Brevis African Tiger Fish Update
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I got a VATF now so it not a VATF...
NKS got very nice thick & big VATF for sale...
13~14" length, 2.5" in ht
Yea it definitely is not a vittatus I am 100% sure. As far as brevis vs forskahlii I cant be 100% sure. I did a substantial amount of research online this past year trying to get a positive ID on him and my best guess was brevis from looking at pictures. Comparing jaw structure, shape, coloration, etc and the size of the eye in relation to his head/body was one noticeable thing that made me lean toward brevis.
There is so much mis information its hard to sort through all the garbage to get legitimate information.
Tigriuns™;5591013 said:
Agreed
On an unrelated tigerfish note I caught my two small silver dollars breeding in the tank last night which was a surprise haha. I might try and save some of the eggs next time if I can to see if I can raise some fry for fun.
I added two massive 9" air disks for ponds and a commercial grade air pump at the beginning of the week. There is so much aeration in the tank now its crazy. My overflow for my 1gph 24/7 drip system should be here today/tomorrow so hopefully I can finish that all off too and I will post a video update this weekend.
vatf @ 6", fatf @ 7", not that difficult to tell apart. I think what reedmaster has differs from both of these fish imo. that tail looks to be of a different structure and the coloring is awesome.
Tigriuns™;5591013 said:
lol lost touch with vatf , think mine last vatf was back in 07 , kinda gave up on atfs ( Suicide deaths )
Yea it definitely is not a vittatus I am 100% sure. As far as brevis vs forskahlii I cant be 100% sure. I did a substantial amount of research online this past year trying to get a positive ID on him and my best guess was brevis from looking at pictures. Comparing jaw structure, shape, coloration, etc and the size of the eye in relation to his head/body was one noticeable thing that made me lean toward brevis.
There is so much mis information its hard to sort through all the garbage to get legitimate information.
yes ,got to agree on all the garbage on the net ,but its getting better then last time , possible to get a clear FBS of your brevis ? also which picture you use to compare it with ?
tail structure is not accurate ,as they tend to get split fins and might even heal differently
look at his video and compare to my pic of the fatf, theres a a difference in structure and color. not sure what you mean by split fins? dont see any split fins on tigers in this post. imo reedmaster has a something a little more rare.
Drip systems almost done. Ill get some more pics and a video up as soon as I finish, and get a minute to sit down and enjoy the fish haha
