Agreed! I've never heard of a shorter lifespan in Characins then Odoe and they're said to be 5 years. They don't attain wild max sizes but they seem to hit max aquarium size in less than half their projected lifespan.
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Agreed! I've never heard of a shorter lifespan in Characins then Odoe and they're said to be 5 years. They don't attain wild max sizes but they seem to hit max aquarium size in less than half their projected lifespan.
My friend is with scomb that I'll catch, he already has some time, I'll ask him the details as she is behaving and how it is being maintained and post here guys. Thanks a lot guys! 
Scombs have a very short life span, but they are also a fairly small fish. I consider a scomb to be mature at eight inches, and it would only take the fish about six to eight months to get there.
Let's compare that to the North American rock bass. Rock bass, like scombs, are sexually mature at about seven inches. Like scombs, their normal adult size is seven to ten inches. Like scombs, an exceptional specimen will reach about 15 inches. Unlike scomberoides, a yoy rocky will take three years to reach seven inches! A 3" yoy scomb will see seven inches in about 6-8 months with a proper, nutritious diet. That means balanced, quality food. Some may have quick growth even with fatty, thiaminase infested cyprinids such as goldfish or rosies, but good pellets or filets will always be better.
But I digress. My point is, quite simply, scombs are very fast to mature fish, but this doesn't mean that they have to be fast growers. They don't get nearly as large as Hepsetus odoe, and therefore their growth rate will not match it. However, they do grow fast enough that they can reach sexual maturity before their first winter, and can breed twice or more in their natural life span.
Interesting.So the pictures of large,fisherman caught Scombs that were shown on one of these threads a few years ago were actually either armatus or wallacei....
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Source please?
More than likely they were armatus. Wallacei is extremely similar to scomberoides with a thicker body and darker base coloration and more of a golden sheen as opposed to the scomb's greyish.
How do you determine when they are sexually mature? Did they lay eggs for you at that size?
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Based on the literature's* description of these fish not exceeding 15 inches (40 cm) and having a normal adult size of about 12 inches (30 cm). I base MY conclusion that most of these are sexually mature as it has been my observation that their growth slows at that point and they start to put on girth. My observations, combined with the literature, leads me to believe that at or near eight inches is when these fish become mature.
*the source I cited earlier in the thread
Danilo, you refer scomb or raph?
Chicx, I think it makes a lot of sense knowledge.
Let's see what happens.
Regards.
Chicx, I think it makes a lot of sense knowledge.
Let's see what happens.
Regards.
