FINALLY: HYDROLYCUS ARMATUS!!

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JD7.62;1165274; said:
I couldnt believe it. I noticed he was missing one so I started looking around and there it was!

I shoulda bought a lottery ticket.

get used to it, armatus shed theyre teeth about once a month. i got these shots when one of his new teeth was folding in...

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I hope I can find more and keep them all. My tat sheds his teeth as well but Ive never found them, most likely because they are nearly clear as opposed to the armatus' white teeth.
 
He is doing good, and damn is he growing FAST!

Im not going to post pictures until next Tuesday (it will be the 14 day mark in my care) to show how much he has grown. He is bold too. He has claimed about 1/3 of the tank as his pushing out the 10-12" silver aro and 9" dat!
 
ya give him a few more weeks and he'll be shankin people. u plannin on gettin a bigger tank? hes gona grow fast!!!
 
Honestly the price is what was holding me back for so long, but its worth it. Definitely the coolest fish I have owned.

This fish has the exotic predatory look of most large characins, but unlike other characins they have the robust attitude and hold their ground like cichlids!

He is in a 125 for now. Like I said they are not skittish so I feel that unlike an ATF for example that darts across the tank at the lightest disturbance, the armatus could comfortably live in there until he is 12" or so.
 
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