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seņor_pescados_felices
12-23-2007, 6:41 PM
My LFS has this fish they are calling an "African Barracuda".
It is about 13" and has a mouth full of teeth,they are asking $200 for it :WHOA:
Ive never heard of an African barracuda so I snapped some pics on my phone,what is this guy really?
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/thatt1guyy/trio-1.jpg
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/thatt1guyy/MFK3.gif
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/thatt1guyy/peacooklogo1-1.jpg
I think it's one of these guys
http://www.thejump.net/id/more-fish/african-tigerfish.jpg
African tiger fish. Sorry, can't think of a scientific name right now
rallysman
12-23-2007, 6:47 PM
African pike characin, Hepsetus odoe
ZOO YORK 207
12-23-2007, 7:03 PM
Definatly a H. odoe.
hamato_yoshii
12-23-2007, 7:04 PM
:iagree: Right on.
Also called Kafue Pike, it is the Hesperus odoe
seņor_pescados_felices
12-23-2007, 7:57 PM
so is that a fair price for one?seems pretty steep....
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/thatt1guyy/trio-1.jpg
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/thatt1guyy/MFK3.gif
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/thatt1guyy/peacooklogo1-1.jpg
ZOO YORK 207
12-23-2007, 8:00 PM
I wouldn't pay $200 for it.
JD7.62
12-23-2007, 8:19 PM
IVe seen in LFS at 6" for $40-60. $200 is WAY too much cause they are a short lived fish and one that size doesnt have more then a couple years or so...
fwlion
12-23-2007, 9:50 PM
i've seen them as cheap as $25 the most i've ever seen em go for was 79.99
channarox
12-23-2007, 11:15 PM
hepsetus odoe.
not african tiger fish,hydrocynus species.
200 is way too step.
ive seen them from 15 dolla 2 inchers to 50 dollar large ones.
West1
12-23-2007, 11:22 PM
All Happy Aquarium sold me a 8.5" pike odoe for $30.00. I would pay that if it was albino, or something diff about it. Not for an averg. pike. Rip off. sounds like they don't know what they have. If your in SoCal, you might find a few around here, maybe 6-8 pikes for $200.00 :)