armatus scomb or tat?

[troutking]

i was just wondering if i could get an id on these guys

 

[Slippery K]

Scomb. Still very young, but pretty sure.

 

[troutking]

damn...i was picking from the tank and all the armatus looking ones with spots were infested with ich so i went for the guys who didnt have as bad a case of ich...but i guess i choice wrong...i had a hunch they were scombs

 

[Slippery K]

How big? only looks to be a few inches in the photo.

 

[troutking]

around 2.5 inches if tat...

 

[troutking]

same batch as jakb55..

 

[Slippery K]

Watch for colour change on the tail and apidose fin, and if it gains a black spot or blotch. If the tail and apidose change colour its a tat.

 

[Chicxulub]

That is a scomb. There were a few in Jake's batch from his second group of pictures that I think were scombs as well. Armatus and tatauaia have spots when little, scomberoides and wallacei don't.

 

[troutking]

damn...all the ones with spots that were still left over were covered in ich..so i decided against them

 

[Slippery K]

depending how severe the case was it may have been treatable. But i wouldnt have risked it either, just buying and transfering it with stress could kill it at that size.