Anyone raised a female orange pike before can it be done in a 55 gal? I bought one and I'm hoping it turns out to be a female since they are smaller and more colorfull. If its a male I'll get rid of it.
Orange pike cichlid questions
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Smaller is all relative. Even if a female Cr. sp. "Xingu I" is smaller than a male it still can exceed 14" in length! That's a big fish for a 55 gallon tank. Hard for the fish to turn around when the tank is only 12" wide!!
With that said, I think you can do this if you have excellent filtration and if you perform large scale regular water changes. At least 50% once a week. I'd still feel better if you were attempting this in a 75 gallon tank that is a few inches wider.
Certainly you shouldn't plan on having any tankmates...
With that said, I think you can do this if you have excellent filtration and if you perform large scale regular water changes. At least 50% once a week. I'd still feel better if you were attempting this in a 75 gallon tank that is a few inches wider.
Certainly you shouldn't plan on having any tankmates...
Thx for the advice. From what I here i have two options get a larger tank or get rid of the fish. I'm gonna hang onto it for a while and trade him in when he gets two large.