Tig or Jur?
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Sure is, I fed him 10 mins after he got in the tank, ate two pieces of whole shrimp and possibly more when I left. Swims around all over, hovers around like typical jurnese in the current of the wave maker.
Hiyah, Jason! Glad to see a glimpse of your endeavors at Gerber's (I suppose?) continuing.
To me it looks like what they call a flash zebra juruense, if there is such a thing (
Chicxulub
). Definitely not a tig.
A typical juruense at 2' looks like that below - the one I got from Shark Aquarium in 2009 for $500. W/c by George Fear himself. The jur had lost its striking coloration soon thereafter the capture and has been rather drab looking since then. Had a large wound on its tummy. Died on my 8 h drive home from Hillside, NJ to Rochester, NY. I think the wound didn't matter and it was my fault - I should have opened its cooler more often and given it more air but George kindly gave me a store credit. George did use a sedative. So we could not know for sure who was to blame.
Anyhoo, back to your exciting new entry! Heart-breaking to see such a magnificent fish so neglected but it looks like it has a great potential to bounce back and wow everyone. Great gamble is on!
(BTW the remaining 5 paroons have been doing well, the biggest is probably 6"-8" longer and 3x heavier versus its old self when I picked them up from Dayton, Ohio, this March, thanks to you).
When are you moving to southern Florida? We crave for fishheads like you here
To me it looks like what they call a flash zebra juruense, if there is such a thing (
Chicxulub
). Definitely not a tig.A typical juruense at 2' looks like that below - the one I got from Shark Aquarium in 2009 for $500. W/c by George Fear himself. The jur had lost its striking coloration soon thereafter the capture and has been rather drab looking since then. Had a large wound on its tummy. Died on my 8 h drive home from Hillside, NJ to Rochester, NY. I think the wound didn't matter and it was my fault - I should have opened its cooler more often and given it more air but George kindly gave me a store credit. George did use a sedative. So we could not know for sure who was to blame.
Anyhoo, back to your exciting new entry! Heart-breaking to see such a magnificent fish so neglected but it looks like it has a great potential to bounce back and wow everyone. Great gamble is on!
(BTW the remaining 5 paroons have been doing well, the biggest is probably 6"-8" longer and 3x heavier versus its old self when I picked them up from Dayton, Ohio, this March, thanks to you).
When are you moving to southern Florida? We crave for fishheads like you here
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I'm working on the FL thing, her dad has cancer so it's kind of hard to move at the moment unless they come with us.Hiyah, Jason! Glad to see a glimpse of your endeavors at Gerber's (I suppose?) continuing.
To me it looks like what they call a flash zebra juruense, if there is such a thing (
A typical juruense at 2' looks like that below - the one I got from Shark Aquarium in 2009 for $500. W/c by George Fear himself. The jur had lost its striking coloration soon thereafter the capture and has been rather drab looking since then. Had a large wound on its tummy. Died on my 8 h drive home from Hillside, NJ to Rochester, NY. I think the wound didn't matter and it was my fault - I should have opened its cooler more often and given it more air but George kindly gave me a store credit. George did use a sedative. So we could not know for sure who was to blame.
Anyhoo, back to your exciting new entry! Heart-breaking to see such a magnificent fish so neglected but it looks like it has a great potential to bounce back and wow everyone. Great gamble is on!
(BTW the remaining 5 paroons have been doing well, the biggest is probably 6"-8" longer and 3x heavier versus its old self when I picked them up from Dayton, Ohio, this March, thanks to you).
When are you moving to southern Florida? We crave for fishheads like you here
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After looking at it for while last night I agree that it's a Jurnese. He probably didn't have much longer to live seeing as how skinny he is and the gator and pacu tank mates.
Glad they are doing good. I believe I saw them in some of your videos on YT that I subscribed to a few weeks ago
Going to feed him now
Boy is it emaciated! Heart wrenching.
Eating so soon after rehoming is a very good sign. Try to give him the best, diverse feed. I'd give him fish stuffed with massivore or soaked in VitaChem. He can use all the help he can get at the moment.
Eating so soon after rehoming is a very good sign. Try to give him the best, diverse feed. I'd give him fish stuffed with massivore or soaked in VitaChem. He can use all the help he can get at the moment.
