Anyone keeping Hydrocynus brevis??

[Tigriuns™]

Today went to LFS... one of the famous/well known shop in my country...
Bought a Hydrocynus brevis. Going to check out more info from the net soon so anyone keeping it? Said to be Goliath X Vittatus = brevis.

How many Hydrocynus type of fish??thanks

 

[Tigriuns™]

Picture of it from this website http://aqua-bonito.web.infoseek.co.jp/index.html

This fish seem to have the mouth of a Goliath and the body of vittatus only it is slim and slender

 

[vamptrev]

cool site. why cant we have those snakes? anyway it looks almost just like a vittatus, and whats up with having a pic of a redtail labeled armatus? congrats on the sweet pic-up!

 

[Tigriuns™]

well it a japanese site.. some name is spell wrong the Z and S , the Y and J.
If you notice some fish they not sure what it is they put xxx SP.. so next time if got any fish not sure what is it then it will be SP ha ha.
BTW is mine a brevis?? really have the mouth of a GATF and body of vittatus

 

[vamptrev]

sweet to see him a little bigger. im sure you'll take care of that.

 

[Tigriuns™]

sweet to see him a little bigger. im sure you'll take care of that.

thanks bro.
BTW there is only 4 when I bought it now left 3.... all have injury due to wild caught..

 

[vamptrev]

watch for parasites from wild fish. i had a huge problem with parasites from a wild vamp and lost 4 vamps. i will always quarintine any new fish i get. i think ur about due for a bigger tank. ha ha

 

[Tigriuns™]

watch for parasites from wild fish. i had a huge problem with parasites from a wild vamp and lost 4 vamps. i will always quarintine any new fish i get. i think ur about due for a bigger tank. ha ha

Dun worry it is in my 2ft tank.. cannot put in main tank.. will become feeder as this pc is very small...

 

[vamptrev]

what size is ur main tank? just wondering what size fish im seein

 

[Tigriuns™]

what size is ur main tank? just wondering what size fish im seein

main tank is 4ft, fish size about 8" +/- hope to upgrade to a 6 x 2.5 x 2.5