Anyone ever heard of a "Sabado Barracuda?"

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I saw this fish at one of my LFS today, labeled as a sabado barracuda. Tried to take a pic but they all came out blurry. A brief vague description would be: thick body; red colors in tail; not a lot of teeth (maybe none, but it was hard to tell); possibly a slash of blue towards the rear fin.

I spoke to one of the owners, and she says they sometimes label them as Ecuadorian barracudas.

Sorry I don't have any pics, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas? I tried to do some research, and my results suggested the fish was actually a tarpon. Thoughts?

Thanks for any input (and yes, a follow up question may be do I have a tank I could put him in?)
- John Y.
 
A ''Saturday Barracuda'' ?? Funny name.
 
I said the same thing Rob. I thought it was a funny name.

And Deven, I just Googled "brycon" and the fish I saw is indeed a red-tailed brycon. Time to do some research.

Thanks gents!
 
johnnytaboo said:
I said the same thing Rob. I thought it was a funny name.

And Deven, I just Googled "brycon" and the fish I saw is indeed a red-tailed brycon. Time to do some research.

Thanks gents!
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They grow extremely fast, eat anything, are extremely aggressive to conspecifics and any other silvery fish, and depending on which sp. it is 12"+....
 
The LFS misspelled it, it is "Sábalo", not "Sábado". Sábalo is a SA name for Tarpon, so it is a "Tarpon Barracuda", not a "Saturday Barracuda". ;)
 
Thanks Dan. That makes a LOT more sense than the "Saturday Barracuda". :ROFL:

Well, if they are indeed fast-growing, aggressive fish that dislike other silvery fish, then I suppose the only "safe" tank I have for a tarpon would be my 120. Even in the 120 though, it might be risky given how (relatively) docile the current residents are. It would be neat to pick up though. I seem to have caught the Characin bug from a certain tiger fish obsessed mod who shall remain nameless.
 
I don't usually need much encouragement to buy a new fish Max... usually the the opposite is best :D

Anyone ever kept a tarpon? Any likely conflict with a scomb, clown knife, or poly? The tarp in question looks to be between 6-8", so it would be similarly sized to the other fish in the tank.
 
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