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Posted by JD on April 20, 2005, 6:33 am
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I'm not ruling that out. My tank is covered, but there are openings where
the filter and heaters are. But I couldn't find the fish anywhere around,
behind or under my aquarium stand...
> Do pikes jump? If so is your tank covered?
>
> I lost a couple of rainbow sharks once and couldn't find them anywhere,
> the next day one of my border collies walked up to my mum with the last
> shark hanging out it's mouth, they were doing the jump and he was waiting
> for them
>
>
>>I just set up one of my tanks - a 55 gal. - to be a cichlid tank (I have
>>four other community tanks). I really had my heart set on a pike cichlid.
>>I asked a friend of mine who has always had pretty good luck keeping
>>pikes. He suggested some tank mates for the pike and even went with me to
>>the LFS to pick them out. The LFS we went to didn't have any pike, but I
>>did buy a green terror, 2 jewels and 2 convicts. I also have a three-inch
>>pleco in the tank. My plan was to buy all the fish small so that they
>>would be used to each other by the time they get bigger and more
>>aggressive. The biggest of the five is the green terror at about an inch
>>and a half. The others are all about an inch. First night in the tank
>>all went well. I found a store that had pike and bought the smallest one
>>they had at about two and a half to three inches long. Once he was in the
>>tank, they all seemed to get along good. Being that they are all so
>>small, they've only been fed fish food - no live fish. So, Day 2 - the
>>pike is in the tank doing fine. I go to feed them the next morning, and
>>they are all swimming around. Seven hours later, I get home and the pike
>>is gone. I've moved every plant, rock and ornament in the tank looking
>>for him. I've even checked all around outside the aquarium and in the
>>filter - there is no sign of him anywhere.
>>
>> Is it possible that even though the other fish are so small, they could
>> have eaten him? If that was the case, shouldn't I see some of the carcas
>> lying around my tank or in the filter somewhere? I find it hard to
>> believe that such small fish could devour my pike to where there was no
>> trace of him just a few hours later...
>>
>> I forgot to mention above, but this is my first cichlid tank and I'm not
>> entirely sure what to expect as these fish grow and mature. Can anyone
>> shed some light on to my situation?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -JD
>>
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>four other community tanks). I really had my heart set on a pike cichlid.
>I asked a friend of mine who has always had pretty good luck keeping pikes.
>He suggested some tank mates for the pike and even went with me to the LFS
>to pick them out. The LFS we went to didn't have any pike, but I did buy a
>green terror, 2 jewels and 2 convicts. I also have a three-inch pleco in
>the tank. My plan was to buy all the fish small so that they would be used
>to each other by the time they get bigger and more aggressive. The biggest
>of the five is the green terror at about an inch and a half. The others
>are all about an inch. First night in the tank all went well. I found a
>store that had pike and bought the smallest one they had at about two and a
>half to three inches long. Once he was in the tank, they all seemed to get
>along good. Being that they are all so small, they've only been fed fish
>food - no live fish. So, Day 2 - the pike is in the tank doing fine. I go
>to feed them the next morning, and they are all swimming around. Seven
>hours later, I get home and the pike is gone. I've moved every plant, rock
>and ornament in the tank looking for him. I've even checked all around
>outside the aquarium and in the filter - there is no sign of him anywhere.
>
> Is it possible that even though the other fish are so small, they could
> have eaten him? If that was the case, shouldn't I see some of the carcas
> lying around my tank or in the filter somewhere? I find it hard to
> believe that such small fish could devour my pike to where there was no
> trace of him just a few hours later...
>
> I forgot to mention above, but this is my first cichlid tank and I'm not
> entirely sure what to expect as these fish grow and mature. Can anyone
> shed some light on to my situation?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -JD
>