Barracuda

[lightsout]

This guy was labeled as "green line barracuda". Im assuming its really a yellow tail barracuda? Any info on yellow tails (size, tankmates, food) cant find much online.

 

[kno4te]

It's a yellow tail cuda. They are very hard to really ID between other individual cudas. But will get about a 12 inches in the aquarium if treated well. Usually will take live food. The fish will need to be trained to take prepared foods. Can tolerate most tankmates it can't swallow. If you got aggressive fish then it'll get bullied and die. They are easily stressed out.

 

[underboss8]

Looks like ace minimums to me. Stays small usually under 5 inches. Hard to train off live. Kind of skittish.

 

[Renegade Aquatics]

I think it still needs a little time to grow before we're able to tell exactly what it is
however if I had to give a gander it right now I'd say its an Acestrorhynchus falcirostris

 

[underboss8]

I think it still needs a little time to grow before we're able to tell exactly what it is
however if I had to give a gander it right now I'd say its an Acestrorhynchus falcirostris

ace falcirostris have black stripe down the body as juvies. 100% not falcirostris.

 

[underboss8]

If the body is transparent, it's minimus. Cant tell from pics.

 

[Renegade Aquatics]

ace falcirostris have black stripe down the body as juvies. 100% not falcirostris.

Really?, could've swore it was the Acestrorhynchus isalineae that had the black line

 

[Renegade Aquatics]

Acestrorhynchus Microlepis, maybe?

 

[kno4te]

Insalinae does have a stripe down the body. It's also smaller in size.

Minimus doesn't have the black spot near the gill plate. This one does.

Can't really tell if it's microlepis. Gotta count scales for that. Plus falcirostris is more common. Probably not gonna count those scales on these small fish. But still a nice cuda.

It'll be treated the same as far as care.

 

[lightsout]

Heres a vid. Not sure if it helps