Id say the ID is correct… they look different week to week at this stage. Great pickup IMO lol
… my favorite species to fish for.Well,Back Down the Rabbit Hole I go!
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… my favorite species to fish for.
I can't believe it's eating pellets already but thats great.
Agreed… last ones i kept took a year to get on cut shrimp lol…
My old one took a few weeks to get onto frozen minnows and eventually DIY gel food cut into strips...but the Chain Pickerel were hitting freeze-dried krill within days of capture. Go figure.
Thanks guys,I was quite shocked to see it even go after a pellet but something told me to toss one in and see how it reacts.I gave it feeders for about the first week before I remembered what a pain in the ass dealing with them is...then I started tossing in cut up raw fish and shrimp which it snapped at with gusto.Its been exclusively eating tossed in Hikari arowana sticks for the past week at about four every day.
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Well, I couldn't pass up the opportunity of joining in this thread could I, lol. Great pick up Krich, definitely keep us posted on developments.
It seems when you guys catch pike in the US and Canada it can be a little confusing at times in nailing the exact species. Pike, muskie, pickerel, slight variations in looks, and at different stages in development etc etc.
Thankfully, in the UK we don't have this problem. If you catch a pike in the UK it is 100% going to be the true northern pike (Esox Lucius). We don't have anything else to muddy the waters!
It's great, and a little surprising too Krich that it is readily taking pellets. When I used to catch small pike as a kid I found that they absolutely loved earthworms too. I'd spot the pike in shallow water, throw in a freelined worm, and they just couldn't resist that visual wriggle. Unsurprising given that they are a visual hunter.
I'm looking forward to updates.
It seems when you guys catch pike in the US and Canada it can be a little confusing at times in nailing the exact species. Pike, muskie, pickerel, slight variations in looks, and at different stages in development etc etc.
Thankfully, in the UK we don't have this problem. If you catch a pike in the UK it is 100% going to be the true northern pike (Esox Lucius). We don't have anything else to muddy the waters!
It's great, and a little surprising too Krich that it is readily taking pellets. When I used to catch small pike as a kid I found that they absolutely loved earthworms too. I'd spot the pike in shallow water, throw in a freelined worm, and they just couldn't resist that visual wriggle. Unsurprising given that they are a visual hunter.
I'm looking forward to updates.
Oh it is such a relief that this guy is taking pellets as I don't have to share my food with it anymore lol...it'll lunge at the first one tossed in and will come around for the remaining floaters a few minutes later.
I've turned into a bit of a softy over the years as I take no joy in seeing prey animals get eaten but I just might go in the yard and dig up a worm or two to see how it goes after them....and I will keep you updated.
Glad I found this thread! Slowly starting to accumulate pieces to start my first aquarium, lots of reading, videos and research!
Was leaning toward Golden Dorado or Payara but the pull of Esox keeps reeling me back in. I live in Ontario and Predatory Fins have Tiger Muskie for sale and in a month or so once everything is put together and the tank is cycled I think this is the way I'm going to go.
Any tips on what you have your water temp at?
Beauty fish btw!
Was leaning toward Golden Dorado or Payara but the pull of Esox keeps reeling me back in. I live in Ontario and Predatory Fins have Tiger Muskie for sale and in a month or so once everything is put together and the tank is cycled I think this is the way I'm going to go.
Any tips on what you have your water temp at?
Beauty fish btw!
