PLEASE Help ID

[fishtankfactory]

Please help ID this fish.

Size is roughly 8". Brought in as a Red Tail Barracuda.

Thanks,
Charlie

 

[fishtankfactory]

Leaning toward: Salminus Hilarii

 

[Viet_TL]

1st thought is golden dorado

 

[vamptrev]

1st thought is golden dorado

ding ding ding!!!

 

[Delhezi B]

Deff an Dorado

 

[scorp]

agree on the Salminus sp.

 

[fishtankfactory]

Ok.

I thought golden dorados were suppose to be more gold?

I don't see any hint of it. In another thread, somebody thought maybe it was a brycon...can that be?

The fish looks EXACTLY like the attached picture, I just don't see the "gold" like you see in the picture (maybe it's the lighting). My fish is more silvery.

 

[wibisana27]

i think its a brycon. CMIIW

 

[krichardson]

It's probably some kind of Salminus,there are a few,but if it is a Golden Dorado the color probably won't show untill it grows a bit bigger.

 

[fishtankfactory]

It's probably some kind of Salminus,there are a few,but if it is a Golden Dorado the color probably won't show untill it grows a bit bigger.

That's what I'm thinking.

Thanks,
Charlie