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Can Pike cross-breed ?

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  • 06-02-2008 10:46am
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    beer enigma
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    Anyone ever heard of this ??

    Talking to a friend of mine in Sweden last night & he reckons there's an article in the fishing press there about a Pike with Zander like fins ?

    I've asked him if he can translate it for me & if so I'll post it...

    Never heard of it before, but i guess it could be possible


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    Black velvit
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    Some say that Zander is a cross between Pike and Perch but im sceptic,
    I think its highly unlikley... why i hear you ask!
    Why arnt there any Zander in ireland??? its a completely different spicies,
    If pike could cross breed in ireland, I would have cought it.:D


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    beer enigma
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    I dont think it will be too long before we see Zander in Ireland imho - there have been unconfirmed reports of Zander in the midlands lakes.

    They say that with current fishery controls the chances of new breeds coming in is almost impossible, but we now have verified catches of chub, so why not Zander.

    My fear is, we dont seem to have taken any great measures against the spread of zebra mussels until it was too late - the same will probably be true should anyone bring Zander into the country.


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    demanufactured
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    Can pike cross breed????

    No.


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    Black velvit
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    demanufactured wrote: »
    Can pike cross breed????

    No.

    Solid answer:D


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    coolwings
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    A Tiger Musky is a cross between a Northern Pike and a Muskellunge.
    So yes they can.
    But Tiger Muskies are sterile, so they are only likely to exist in numbers if artificially cross bred in a hatchery as happens in the US.


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    Kess73
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    Pikes can cross breed, but only with a similar species, like the example given by the poster before me.

    It is quite common in the US and in Canada for pikes to cross breed in fisheries under controlled conditions and also in the wild. Most times the resulting fish will be sterile.


    The whole thing about a zander being a cross breed between a pike and a perch was just a myth.


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    yank_in_eire
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    Andip wrote: »
    They say that with current fishery controls the chances of new breeds coming in is almost impossible, but we now have verified catches of chub, so why not Zander.

    What fishery controls!:confused::confused::D:D;)


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    Degsy
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    Zander are a pest by all accounts


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    Compton
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    true, they waste live fish, killing them, but not eating...
    Degsy wrote: »
    Zander are a pest by all accounts


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    8k2q1gfcz9s5d4
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    Andip wrote: »
    Anyone ever heard of this ??

    Talking to a friend of mine in Sweden last night & he reckons there's an article in the fishing press there about a Pike with Zander like fins ?

    I've asked him if he can translate it for me & if so I'll post it...

    Never heard of it before, but i guess it could be possible

    short answer, NO!


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    8k2q1gfcz9s5d4
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    Degsy wrote: »
    Zander are a pest by all accounts

    That is bacause they were never ment to be in the UK! i would be very worried if zander were in irish rivers


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