Does anyone have suggestions?

Ok, this is going to sound weird but, I'm planning on purchasing a 300 gal. tank and Ive decided I would like to put a "not-so normal" group of fish in there. There are 3 types... PICKEREL, Northern PIKE, and a MUSKEE. Yes, I know how big they are able to grow to but I think that the tank size will limit their growth.. My question is..HOW & WHERE do I go to purchase them? Anyone have any ideas??

 

Tanks size will stunt the growth of fish (although it's not technically the tank size itself, it's the poor water quality inherent in having too many/too big fish in too small of a tank). And with stunting comes a plethora of health issues, deformities, and early death. So don't get big fish thinking you can simply make them stay smaller by putting them in too small of a tank. You're just going to end up with a bunch of sick/dead fish.

So with that in mind, I'd forget about the northern pike and muskee. A pickerel might work depending on the species. I would aim for a species that gets no larger than 18".

-Chelle

 

hey
i wouldn't recommed these fish but ... maybe a stocked pond ?

 

Where can I get?

Where can I go to purchase a Pickerel? And do you think it will survive in a tank with an Elongatus piranha?

 

Native fish are generally more difficult to come across. Your best bet would probably be some kind of hatchery or maybe some place where people can buy fish to stock their ponds with.

But first, you need to research the different species of pickerels and find out which one would be most suitable (again, I wouldn't recomend any species that gets over 18").

And no, I wouldn't mix it with the piranha. That species of piranha is better to keep without any tankmates.

-Chelle

 

no i would mix natives with domisticated fish