Acestrorhynchus (Barracuda) I.D
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micros dont get that big either bro usually stay under 6''. its the see through transparent body thats unique to the minimus bro. the lateral line is present on micros and minimus as well as others. the more time u have with these fish the easier it is to distinguish them. dont wait to long to move em they might become food. o yea, these boys can take down feeders almost as long as their body, they will swallow and then clip the tail when its on its way down, something i ve not seen out of my others.
micros dont get that big either bro usually stay under 6''. its the see through transparent body thats unique to the minimus bro. the lateral line is present on micros and minimus as well as others. the more time u have with these fish the easier it is to distinguish them. dont wait to long to move em they might become food. o yea, these boys can take down feeders almost as long as their body, they will swallow and then clip the tail when its on its way down, something i ve not seen out of my others.
Ok, thanks for clearing that up. What's the minimum tank size for this species? There isn't too much information about them on the interent. There are also A. Falcatus & A. Altus available, I bought this species; labeled as Sp. because they looked interesting. I do want a larger species for my future setup so I might put them in a separate tank; depending on their requirements.
i kept mine in a 55 gallon, but i guess u could go a bit smaller.Ok, thanks for clearing that up. What's the minimum tank size for this species? There isn't too much information about them on the interent. There are also A. Falcatus & A. Altus available, I bought this species; labeled as Sp. because they looked interesting. I do want a larger species for my future setup so I might put them in a separate tank; depending on their requirements.
i kept mine in a 55 gallon, but i guess u could go a bit smaller.
Sounds good, don't really want to have to use a larger tank for a small fish.
Ace. Micro has a black tip on the dorsal, white tip on the apistole, w/ both red (Top) and yellow ( bottom) on it's tail. The blue green lateral line goes away as adults. Yours looks different with transparent fins and the yellow on the top of the tail fin not red - I'm goin' w/ underboss Minimus not Microlepis. They should be okay with Falcatus but steer clear of combining the big boys with them - Falcirostris and Altus - they'll outgrow them very quickly and eat them. By the same token Falcatus can bully them to death as then tend to be more aggressive , all depends on the fish and space given. Falcatus has a tends to get claustrophobic, 55 might be to small. Altus and Falcirostis- 55 way too small these guys can get as long as your forearm.
Ace. Micro has a black tip on the dorsal, white tip on the apistole, w/ both red (Top) and yellow ( bottom) on it's tail. The blue green lateral line goes away as adults. Yours looks different with transparent fins and the yellow on the top of the tail fin not red - I'm goin' w/ underboss Minimus not Microlepis. They should be okay with Falcatus but steer clear of combining the big boys with them - Falcirostris and Altus - they'll outgrow them very quickly and eat them. By the same token Falcatus can bully them to death as then tend to be more aggressive , all depends on the fish and space given. Falcatus has a tends to get claustrophobic, 55 might be to small. Altus and Falcirostis- 55 way too small these guys can get as long as your forearm.
I'm thinking about ditching these guys, and getting the Falcatus or Altus for my originally planned 90g. Thanks for all the info though, now I know what to watch out for.
my badd didnt clarify, minimus were in a 55. falcatus and falcirorstris in a 250. i agree with otherone the bigger guys have to be in large tanks get way to skittish.
