Hydrolycus sp. differences...

[channarox]

 

[R1_Ridah]

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[neoprodigy]

why was my reply deleted? what kind of crap is that.

sorry J.. Bsixxx's first thread.. got image problem... so i told him to create another one... and i delete the first one without looking... i have merged both together now...

sorry for the confusion...

-li

 

[R1_Ridah]

sorry J.. Bsixxx's first thread.. got image problem... so i told him to create another one... and i delete the first one without looking... i have merged both together now...

sorry for the confusion...

-li

I know people don't like to hear my comments but damn..



thought I was in trouble again...HAHAHAHA

 

[jlnguyen74]

I know people don't like to hear my comments but damn..



thought I was in trouble again...HAHAHAHA

You're doing great Joey, until you are asking for....

The fish pictured looks like adults Rhaphiodon vulpinus. Except for the biggest one pictured. That's Armatus. The tail is partially red because of the blood.

http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/warm_freshwater/rhaphiodon_vulpinus.htm

Let me get in my freezer and dig out a 16" that arrived DOA. I'll thaw him out and let him lay on the side. Let's see if the blood turns it's tail red.

BTW - I'm going to need you to send me a bigger picture of your avatar.

 

[Bsixxx]

So everyone agrees on raphs..
thought I was going to stumble upon a scientific breakthrough...

 

[fugupuff]

So everyone agrees on raphs..
thought I was going to stumble upon a scientific breakthrough...

those are some huge raphiodon vulpinnis! that's a pretty typical armatus in the picture.

the reason their tails are always red is that they are one of those high oxygen needing fish, so once fought, taken out of the water, their fins turn red from lactic acid build up or blood pooling in the tail from them being held vertically from the gills.

I did post some pictures of these armatus from Peru that had a dark crimson red color on their tails that didn't look like they were just blood shot, and possibly a different specie or strain from a different area.

 

[Bsixxx]

those are some huge raphiodon vulpinnis! that's a pretty typical armatus in the picture.

the reason their tails are always red is that they are one of those high oxygen needing fish, so once fought, taken out of the water, their fins turn red from lactic acid build up or blood pooling in the tail from them being held vertically from the gills.

I did post some pictures of these armatus from Peru that had a dark crimson red color on their tails that didn't look like they were just blood shot, and possibly a different specie or strain from a different area.

oh really, That is good to know now.
Thanks Wes,

 

[DB junkie]

Anyone grown out a Rhaph yet? I asked around a while back and it seems no one has got one to over a foot yet, except for a specimen in some zoo somewhere that was supposedly around 2 foot. Seems like they are in the same catagory as Tats..... Very common and available but you never see big uns.

 

[channarox]

hmm....
imma grow out a raph then.