Freshwater Fish Species Profiles

120. LIME PIKE / NORTHERN PIKE (Esox lucius)
FAMILY: Esocidae
TYPE: Miscellanious
MAX SIZE: 25" (approx. 150cm)
ORIGIN: North America
DIET: Carnivorous
CHARACTER: Aggressive

MISC: prefer colder water, put lots of hiding caves and plants so it can hide and ambush on the prey, solitary and highly territorial

119. FIREWOOD CATFISH (Sorubimichthys planiceps)
FAMILY: Pimelodidae
TYPE: Catfish
MAX SIZE: 64" (approx. 160cm)
ORIGIN: South America
DIET: Carnivorous
CHARACTER: Aggressive

MISC: considered ''Vulnerable'' to extinction due to overfishing by commercial fisheries, under Colombian law, specimens under 95 cm may not be retained

118. WELS CATFISH (Silurus glanis)
FAMILY: Siluriidae
TYPE: Catfish
MAX SIZE: 193" (approx. 490cm)
ORIGIN: Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, and Central Asia
DIET: Carnivorous
CHARACTER: Aggressive

MISC: not to be trusted with any other fish, best kept in a pond, it uses its sharp pectoral fins to capture prey

117. PIRAYA PIRANHA (Pygocentrus piraya)
FAMILY: Characidae
TYPE: Characins
MAX SIZE: 24" (approx. 60cm)
ORIGIN: South America
DIET: Carnivorous
CHARACTER: Aggressive

MISC: very good water quality is required to achieve maximum growth rate and good health, the biggest of all piranhas, oftenly referred as "king piranha"

116. POLKA DOT STINGRAY (Potamotrygon leopoldi)
FAMILY: Potamotrygonidae
TYPE: Miscellanious
MAX SIZE: 16" (approx. 40cm)
ORIGIN: South America
DIET: Carnivorous
CHARACTER: Semi Aggressive

MISC: water has to be kept very clean and regular water changes and good filtration is a must, sensetive to many chemicals including many common fish medicines