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xander
07-12-2008, 11:23 PM
new guy, 7", aggressive bastard:D ate right out of the bag!
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/6761/tatauaiabodyshotwatermagw1.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4043/tatauaiamacrowatermarkelp7.jpg
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wanted to post here, accidentally posted in the photo lounge. mods if you're gonna delete one pls delete the one in the PL. thanks:)
hybridtheoryd16
07-13-2008, 12:01 AM
Aggressive redtail thats 2 words you usually don't see together. lol -------------its coloration is nice ---good pick up ---how much?
tigerlover2006
07-13-2008, 12:05 AM
Very fierce looking guy!
How much and where you got it from?
xander
07-13-2008, 12:38 AM
it cost me one dead goliath atf and 60 bucks. thank god it's so aggressive...made it slightly less of a loss
benzjamin13
07-13-2008, 1:12 AM
Awesome Looker!
OnceLoyal
07-18-2008, 2:32 PM
True beauty man!!!!!!
channarox
07-18-2008, 3:54 PM
it cost me one dead goliath atf and 60 bucks. thank god it's so aggressive...made it slightly less of a loss
you gave the shop a dead goliath and 60 bucks for this guy?:ROFL:
whered you get him at?
he with mr. armatus?
Nicksplosion
07-18-2008, 4:03 PM
what size tank do you need to keep one of these guys?
channarox
07-18-2008, 4:04 PM
what size tank do you need to keep one of these guys?
they get to 18 inches usually and grow pretty slow.
so...
please elaborate on the dead GATF ie size comparison
xander
07-18-2008, 11:53 PM
they get to 18 inches usually and grow pretty slow.
so...
who says 18"? i do not think they get to 18" in captivity. the largest we've seen is woodys 12"er, but if i see a larger one, im a believer.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=154763&stc=1&d=1197906230
what size tank do you need to keep one of these guys?
a 4x1.5 is a good growout, i cant see him needing more than a 5x2 when he's about 12".
you gave the shop a dead goliath and 60 bucks for this guy?:ROFL:
whered you get him at?
he with mr. armatus?
no he's in the growout with goliath boy:D
please elaborate on the dead GATF ie size comparison
was supposed to trade my goliath atf for this guy, but along the trip, the goliath flipped upside down, after being passed to the new owner, it was unable to be revived, so i gave him $60 instead.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w152/zeroneox/CIMG0072-1.jpg
channarox
07-19-2008, 12:05 AM
i know ive seen a pic of an 18 incher somewhere.
but it was pretty long ago.
but yea,the tank sizes you gave should pretty much be enough.
too ad about the gatf. :(
Edwin
07-19-2008, 12:13 AM
pretty sick paraya. i want one.
Tigriuns™
07-19-2008, 4:47 AM
was supposed to trade my goliath atf for this guy, but along the trip, the goliath flipped upside down, after being passed to the new owner, it was unable to be revived, so i gave him $60 instead.
Should not have made that trade due to the transportion, mis-handling and pass the blame on me and I had to end up selling it at a loss for only $60. When I saw the flipped fish I should have just left. The flipped fish was curve all the way when i bring back. Should have just ask you take back the flipped fish and see if you are able to revived it.
daryllee123
07-19-2008, 11:26 AM
hmm.. i'm getting one tomorrow or on monday for $40. i got my LFS to order for me. what size a tank should i get? is 3 feet enough?
channarox
07-19-2008, 11:28 AM
hmm.. i'm getting one tomorrow or on monday for $40. i got my LFS to order for me. what size a tank should i get? is 3 feet enough?
wow.
so cheap.
i got all of mine for either 70 or 100 plus dollars.
which lfs?
3 feet tank with 1.5 foot width?
it would be a good growout but not for life.
r6.robski
07-19-2008, 11:31 AM
i want one! where'd you get him?
The Amazonian
07-19-2008, 11:32 AM
WOW!
BaTsBR
07-19-2008, 11:41 AM
really nice pick up.
fights a lot in sport fishing.
ermgravy
07-19-2008, 1:00 PM
Dam bro... very nice... I want a group of tats so bad.... cant find them at all in the uk at the mo... :(
Flipped fish, never seen that. Are they very sensitive to shipping?
channarox
07-19-2008, 9:55 PM
they are.
xander
07-19-2008, 10:05 PM
they are.
how would you know?
goliaths are pretty unreliable and unpredictable. general rule of thumb is that they're a pain to ship, esp overseas. however this same goliath has travelled around singapore in a bag when i first got it. perhaps it was the bumpy busride that killed it.
channarox
07-19-2008, 10:06 PM
how would you know?
goliaths are pretty unreliable and unpredictable. general rule of thumb is that they're a pain to ship, esp overseas. however this same goliath has travelled around singapore in a bag when i first got it. perhaps it was the bumpy busride that killed it.
you told me theyre hard to ship.:D
remember?
xander
07-19-2008, 10:25 PM
you told me theyre hard to ship.:D
remember?
yeah and it's supposed to stay with you. second hand info, being passed around leads to ridiculous and completely inaccurate gossip. it's not like 5 yrs ago when no one had any experience with these fish, now there are many people who've actually kept these fish. so let the people with actual advise advise, and the people with no advise, read and learn.
channarox
07-19-2008, 10:31 PM
yeah and it's supposed to stay with you. second hand info, being passed around leads to ridiculous and completely inaccurate gossip. it's not like 5 yrs ago when no one had any experience with these fish, now there are many people who've actually kept these fish. so let the people with actual advise advise, and the people with no advise, read and learn.
well,sorry dude.;)
daryllee123
07-19-2008, 10:46 PM
c328 and the polyart aquarium has them right? on top of the plecos tank. they call them buck tooth. cost $38.
channarox
07-19-2008, 10:49 PM
those are scombs.
not redtail.
daryllee123
07-19-2008, 11:41 PM
oh. are they hard to keep? how long do they usually live?
channarox
07-19-2008, 11:46 PM
out of the three species,theyre the least hardy.
they die for no reason at 12 inches.
but sometimes even before that.
the most skittish species also.
daryllee123
07-20-2008, 12:12 AM
haha i see. i'm getting one at around 3". how long will it take to reach 12"?
channarox
07-20-2008, 12:13 AM
very very very long.
Dam bro... very nice... I want a group of tats so bad.... cant find them at all in the uk at the mo... :(
10 of them at Wildwoods, Crewshill, Enfield, London.
ermgravy
07-23-2008, 6:02 AM
cheers jelly! im on it!