GOLIATH TIGER ? AND SOME ODOE PIKE AND SOME NICE BICHARS!

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ultimatejay

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I don't think that last pick is a tigerfish at all. Look at the caudal fin. It's not vertical like those from a tigerfish and the mouth looks like a brycon. I would say it's in the brycon family. Can you post another pic closeup pic of the fish in the water?
 

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Taz2478 said:
what would shipping be for 4 of the pikes and maybe an endi to 70056 zip? Im addicted to those eating machines.
Hey,
Call me toll free to discuss shipping costs, should be about 50 bucks give or take, but call me.
Thanks, Joe.
 

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Joe, don't change those pricelists yet. The polys are indeed Polypterus delhezi. Even if the pic's color is off, those are definitely upper jaw polypteridae. Endys are lower-jaw polys. The tigerfish is a hydrocynus. However, it's size and possible camera flash prevent me from IDing it as a vittatus or brevis. If there's no sign of the horizontal bands, I'd say it is a H. brevis. As it grows, it'll start to develop the horizontal bands but, they'll be much thinner than those of a vittatus. A H. vittatus should be displaying the bands even at this size.
 

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after everyone saying they arent delhezi;s then odball saying they are im gonna put my money on oddball:D
 

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Those pikes are the first fish I've heard of that are cheaper in the States than over here. I bought a 4" one yesterday for the equivalent of $30 and his 8" ones are only $25 :(

JB
 

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Oddball said:
Joe, don't change those pricelists yet. The polys are indeed Polypterus delhezi. Even if the pic's color is off, those are definitely upper jaw polypteridae. Endys are lower-jaw polys. The tigerfish is a hydrocynus. However, it's size and possible camera flash prevent me from IDing it as a vittatus or brevis. If there's no sign of the horizontal bands, I'd say it is a H. brevis. As it grows, it'll start to develop the horizontal bands but, they'll be much thinner than those of a vittatus. A H. vittatus should be displaying the bands even at this size.
That isn't a tigerfish. Look at the caudal fin and the mouth.
 

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Would you happen to know where the 'delhezi' bichirs came from, by any chance? Chad Basin, Volta River, Guinea?

Thanks :)
 

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Hey all,
I appreciate your time and letting me know what these really are. Thanks also on the indentity of the tiger fish.
By the way, I never change prices, once the tank is tagged, that is the price.
Thanks again for the time, Joe.
 
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