleak, minnow, rudd, worms when young. In captivity, dead fish, prawns.

This is an amazing freshwater predator of european waters which will stalk and lunge at fishes of a similar size with no hesitation. It's not fussy as far as water conditions are concerned as long as the water is clear and extremes are avioded. I've kept them in a 150g tank with gars and snakeheads and they display a similar disposition though are territorial amoungst themselves.
Young fish have more incredible markings than adults.

**TheOldSalt** · 09-01-2005, 01:42 AM

Odd trivia bit- their bones are green, and cooking makes them even greener. ( according to legend anyway; I haven't tried it )

**Cichlid Man** · 09-01-2005, 04:23 AM

Same goes with gars. LOL

IloveCichlids · 09-02-2005, 05:56 PM

Are those the same as the nothern pike in the US?

**TheOldSalt** · 09-03-2005, 02:19 PM

Yep, Esox lucius, although here in the states they get bigger.

**Cichlid Man** · 09-03-2005, 03:30 PM

Nope, the biggest pike found in the whole world was found in Scotland around The Loch Ness.

**TheOldSalt** · 09-14-2005, 10:44 PM

really? kewl.

**TheOldSalt** · 09-22-2005, 01:12 PM

*bumping to current*

**TheOldSalt** · 10-28-2005, 04:38 AM

So, format aside, this this finished?

**Cichlid Man** · 10-29-2005, 02:56 PM

I don't really know yet, it was such a long time ago since I did it LOL. I will add some extra stuff to it and hopefully I'll do many more profiles once I get going.

**TheOldSalt** · 08-15-2006, 05:39 AM

Bumping to current

flamingo · 12-25-2006, 04:17 PM

If you want, I can add a bunch of stuff to this (i've kept multiple speciemns).

I have a few pics also.

08-31-2005, 04:42 PM	#1
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	Pike (Esox Lucius) Common name-Pike Latin name-Esox lucius Habitat-lakes and slow flowing clear rivers amoung weeds. Distribution-Northern Europe including the UK. Size-Up to 100cm Tank size-400L pH-6.5-8 GH-to 20 degrees Temp-15-21 degrees C Food-in wild, perch, bleak, minnow, rudd, worms when young. In captivity, dead fish, prawns. This is an amazing freshwater predator of european waters which will stalk and lunge at fishes of a similar size with no hesitation. It's not fussy as far as water conditions are concerned as long as the water is clear and extremes are avioded. I've kept them in a 150g tank with gars and snakeheads and they display a similar disposition though are territorial amoungst themselves. Young fish have more incredible markings than adults. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

09-01-2005, 04:23 AM	#3
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	Same goes with gars. LOL __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

09-02-2005, 05:56 PM	#4
IloveCichlids Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 29 Posts: 462	Are those the same as the nothern pike in the US? __________________ When you feel like this... , just watch your fish, & have a tasty beverage (of your choice, I like Kool-Aid)!

09-03-2005, 03:30 PM	#6
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	Nope, the biggest pike found in the whole world was found in Scotland around The Loch Ness. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

10-29-2005, 02:56 PM	#10
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	I don't really know yet, it was such a long time ago since I did it LOL. I will add some extra stuff to it and hopefully I'll do many more profiles once I get going. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

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09-01-2005, 01:42 AM	#2
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,471	Odd trivia bit- their bones are green, and cooking makes them even greener. ( according to legend anyway; I haven't tried it )

09-03-2005, 02:19 PM	#5
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,471	Yep, Esox lucius, although here in the states they get bigger.

09-14-2005, 10:44 PM	#7
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,471	really? kewl.

09-22-2005, 01:12 PM	#8
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,471	bumping to current

10-28-2005, 04:38 AM	#9
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,471	So, format aside, this this finished?

08-15-2006, 05:39 AM	#11
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,471	Bumping to current

12-25-2006, 04:17 PM	#12
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,878	If you want, I can add a bunch of stuff to this (i've kept multiple speciemns). I have a few pics also. __________________ I'm still around from time to time. If you'd like to chat, send me a pm and i'll tell you where to contact me

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