A new one added to liveaquaria

[supersmirky]

Live Aquaria just added another oddball species to their list

http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1029

Think walmart might start selling these along with the Pacus and Red Tail Sharks??

[lellison]

I noticed this on their site as well. Who has room for that?? Let me just get an indoor pool for one, cough up $300 and feed him people I don't like

and yea sounds like something wal-mart would do

[supersmirky]

hahaha! Yes, a pool would be about the only place. Could you imagine maintaining a pond with one of those bad boys in it??

[biggin]

Start breeding them.... looks like a good market.

[biggin]

What is wrong with them?

http://www.fallonfly.com/1542.jpg

[biggin]

Dunno a couple of them with some Oscars....Maybe a Pacu.

http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/php/image/47429.jpg

[AndrewH]

That is an pretty cool fish if you had a large, long tank to house only this species ;).

Might be kinna cool, but $300 each is pretty steap :eek:

[supersmirky]

hahaha....yes, such a cute face....makes you want to just hug the little bastard

[AndrewH]

x2 :hehe:

[biggin]

$300 at 4" what would a 2' cost?

[lellison]

What is wrong with them?

http://www.fallonfly.com/1542.jpg

:hehe: I look like that when I go fishing too

[biggin]

Joey needs a couple it's like a tinfoil with teeth....

[lellison]

hahaha....yes, such a cute face....makes you want to just hug the little bastard
lmao oh yea

[lellison]

they are neat...I wonder if it is tiring for him to look pissed off all the time. lol, a face only a mother could love. They really are cool though. Not $300 cool, but neat anyways

[supersmirky]

Doesn't sound like a fish even an advanced aquarist should have though. How the hell would you catch the thing?? He would eat the freaking net. And you can forget about re-aquascaping the tank!!

[fatfutures]

$300 at 4" plus... how much food to get him to his full size and then maintain him?? That's one expensive fish!

[biggin]

I think for $300 it come with her and she will catch them for you.

What is wrong with them?

http://www.fallonfly.com/1542.jpg

[fatfutures]

Ummmm... don't y'all have you're own thread for this stuff????


What is wrong with them?

http://www.fallonfly.com/1542.jpg

[biggin]

Not my fault she fits into this thread....

Go find some dude with no shirt holding the fish.

Ummmm... don't y'all have you're own thread for this stuff????

[fatfutures]

Pass... rather find some dude, with out a shirt holding a nice vodka martini! That's one ass ugly fish!

[lellison]

$300 at 4" plus... how much food to get him to his full size and then maintain him?? That's one expensive fish!

That's why I said to feed him people you don't like :hehe::brandy:

[biggin]

That would go in a thread about dudes, vodka, or maybe martinis. This is about angry looking fish with teeth from Africa.

Pass... rather find some dude, with out a shirt holding a nice vodka martini! That's one ass ugly fish!

[fishman76092]

Couple things on Hydrocynus spp.

H. vittatus-found fairly easily (during season) online for $60-85ea. I had 5 in my 240g for awhile until I found them to be incredibly slow growing and got bored of them. I had them in FL as well and tried to put Cichla orinocensis with them.....and killed them the next day. Very fragile fish.

H. goliath-very rare in the hobby-prices for juvs are $400+ typically for the real thing. Never seen them in person although Ive seen pix of people's aquariums with them.

There are a couple others that come in randomly-H. forkstalli, etc. There is a very good chance that walmart was not selling these as they are not captively bred. And....they cost more than 4 bucks.

These fish are illegal in TX-unless you have a license.

[supersmirky]

Should be illegal everywhere! lol

[mrsadler]

just seen a 20 footer on nat geo monster fish and they said he was a juvi

[supersmirky]

Thats crazy.

[flamenco-t]

Hydrolycus vittatus for $ 300 ? geez...I had 2 of Tatauaia before around 7-9" for $ 100 tops each. You can get Vittatus around 3-5" for $ 50-60 usually. They're not as hardy and tought despite their looks.

The tatauaia and the scombs are better choice than the vittatus and they're a lot hardier and not as fragile as the vitts.

Now, hydrolycus Armatus is another story...they're usually about $ 200-300 for a small 2-4". Once they reach about 12" they can go for $ 1000 ish.

They're slow grower that's what command the higher prices.

License ? oops :)