Informations on Lates niloticus

[Luc]

Hi,

Anybody has informations on the above fish?
Is it rare among the lates? Max size? Color? And, how it is related to Baramundi, if there is any relation.

Luc

 

[Miguel]

It is a Lates, like the Baramundi. The latter is from Australiam the former from Africa. They get huge beasts. Very difficult to get off from live food.

One hell of a fish to own!!!

 

[Luc]

It is a Lates, like the Baramundi. The latter is from Australiam the former from Africa. They get huge beasts. Very difficult to get off from live food.

One hell of a fish to own!!!

Thanks for your reply.
So what is the diff between a lates niloticus and Baramundi.
And, popularity among the two??

Luc

 

[Norbert]

L. calcarifer (Barramundi) has a longer jaw line, extends past the eye and larger scales than the Nile Perch (L. niloticus)

Also different color pattern but that's hard to explain.

As far as popularity I don't know, I'd take either

 

[Luc]

L. calcarifer (Barramundi) has a longer jaw line, extends past the eye and larger scales than the Nile Perch (L. niloticus)

Also different color pattern but that's hard to explain.

As far as popularity I don't know, I'd take either

So L. calcarifer is the one that is sought after right?
Nile Perch is like a red tailed Payara right?

Luc

 

[benzjamin13]

L. Niloticus
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lates_niloticus.html

L. Calcarifer
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lates_calcarifer.html

 

[amehel0]

hey unless you got a pool planed dont get either. neither are 'popular' due to the fact they get so big so quick. and from my experiene mine were quite eas tog et off live foods.

 

[channarox]

niloticus gets to around 2 meters.
barras get just a wee bit smaller.
both HUGE fish.
both look very much the same when big.
but small niloticus have different colorations due to the variations.
but the ones ive seen in singapore have brown and goldish mottled patterns.
barras are more silver and grey with the white head stripe.

 

[Luc]

niloticus gets to around 2 meters.
barras get just a wee bit smaller.
both HUGE fish.
both look very much the same when big.
but small niloticus have different colorations due to the variations.
but the ones ive seen in singapore have brown and goldish mottled patterns.
barras are more silver and grey with the white head stripe.

But I feel that Nile Perch nicer leh.
Since they looks the same, but their mouth's suction power abit worrying.

Luc

 

[channarox]

But I feel that Nile Perch nicer leh.
Since they looks the same, but their mouth's suction power abit worrying.

Luc

yes,they can eat ALOT.
but just make sure the fish more than half the size of the nile perch.