H. scomberoides sudden death
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A age study vs size in wild population should not be hard to do...of course, the aquarium trade may not want this done if it is determined that they only live 2 years...
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It would be tragic if they really live only 2 years. 
In a way it would be pointless to keep them in aquariums.
In a way it would be pointless to keep them in aquariums.
2nd pic appears to be an armatus, I could be wrong. When they are large like that the classic orange fin becomes less colorful and prominent. But white banding on the anal fin suggests armatus as well as head shape. First pic im unsure of.
Either way, cant wait for mine to get that big.
Either way, cant wait for mine to get that big.
Chicx, you can see on google a large scombs.
These are scombs, right?
Regards.
These are both armatus
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I still think there's something wrong with the size, in some regions of Brazil the minimum size is 50cm for slaughter. They stipulate that measure based on an average size for the species.
http://www.ipaam.br/tamanhoMinimoEspecies/Tabelas de Tamanho Minimo Peixes de agua doce.pdf
Or even the organs of Brazil don't know how to identify the payaras well, it is not unlikely lol.
http://www.ipaam.br/tamanhoMinimoEspecies/Tabelas de Tamanho Minimo Peixes de agua doce.pdf
Or even the organs of Brazil don't know how to identify the payaras well, it is not unlikely lol.
I still think there's something wrong with the size, in some regions of Brazil the minimum size is 50cm for slaughter. They stipulate that measure based on an average size for the species.
http://www.ipaam.br/tamanhoMinimoEspecies/Tabelas de Tamanho Minimo Peixes de agua doce.pdf
Or even the organs of Brazil don't know how to identify the payaras well, it is not unlikely lol.
I think the most likely prospect is that people just don't know the difference between the species. Especially individuals who just collect them for food or take a passing interest in internet searches. A lot of pictures on the internet are wildly mislabled. Like Trev said, both fish you posted are undoubtedly armatus. Misidentification by fishermen isn't unheard of either. Here in the states there are a stunning number of people who call any bass a largemouth, any gar an alligator gar and any big catfish a channel cat. I'd imagine something similar happens down there, too.
Good points Rob.I can't tell a largemouth from any other type of bass and most stores here only use the term alligator when labeling their gars for sale and I really can't tell them apart either.
DB Junkie, what's your opinions about Raphs? Are less sensitive than scombs? When the fishery reopened in March I'll try to capture a raphiodon, they abound in my area. If you can do some kind of comparison between the scombs and raphs I thank you very much!
They are VERY skiddish, maybe even more then the Hydro species, but I have no idea why they seem to do better. All I know is I had one year after year in the same conditions as the Hydros and it lived almost 5 years.
