mommccoy
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Last week I got a convict and a JD, both female, and yesterday I got a firemouth male and a pike. I have a 55gal and I have no plans for more tankmates.
My problem is the store said the pike would be 12", fit fine in my tank and get along with everyone else. After some research the only variety that resembles my fish is a Venezuelan which gets 20+" and is crazy mean. I called the store about this and they said no, it was a striated, which as far as I can find doesn't exist, and they stick by the quoted size.
Could someone please tell me what I could be in for? And should I take it back? I don't believe in stunting a fish's size to a smaller tank, and I was already apprehensive with it possibly being 12". I am already seeing slight aggression from him, usually the others just stay away from him because he's so much bigger though. I really like the diversity of the group (and he is a definite plus to that) but I don't want a gigantic fish that is going to outgrow my tank and swallow its friends whole, doesn't matter how cool it is. Please help me
My problem is the store said the pike would be 12", fit fine in my tank and get along with everyone else. After some research the only variety that resembles my fish is a Venezuelan which gets 20+" and is crazy mean. I called the store about this and they said no, it was a striated, which as far as I can find doesn't exist, and they stick by the quoted size.
Could someone please tell me what I could be in for? And should I take it back? I don't believe in stunting a fish's size to a smaller tank, and I was already apprehensive with it possibly being 12". I am already seeing slight aggression from him, usually the others just stay away from him because he's so much bigger though. I really like the diversity of the group (and he is a definite plus to that) but I don't want a gigantic fish that is going to outgrow my tank and swallow its friends whole, doesn't matter how cool it is. Please help me