"huapeta"

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

The LFS here has a fish resembling one of the vampire tetra-ish characins, and the name it is being sold as is "huapeta". What species generally goes by this trade name. Also, in case anyone asks, I'm not confusing it with hujeta

 

[killerfish]

Hmm not sure can you get a pic

 

[benzjamin13]

From what I can find...it's a Scomb.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

thanks, I don't have a pic, I was just curious as to what it was...I'm not going to purchase it.

 

[wayne the pain]

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/c-hujeta.htm

 

[Angler]

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/c-hujeta.htm

Umm.....he said he is not confusing it with hujeta.

 

[wayne the pain]

Umm.....he said he is not confusing it with hujeta.

Whoops thats wot i get for not reading it properly

 

[cudamaster13]

could it be a new species or a extremely rare hybrid?

 

[swordtailz]

Hydrolicus scomberoides is the name i think. Ya the LFS sells them here as huapeta for 40 bucks. They grow to like 1.5 feet instead of the cousin (hydrolicus armatus, 5 feet). They are called sabretooth tetra

http://http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fish/sabretoothtetra.php

 

[swordtailz]

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fish/sabretoothtetra.php