Chain Pickerel (Esox niger)

Chain Pickerel (Esox niger)The Chain Pickerel is a species of freshwater fish in the pike family of order Esociformes. The chain pickerel and the American pickerel belong to the Esox genus of pike. The chain pickerel is a long, torpedo shaped fish with a large mouth filled with needle like teeth. The body is olive green in color with rows of a chainlike pattern along the side. A black bar streams straight down from the eye.

A varied diet promotes optimal health and coloration

It is a cross between a regular Tiger Shovelnose and a Red-Tailed Catfish

the Dorado Catfish is strictly recommended for very large aquariums or indoor ponds

is a highly prized freshwater predator from Asia known for its camouflage pattern and explosive ambush feeding style

and a finless tail

lakes and pools

Zebrina Pike Cichlids are carnivorous predators:

It is active during twilight and at night and its diet consists of small fishes

insect larvae

To breathe air

Adult females are of dark purple color with a broad and vertical reddish area along the body

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