ATF ID

[beelzs]

Hey Guys,

Long time forum reader but not poster...

These are my two babies and was wondering what the experts think they are? obviously not GATF but wondering about the rest...

 

[Chicxulub]

Probably vatf, possibly tatf. There's actually a huge discussion going on about that variety right now.

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[beelzs]

Awesome thanks. Grew up fishing for Bream,Vundu and Tigers in Kariba and lake Jozini...Tigers still my fav fish by far hence why I have two

 

[Chicxulub]

Could you posts some more pics? Your pics are better quality than 98% of the pictures of this variety on the site and based on that new article you posted, we might be able to get an answer about which species these fish are!

 

[beelzs]

Will do, Have access to a new camera now too so will try take some good photos of them.

Do you know when typical spawning occurs with Vittatus?

Perhaps I can take a drive up to jozini and catch a smaller one for comparision to my captive two.

 

[Chicxulub]

Will do, Have access to a new camera now too so will try take some good photos of them.

Do you know when typical spawning occurs with Vittatus?

Perhaps I can take a drive up to jozini and catch a smaller one for comparision to my captive two.

I keep forgetting you live in Africa lol. The spawn must have happened recently; all of our imports in the US are this time of year.

Did you catch yours or buy them? Do you know their collection point?

 

[lix.ma14]

Awesome thanks. Grew up fishing for Bream,Vundu and Tigers in Kariba and lake Jozini...Tigers still my fav fish by far hence why I have two

did you catch these guys yourself?

 

[beelzs]

no, imported...had placed a order for GATF but got these two instead in the shipment...

That said, tigers seem to be quite rare in the hobby this side and only really seen/spoken about in the game fish perspective.

Have yet to meet anyone else who has tigers in a tank... predatory fish are quite rare here...for eg the rarest Arowana I have seen is a Green(once) and a JAR(twice)...rest Silvers...

My dream tank would be GATF,VATF,TAFT,Vundu.... prob end up with a bloodbath tho...

 

[beelzs]

as requested...however have only managed to get a photo of the larger one...other one refuses to stay still right now... will try tomorrow or sunday.

I have left it large and not resized...so you can zoom up nicely...

oh excuse the condition of my tank ...that corner is in direct sunlight now due to the tank being outside on a veranda and the sun is hitting the one corner in the morning and have had a algae bloom...

Hope this helps?