My FW Barracuda, Help ID Please

[Davey_8313]

Hi everyone, this is my FW barracuda... I was told he was a hujeta when I bought him, but I've been looking at them online and mine looks different. he's starting to get some red on his tail. I don't know if this means he is actually a red tail barracuda or not though... help me please...

 

[Mystus Redtail]

Thats a redtail Barracuda. Acestrorhynchus Falcatus

 

[Mystus Redtail]

What did you pay for it btw, if you don't mind me asking? Because they usually go for 2-4 times the price of the hujeta's.

 

[Mystus Redtail]

One last thing.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1911&articleid=2633

 

[Davey_8313]

He was $20, he's about 4-5"... he eats like a pig I know that much...

 

[rumblesushi]

Absolutely not a hujeta. He's a falcatus.

Great deal for 10 quid. What fool sold it to you as a hujeta?

 

[Mystus Redtail]

That's a great deal. The cheapest I've found is $25 plus shipping on aquascapeonline, my lfs gets $45.

 

[ShadowStryder]

Looks like a redtail to me. When I had mine I got them for 15 bucks apiece @4-5 inches. By the way do you only have 1, cuz they do much better when you have a small group at least 3. I kept 5 in mine. They tend to be quite jumpy or skitish when in singles. Mine were jumpy even in a 125.

 

[Davey_8313]

It was a fish store actually, in Maryland... Mine is by himself. Well, not really, he's in w/ some cichlids... the ones in my signature actually. I need to change the hujeta part now though. Thanks guys...

 

[Davey_8313]

One last thing.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1911&articleid=2633

Thanks, man. That helps...