My Hydrocynus Goliath SOBs

[fugupuff]

A true goliath in my opion for the record, compare with adult fish and multiple adult photos that I've seen, there is an eerie resemblence! 99% of the ones we see and get are not goliath even though they're labeled as such. More pictures to come...

This month alone, I've sorted through over 150 specimens, maybe the same amount last year, came up with a big fat "zero" in my opinion

 

[tigerfangs]

Those fish familiar

 

[DAZZA]

Freakin awesome.

Ta.

 

[IoStrisciare]

updates of mine....

 

[rumblesushi]

When they're slightly larger it seems quite obvious the distinction between goliath and the others. The tail and the mouth of the goliath look very different.

At first I didn't notice much difference between the 2, but I wasn't really trying to find one. Looking at them carefully there is a significant difference. The goliath has a bigger curvier tail, and a more elongated dog-like mouth. And of course no stripes.

But Io's tigers seem to have the tail of a goliath but not the mouth.

 

[Vince]

It seems very clear to me that what I am seeing is to properly identify this beast. I was also made to believe at a local fish store that what they had was a goliath. Size was about 6 nches. Priced at $350.00. Those fish were long gone, and i did not buy it because I don't know what a H. Goliath looks like. I couldn't tell the difference just by looking and not seeing actual picture of the fish. But now since Wes (fugupuff) has posted pictures, I can clearly see the difference. The goliath has an elongated head. Not sure if that is visible while at 2-3inch size, or maybe even 4". But I'm sure to the trained eye, it is.

 

[rumblesushi]

do you think Io's are goliath or other?

 

[Vince]

do you think Io's are goliath or other?

I'm not going on that limb It's very hard to tell just by pictures, and at that size. Time will tell, and hope that it's not a mislabeled fish.

 

[sharp tooth]

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!

sorry to bring up an old thread.

but how sure are you that these are h.forskalli fugupuff?

i only ask due to the fact that i have just bought the exsact same fish as the first 2 pics. he is aroud 3" at the moment.
from my reading i had started to belive that he was a h.brevis but as i said its the exsact fish you say are forskalli here.
your help is greatly apreciated.
ST.

 

[worrut]

nice tiger,i wish i have one