African Tiger Fish (Hydrocynus) ID and Care Guide 3.0

Dloks

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LOL...well you never know.:) I'm currently working towards breeding the Red Tail Barracuda (A. Falcatus). Also working with breeding Cichla Intermedia at the moment. The Tiger Fish might be on my list, perhaps only with the species that grows the smallest at adult size.
If it's breeding behavior is anything similar to the Barracuda, then there is always a possibility as long as you have a large tank.
There are reasons for these being only wild caught I'm no expert but AFAIK no one in the world is breeding ATF of any kind
 

Dloks

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LOL...well you never know.:) I'm currently working towards breeding the Red Tail Barracuda (A. Falcatus). Also working with breeding Cichla Intermedia at the moment. The Tiger Fish might be on my list, perhaps only with the species that grows the smallest at adult size.
If it's breeding behavior is anything similar to the Barracuda, then there is always a possibility as long as you have a large tank.
You're talking about breeding Peacock Basses V.S ATF. People have spawned Cichlas in their 180s... Most ATF don't even reach half of their true size in captivity..... I would assume you would need a mini river system of some sort and achieve couple million GPH/S and replicate raining season... I would think to successfully breed ATF you would need a few hundred thousand of gallons of water to begin with in a river-like environment... and if somehow you were able to obtain that space I would figure out how to replicate the Congo weather to imitate the rain and the flooding that occurs in nature. And if you were somehow able to reproduce ANY please send some captive bred ATF to me I would love some and I'm sure if you get them to spawn and theoretically CB enough to spawn a Platinum ATF you would be able to sponsor/fund your whole entire breeding project! But move mountains it has been done before
 

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You're talking about breeding Peacock Basses V.S ATF. People have spawned Cichlas in their 180s... Most ATF don't even reach half of their true size in captivity..... I would assume you would need a mini river system of some sort and achieve couple million GPH/S and replicate raining season... I would think to successfully breed ATF you would need a few hundred thousand of gallons of water to begin with in a river-like environment... and if somehow you were able to obtain that space I would figure out how to replicate the Congo weather to imitate the rain and the flooding that occurs in nature. And if you were somehow able to reproduce ANY please send some captive bred ATF to me I would love some and I'm sure if you get them to spawn and theoretically CB enough to spawn a Platinum ATF you would be able to sponsor/fund your whole entire breeding project! But move mountains it has been done before
Lol...all I know is that I love your enthusiasm!
 
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Darryl Taylor

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Thank you Rob! Indeed, we have not crossed paths but I'm sure there will many more exchanges in the future. I have been growing out a batch of VATF's(from Wes) since April 29 of this year(from 5-6 inches to 9-14 inches) and my current batch will be going into a 18ftx9ft swimming pool next month. When the opportunity presents itself(soon), I will grow out a different batch of 10-15 VATF's and will keep more detailed records/logs of the grow out (hopefully with your help). I think I should stick with the VATF's since I've already started with them. Having a better understanding of growth rates, optimal flow requirements and sexing the ATF's would be some of the short term goals.
Do you think 3” will be a good fit with a 6” my friend has. I have a 12 dither fish but not sure if I should get it.
 

Darryl Taylor

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I don't have any new videos because I don't have any more tigers. I had my tigers while I was stationed in Missouri, where they are legal. When I got out of the Army, I moved home to Florida and had to sell them off because they're banned there. I'm now in Texas, where they are also illegal. It sucks, but it is what it is. :(
I’m trying to learn how to pellet train mines but I click on the link and try to log in my I’m not approved. Can u help me please?

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Darryl Taylor

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LOL...well you never know.:) I'm currently working towards breeding the Red Tail Barracuda (A. Falcatus). Also working with breeding Cichla Intermedia at the moment. The Tiger Fish might be on my list, perhaps only with the species that grows the smallest at adult size.
If it's breeding behavior is anything similar to the Barracuda, then there is always a possibility as long as you have a large tank.
Let me know how it goes. I’m interested in the red tail
 

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Hey guys, I have the opportunity to buy both a vittatus tiger and a Cf. Big eye. What are the differences? Like is one more aggressive than the other, or is the big eye a lot like vittatus but stays smaller? Thank you!!
 
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