bought 3 of these at a pet store as "gold sharks" for $2 each. they are about 4 to 5 inches long.
Help identifying this fish?
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I was thinking that too. they have coloring like Buenos Aires Tetras, but their body is too enlongated, and too big i think.
it is a ........................................................................................................................................................... fish !
Leptobarbus hoveni..or red finned cigar shark..I have 3 around 7".They were marked as a pinktail shark but the black stripe is a dead giveaway.
Darn, beaten to it. Also called a "mad barb" for reasons that escape me. They grow about three feet long if given enough space, turn a solid greyish and are fairly good jumpers. Pretty peaceful too.
Carfree_Dude;4913227; said:
Well,I know they do get quite large.They can reach around 40'' but in a tank,the biggest I've seen is around 2'.I've been feeding mine frozen bloodworms.What size tank is yours in and what else is in the tank?
lulz, i feel like i just bought a trio of redtail catfish. i'll keep em for a while, and if they get too big i'll rehome them.
seriously though, wow. I figured they would be similar to a chalceus, but i guess i was wrong.
seriously though, wow. I figured they would be similar to a chalceus, but i guess i was wrong.
SimonL;4913237; said:
a mad barb??That's pretty cool..Kinda sounds like a super villain name lol