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Interesting scomb info and long time no see Rob.
 
Chicxulub said:
The main problem with scombs is that they mature at under a foot. Most of the wild caught ones that we buy are already sexually mature adults. The fish obviously won't last as long as a baby armatus or [insert other fish normally imported as YoY here]. Most smaller characins aren't very long lived and if you buy a large, mature specimen of an already short lived species, then all of a sudden it makes sense that they don't last over two years.

Just my opinion on the matter anyway.
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All my scombs are around 5-6" and I've had 6 of them since they were about 3", the other two I acquired yesterday are at around 6" so lets see how long I can have them :)!
 
Either way, I freakin love scombs! Very under appreciated but they were the first payara I ever kept and I always will have a spot for them. Even though they're not as personable as armies are, they're still a lot of fun to have and watch eat.


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one advantage to scombs is their smaller size, they can live in smaller tanks like 75 on up. however there are disadvantages starting with weaning off of live foods - not impossible but very uncommon for the amount of fish that are captured and sold. I bet I've had 10 scombs over the years and only 1 made it over a year in life span - that one died at 2 years one month and his diet was mollies. personally I felt as thou that was a great accomplishment and very rewarding thru the process. It was also a major pain in the arse getting live fish every single week.

coolest moments were when he shed his teeth, I knew when the new ones came in the fish was healthy
 
gangster said:
Very cool tank!!

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Thanks :)!

crenicichla444 said:
Noice!!!


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thank you!

Aw3s0m3 said:
Either way, I freakin love scombs! Very under appreciated but they were the first payara I ever kept and I always will have a spot for them. Even though they're not as personable as armies are, they're still a lot of fun to have and watch eat.


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They are fun! How long did yours survive?

Otherone said:
one advantage to scombs is their smaller size, they can live in smaller tanks like 75 on up. however there are disadvantages starting with weaning off of live foods - not impossible but very uncommon for the amount of fish that are captured and sold. I bet I've had 10 scombs over the years and only 1 made it over a year in life span - that one died at 2 years one month and his diet was mollies. personally I felt as thou that was a great accomplishment and very rewarding thru the process. It was also a major pain in the arse getting live fish every single week.

coolest moments were when he shed his teeth, I knew when the new ones came in the fish was healthy
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Tell me about it buddy! At this point I'm only focused on seeing how long they will survive... I'm not even thinking about weaning them off of live food haha :). Btw any tips on where I can find mollies at feeder prices? Currently my scombs are on a (kind of wild caught) minnow diet.
 
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