Phago loricatus

[jonah h2o]

fish base calls it an African pike-characin. heres a picture, has anyone seen or kept one? all if heard is that they are a nasty predator from central America

 

[jonah h2o]

very odd skull structure, it almost looks as if it would have a strong bite

 

[I31]

Had one long time ago bought from SA. It held it's own against larger red-tail barracudas

 

[isde02]

Ive seen them on sale on here from time to time

 

[jonah h2o]

if someone is selling them I would love to get some!! thanks for the info I31

 

[monkeybike]

Question: why is it called an African pike if it's from central America?

 

[shookONES]

I know these as "Phago Pikes". I've kept this species a few years ago and while they were awesome animals, they were incredibly aggressive. Picture a Distochodus sp on crack...constantly nipping fins, scales, and eyes.