Description

These are usually available March – May, as numbers are limited we recommend you add yourself to the list to be notified when these are in stock to avoid disappointment.

Fish Name: Pike

Latin Name: Esox lucius

Maximum Size: 120cm

Preferred Water Conditions: Will acclimatize to a wide range of conditions. pH: 6.5-8.0

Temperature: Cold water-temperate between 2-20 deg C (34-72 deg F)

Care: Pike are a highly predatory fish eating solely other fish and aquatic animals.

They do have the potential to grow to 120cm in the right conditions.

As their diet is mainly fish some consideration should be given to their food source in your care, ideally live fish, but they can be trained to take dead fish especially as they get to maturity.

Pike are found in both lakes and rivers in the UK, but do require high water quality and can be sensitive to prolonged periods of heat (above 20 deg C).