Brycon Falcatus?

[jabsthetank]

Has anyone ever seen this specie in the aquarium trade?

 

[jabsthetank]

Here's a picture for reference:

 

[Chicxulub]

DB Junkie has some enormous Brycons in his tank that look rather like that. Perhaps ask him?

 

[I31]

had a Brycon melanopterus that looked similar. If it's anything like that, it'll grow FAST,

 

[jabsthetank]

Thanks guys. It just looks like a nice monster dither so I was curious because I've never seen them around. I'm sure they need a very large tank though.


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[DB junkie]

had a Brycon melanopterus that looked similar. If it's anything like that, it'll grow FAST,

Melans are what I have...... Agreed, never seen anything grow like my big one did, yet my little one isn't growing near as quick, but I might not even notice with the monster one swimming next to it in a fairly large tank. I heard they only get a foot, but mine's shows no signs of slowing down. I bet the thing's pushing 3" thick.

I bought mine to use as a monster dither, and it has worked well. Very tough, very active, very peaceful.

Using google image search it looks like Melanopterus and Falcatus are the same fish? Taxonomy all screwed up with these guys too? Had one name, name got changed, now there's 2 names???

The black dot is interesting though..... Don't think my big one has a dot, but thought it had a red one when small. My small one DOES have a red dot behind the gill plate. I think adipose is a different color too??? Maybe there IS 2 species that look very similar.

 

[DB junkie]

Here's what I have, whatever they are......

 

[isde02]

I don't think the falcatus get as big as the melanopterus and they develop a forked patern in there tails(as in the b/w pic) as well as some red coloring

 

[DB junkie]

Are the pics above both Falcatus? One has a dot behind the gill plate, the other doesn't, one has the "V" on the tail, the other doesn't......

I'm even more confused now.....

 

[jabsthetank]

Haha well the pic isde02 posted looks awesome! If it's true that they don't grow as large as yours (DB junkie), I need to find a way to get a school! Now to figure which is which....