My Hydrocynus Goliath SOBs

[IoStrisciare]

first picture are the ones I got in, labeled as Goliath, but are they, they are from the Congo though.

the second, I've posted before, is what I consider goliath, and sold in Japan as such, with a hefty price tag too

ok... if u notice that in the bottom pic the tigers are much slimmer and hence give tt impression of a longer snout.

the belly looks sunken to me as if u look from the tail it angles wrong suddenly.

if u draw an imaginary curve following the curve at the base of the tail... the body shape will match the above.

 

[IoStrisciare]

Great pickup IO, post their developments here .

I hope you they get huge real soon.

i hope so too... i want them in the 180 like now....

 

[fugupuff]

again this is whats being considered as goliath in germany as well as Japan, the ones in the United States today...

 

[IoStrisciare]

my pair looks like a better fed version of the pair in the 2nd pic.

notice a visible diff in the two.... one has a more robust build while the other is slimmer and has a less chunky head.

sex difference?

 

[IoStrisciare]

first picture are the ones I got in, labeled as Goliath, but are they, they are from the Congo though.

the second, I've posted before, is what I consider goliath, and sold in Japan as such, with a hefty price tag too

dude,

according to this article based on the accounts of Douglas Dann, Goliaths originally come from the congo.

Goliath Tiger fish article

 

[Vince]

We'll know for sure when it gets to the 8 inch mark...tada! I'ma not that bad of a person...just ornery.

 

[fugupuff]

here are a set of the "slender ones" from last year, which I would call h. forskalli, and the dark picture was from 5 years ago, my friend that bought it, it grew to 11" but remained skinny!

 

[fugupuff]

here's a set of what I consider vittatus, the first set taken back in 1998-99, they were $250.00 each, and I bought a group of them! Since there was a drought of them for at least 5 years prior to that. note the 1 megapixel picturess

then more recent ones from last year and this year

 

[tigerfangs]

Like I said in another thread, you'll know with certainty in a few months as they approach 5" or so. The Goliath will not develop prominat striping where all the others will. GL

 

[fugupuff]

a nice 13" range vittatus, perfect fins, beauty! I will slowly reveal more details...compare this to the top photos, and compare to the smaller specimens

a pair out of a group of nice tigers...more pictures to come, stay tuned!