payara advice

[snakeguy101]

Hello, I am thinking about getting a payara. I saw some at the LFS for $40 and have been wanting one for a while now but I am not too sure about this one. From what I understand, I want an armatus instead of a scomb because the scombs do not do well in captivity? is this true? Also, I know that they need fast moving oxygenated water to do well once they start getting bigger. are there any other tips?

Here is a picture, I am still not sure about which one this is but based on reading some of the ID threads it looks like a scomb to me.

Please help and thank you!

 

[underboss8]

thats no scomb, its a tatuaia. very nice fish grow bigger than scombs not as big as armatus. unless u r running 200 plus gallons i wouldnt go near the armatus his growth rate is off the charts. tats are docile and can get along with other species. I currently keep 5 in a 125 gal, a really good fish to own.

 

[Experiment397]

nice fish, go for it

 

[kevinfleming21]

I heard Scombs also have a teeth shedding process that almost and most of the time does kill them....is this true?

 

[krichardson]

I heard Scombs also have a teeth shedding process that almost and most of the time does kill them....is this true?

Never heard of that one but the fish that the OP is after is a good buy at that price.

 

[sashimimaster]

I had two Scombs that were very easy to keep. IMO. No sudden death, no tooth loss. Had them over 1.5 yrs then sold to make room for ATF.

 

[BlackShark11k]

Another member (payara man) asked the same lfs to order those guys in... they are most likely red tail payara tat... his had some weird ich/thing that was present at the lfs and the fish died...

 

[PayaraMan]

Yeah I picked up one of these guys man and it died because it had lymphocystus, It's a disease that cannot be cured and I tried to treat it with high temp and salt and he just could not take it anymore so I found him floating, Please don't buy them and waste your money because they were very douchey to me when I told them what had happened and they still have me full credit but I don't recommend getting one. And yes all of those are Tat's which will max at 18" and still need very fast running water. I can also prove I bought one because they still have "Hold for Brandon" on the tank lol. I'm going tomorrow around 3:30 when they get there shipment, Are you gonna go tomorrow? If so we could meet up.

 

[PayaraMan]

Oh yeah and they all have the disease, Little white lumps forming on them.

 

[snakeguy101]

I saw that and thought it was ick on them but when I went in just recently the lumps were gone but you said it was incurable?