possibly in the aro family somewhere?

[Sonsinator]

looks like milkfish with yellow collors.

 

[likestofish]

Not even close i would say cyprinid

 

[CTU2fan]

Characin, looks kinda like a redtail chalceus but with a yellow tail.

 

[Hao]

Yellow tailed chalceus?

yea lol,my LFS had 3 XD

 

[artemis1]

Yellow tailed chalceus?

Mahseer

 

[Bderick67]

You would be right mate, deffo a characin. Look at the adipose fin. Sure as hell not an arowana or even related.

Arowana or bonytongues.

African Arowana
Arapaima
African Butterflyfish
Black aro
Silver Aro
Jardini
Lei
Asian.

The african butterfly is not in the "arowana" family. I too though it was at one time but it is not.

 

[bigfishrcool1193]

Mahseer

chalceus only get 10" tops, not 2ft.

 

[perfect_prefect]

chalceus only get 10" tops, not 2ft.

this is the conundrum. the green coloration on the side fits, the large scales fits, but the size is over double and the scales on the belly aren't anywhere near as small as the chalceus.

 

[Hao]

oh lol im not characin expert

 

[artemis1]

this is the conundrum. the green coloration on the side fits, the large scales fits, but the size is over double and the scales on the belly aren't anywhere near as small as the chalceus.

There is no conundrum. This fish is a mahseer