Identification of this barracuda?

[obea5to]

Hey all this is my first post here not sure exactly where to post it but I needed help identifying this barracuda or should I say the exact species it is. It is about 7 inches long if that helps any. thanks for the help!

 

[moe214]

Not a barracuda. Looks like striped pike characin as it's commonly called

 

[obea5to]

Here's a few better pictures and isn't the striped pike a freshwater fish or no?

 

[appak]

is that saltwater? looks like a great barracuda...

 

[celebrist]

If that is a marine species have you posted your question in the general salt forum?

 

[obea5to]

Yea it is a marine species I just did not know where to post this as this is my first post

 

[kno4te]

Yea...saltwater barracuda for sure!

 

[obea5to]

In a way I'm hoping it's not a great barracuda or something that grows huge I bought the tank from my buddy and he set it up an all while I was at work and text me saying he gave me the fish as well with the tank he said he didn't know what it was and it killed all his fish and when I got home and saw it now I obviously know why he wanted to get rid of it and he definitely knew what it was because I heard these things get huge haha just seeing what I got myself into

 

[kno4te]

Is it in freshwater setup O obea5to ? I've seen them on rare occasion for sale as freshwater. That and mangrove snappers too. Long term don't seem to do well.

 

[obea5to]

No it's definitely in a saltwater setup