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Redfin Pickerel


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Posted 01 October 2006 - 06:05 PM

Drew (I think he is a member here as Drewish) has recently sent me a small redfin. He is a really really good looking fish. I was just wondering what kind of experiences you guys have had with them and your tank setups and how big yours are. I really like this fish. Although I have to start working on getting him off live fish. I can't even get him to eat worms but I have only had him since Thursday. Anyways just wondering how you guys like these fish. I know one thing for sure is that they are an amazing lightning quick predator. Mine is staying with a largemouth bass and a bowfin as of now. Hopefully I will be moving atleast the bass and bowfin to the 55 soon by themselves but maybe the pickerel too. They are in a 29 as of now.

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Posted 01 October 2006 - 08:37 PM

"There can be only one..." or whatever that line is from The Highlander.

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Posted 01 October 2006 - 09:00 PM

Chad, LMB and pickerel are not good tankmates. In fact in my opinion a LMB is really a one specimen per tank fish.
Bowfin, again a loner. will eventually do a death roll on your pickerel. If you value these fish, separate them.

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Posted 02 October 2006 - 10:15 PM

Yea I know they are not ideal tankmates but that is what they are for now. I hope I can move them around a bit in the next couple weeks. I am not worried about the bowfin and bass together. They have been tankmates for 3 or 4 months now. They are going to be going into my outdoor pond next year so don't worry I DO have the space for them. The pickerel hopefully will be in his own 55 gallon by that time maybe with a longear that a friend of mine has. I really would love to seperate the pickerel but as of now it just isnt doable. ASAP though I am planning on it.

Chad

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Posted 05 October 2006 - 11:11 AM

When I get my next tank it is going to have a Redfin in it, they are beautiful fish. Good luck with getting him off of live food. Pikerel like to ambush there prey, but whatever happens let us know.
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Posted 05 October 2006 - 05:09 PM

Well right now he is on his fourth day of hunger strike and I am getting him to go towards the food at least. Maybe by today he will actually strike. I am trying long strips of shrimp wiggled around in the water to get him to think they are roseys. Hopefully he is dumber than he looks.

Chad

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Posted 05 October 2006 - 07:36 PM

You could try attaching a string or fishing line to the shrimp and pulling it threw the water, that might seem a little more natural.

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Posted 09 October 2006 - 10:46 AM

It is very difficult to get pickerel to eat non-live food. I trained one once, but I got it when it was about 1 inch long, and it still needed the food to be moving a bit. Started with frozen bloodworms. When it was larger, I would freeze feeder fish in bulk, thaw one, and shoot it through the hob filter flow. I had a nother that was only 2 inches when I got it, and it never got trained.

If your fish isn't very small, you will probably need to feed it live foods.

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Posted 09 October 2006 - 06:06 PM

Well hopefully I can atleast get him eating some worms or something. I am sure he will atleast take crickets.

Chad

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Posted 10 October 2006 - 08:05 AM

I know Duckman always has pickerel. He converts all of his fish to dead food without much trouble. Maybe he'll tell us his trick :wink: .

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Posted 10 October 2006 - 06:12 PM

No use now....I found him dead on the bottom of the tank :cry: . I am soooo sad. You guys were very right about this. I was just hoping it would hold for maybe another week or two then he would have a tank to himself. The two years it took me to get one and I was to stupid to realize I might have problems. Now that is what you call taking things for adavantage. I am not completly sure it was the bass that killed him because he wasn't really beat up but I have a good feeling. Hopefully I can find another one soon. If you guys know of any please let me know. And Drew I am sorry I wasted your time and money....

Chad

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Posted 10 October 2006 - 07:06 PM

You live, you learn. Everyone has killed a fish or two. I won't be getting anymore this year but I have to say, if KSI gets them in stock to buy one from them as they have the brightest redfin pickerels I have ever seen.

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Posted 10 October 2006 - 07:15 PM

I am going to get the first one I can get my hands on. Hopefully it will be as nice as the one you got for me. I loved that fish so much. I cannot wait to get another one.

Chad



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