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.
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.