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Grass Pike eats worm
Grass Pike Feeding Video
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, Oct 12 2007 06:06 PM
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Posted 15 October 2007 - 01:38 PM
Cool!
Mine usually only eats feeder fish, but about two weeks ago I tried putting a nightcrawler in the tank. He wasn't interested. Just a few days ago, though, I saw that the worm was still alive (they can live a lot longer underwater than I thought) and a few hours later I came back and saw that he had it in his mouth. It was longer than him. He kept trying to eat if for a few hours, and eventually he just gave up.
Anyways, what kinds of plants are those? And where did you get them? Can I get them at a pet store?
Mine usually only eats feeder fish, but about two weeks ago I tried putting a nightcrawler in the tank. He wasn't interested. Just a few days ago, though, I saw that the worm was still alive (they can live a lot longer underwater than I thought) and a few hours later I came back and saw that he had it in his mouth. It was longer than him. He kept trying to eat if for a few hours, and eventually he just gave up.
Anyways, what kinds of plants are those? And where did you get them? Can I get them at a pet store?
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Posted 15 October 2007 - 03:15 PM
The plants were obtained at 4 locales.
1. Ludwigia...a mix of native and from petsmart.
2. Amazon swords...mishmosh's tank.
3. Horn Wort...petsmart (eliminated from tank)
4. Crypts...mishmosh's tank.
5. Grass....mishmosh's tank.
6. Apongenton...bulbs from walmart.
7. Vals corkscrew...petsmart (being out-phased)
8. Lily....mishmosh's tank.
9. Cabomba...petsmart.
M.
1. Ludwigia...a mix of native and from petsmart.
2. Amazon swords...mishmosh's tank.
3. Horn Wort...petsmart (eliminated from tank)
4. Crypts...mishmosh's tank.
5. Grass....mishmosh's tank.
6. Apongenton...bulbs from walmart.
7. Vals corkscrew...petsmart (being out-phased)
8. Lily....mishmosh's tank.
9. Cabomba...petsmart.
M.
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Posted 15 October 2007 - 09:27 PM
The plants were obtained at 4 locales.
1. Ludwigia...a mix of native and from petsmart.
2. Amazon swords...mishmosh's tank.
3. Horn Wort...petsmart (eliminated from tank)
4. Crypts...mishmosh's tank.
5. Grass....mishmosh's tank.
6. Apongenton...bulbs from walmart.
7. Vals corkscrew...petsmart (being out-phased)
8. Lily....mishmosh's tank.
9. Cabomba...petsmart.
M.
Thank you!
Would you recommend any of these plants for my grass pickerel tank? I'm looking for something relatively easy to care for. I already have some grass (I guess that's what it is) from a local lake. It's really thin and sparse. In your video, I really like the light green stuff in the front center/front right. I also like the long strandy stuff in the back right and the ...furry... stuff on the left end. What plants are those?John
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Posted 15 October 2007 - 10:13 PM
The foreground plant from right to center is grass. The surface vegetation is hornwort (left hand side). And the center to right background plant is ludwigia.
All these plants are perfect for grass pike. Or for that matter, any fish that likes vegetation.
These plants are easy to grow with bright light (3Watts/gallon) and CO2. I do use liquid and tablet fertilizer as well.
I have changed my tank around since then. I thinned it out since it was getting overgrown. I removed the hornwort, and prunned the ludwigia.
Pike is hiding behind the ludwigia.
Here is the new layout.
And here are the plant pics...
Pic 1: new arrangement
Pic 2: Crypts
Pic 3: Grass
Pic 4: Ludwigia
Pic 5: Ludwigia
I will post a new pic of the tank once she grows in. I am thinking in about 2 weeks.
M.
All these plants are perfect for grass pike. Or for that matter, any fish that likes vegetation.
These plants are easy to grow with bright light (3Watts/gallon) and CO2. I do use liquid and tablet fertilizer as well.
I have changed my tank around since then. I thinned it out since it was getting overgrown. I removed the hornwort, and prunned the ludwigia.
Pike is hiding behind the ludwigia.
Here is the new layout.
And here are the plant pics...
Pic 1: new arrangement
Pic 2: Crypts
Pic 3: Grass
Pic 4: Ludwigia
Pic 5: Ludwigia
I will post a new pic of the tank once she grows in. I am thinking in about 2 weeks.
M.
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Posted 29 December 2007 - 01:50 PM
Depending on where you live you may be able to collect your own. You can also buy them (if they are in stock) from some of the commercial vendors on this forum.Where can I get Grass Pickerel? and What size tank is good???
A 55 gallon is the smallest size I would recommend.
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