Yep,that has been my experience with the two that I have had.
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Of course, it'd be badass if you were able to keep a muskie in a tank, like a commercial aquarium tank with a bunch of large bass and catfish and other large native species
wow nice catch, unfortunately my biggest tank at the moment is only 75 gallons lmao.
Was recently at the one in Hamburg and they had a muskie that was maybe 36 inches and even though it wasn't full grown, that tank looked a bit small for it
I'm a bit surprised in reading this thread that nobody seems to mention the fact that these are game fish, regulated and protected as such virtually everywhere. Catching them during open season is legal; throwing them into a fish tank and expecting to keep them is probably not, at least not without game department approval.
Having said that...many years ago a more innocent version of me kept a smallish Pike for several years in a tank in my parents' basement. The fish was not particularly active, but very easy to keep and feed. It would not eat commercially prepared foods, but was a greedy eater of frozen smelt, fish fillets, frogs, etc. Dead fish are a common bait used for catching pike while ice fishing; they have no difficulty recognizing dead fish as food.
I've also had experience with Grass Pickerel, which are essentially miniature Pike, usually remaining less than a foot or so in length; terrific aquarium specimens.
Finally...it's a bit funny to hear all this talk about their unsuitability as aquarium fish because of how big they are, how vast their appetites, how generally inactive they tend to be...all this from people who are keeping Arowanas, Arapaimas, Wolf Fish, Redtail Cats, Dovii cichlids, Goliath Tiger Fish, etc.etc.etc.
Hello, Kettle? Pot here...you're black!
Having said that...many years ago a more innocent version of me kept a smallish Pike for several years in a tank in my parents' basement. The fish was not particularly active, but very easy to keep and feed. It would not eat commercially prepared foods, but was a greedy eater of frozen smelt, fish fillets, frogs, etc. Dead fish are a common bait used for catching pike while ice fishing; they have no difficulty recognizing dead fish as food.
I've also had experience with Grass Pickerel, which are essentially miniature Pike, usually remaining less than a foot or so in length; terrific aquarium specimens.
Finally...it's a bit funny to hear all this talk about their unsuitability as aquarium fish because of how big they are, how vast their appetites, how generally inactive they tend to be...all this from people who are keeping Arowanas, Arapaimas, Wolf Fish, Redtail Cats, Dovii cichlids, Goliath Tiger Fish, etc.etc.etc.
Hello, Kettle? Pot here...you're black!
As long as it's of size and caught legally, they dont care (or atleast in my state). If it's that big of a deal then you can buy it from a hatcheryI'm a bit surprised in reading this thread that nobody seems to mention the fact that these are game fish, regulated and protected as such virtually everywhere. Catching them during open season is legal; throwing them into a fish tank and expecting to keep them is probably not, at least not without game department approval.
Having said that...many years ago a more innocent version of me kept a smallish Pike for several years in a tank in my parents' basement. The fish was not particularly active, but very easy to keep and feed. It would not eat commercially prepared foods, but was a greedy eater of frozen smelt, fish fillets, frogs, etc. Dead fish are a common bait used for catching pike while ice fishing; they have no difficulty recognizing dead fish as food.
I've also had experience with Grass Pickerel, which are essentially miniature Pike, usually remaining less than a foot or so in length; terrific aquarium specimens.
Finally...it's a bit funny to hear all this talk about their unsuitability as aquarium fish because of how big they are, how vast their appetites, how generally inactive they tend to be...all this from people who are keeping Arowanas, Arapaimas, Wolf Fish, Redtail Cats, Dovii cichlids, Goliath Tiger Fish, etc.etc.etc.
Hello, Kettle? Pot here...you're black!
So, if you catch a pike in season, take it home...and still have it in your possession when the season closes...that's legal? In many or most places, you become a poacher on that day.
I never thought of the hatchery idea. Do hatcheries sell individual fish, or even very small quantities?
Not being argumentative, just curious.