is this a characin?

[TheBroc]

pink chalceus? yes?

 

[tydus]

That's actually a cyprinid called red fin cigar shark aka Leptobarbus hoevenii.


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[TheBroc]

Oh, oops was told it was a pink chalceus :/

 

[TheBroc]

How large does this guy get?

 

[mikec707]

I don't think it a pink tail. Their whole tail fins tend to be pink an they have large scales

 

[kno4te]

Not a pink tail. Here's mine for comparison.


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[TheBroc]

Well I got it for a really good deal on craigslist. Oh well. It's part of the family now, it will get along with a silver aro? They seem to be ok right now.

 

[Allan01230]

That is definately Leptobarbus Hoevienni they max out around 20 inches had 2 in my 125 with some tinfoil barbs for years. Yes and as was stated a cyprinind.

 

[Ponyman101]

What do they eat.are they hard to pellet train and are they schooling fish?