Red Tail Payara / Hydrolycus tatauaia. Central MO. PU or conditional shipping.

[Chicxulub]

I am selling my red tail payara, Hydrolycus tatauaia, better known as a "tat".

I'm selling this guy to try to get money to get some more tigerfish. This guy is a great fish. He's healthy, colorful and extremely active. He readily feeds on both floating pellets and fillets.

I would VERY much prefer that you come pick this fish up. However, I recognize that most of the people who would be interested in this guy are no where close enough to me to pick him up. I will ship this fish, but you will agree that it will be AT YOUR OWN RISK. I have the proper styrofoam insulation and heat packs and baggies to ship him, but I will not be held liable if you choose to have him shipped and something happens.

Due to the difficulty of getting these fish to reliably eat pellets, I feel it is fair to ask a price similar to what the majority of MFK vendors would ask for a new, wild caught, untrained red tail: $200. If you want the fish shipped, you agree to pay the actual shipping cost plus $5 to cover the cost of the Hot Hands heaters that will go in the box. As I am not a vendor and do not have contracts with the shippers, I will have to get shipping quotes on a case by case basis, so serious offers only, please.


Some pictures from my update thread last week. Please bear in mind this tank is very dimly illuminated.

Video showing this guy and others feeding on pellets:
[video=youtube_share;Y6Gs1H27oLw]http://youtu.be/Y6Gs1H27oLw[/video]

 

[koltsixx]

Props on getting a Tat. on pellets, first one I've seen. If I was local I'd take that bad boy off your hands, good luck with the sale!

 

[DammitKhoa]

how big is he right now? Are you the first owner? Any pics with better lighting?

I used to have a pellet trained tat and would love to get back in there.. can you PM me a price shipped to 20874?

 

[IRONWOOD]

how big is he right now? Are you the first owner?

Yeh, he is the original owner,lol

 

[Payarakeeper]

Changing it up? You got the atf fever haha! these fish are incredible and can be just as impressive as their cousins- the armatus, once grown out. Though most aquarists lack the time to do this. Your a good fish keeper so whoever buys is getting a solid, healthy fish. +1 for this sale. GL

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[Chicxulub]

Props on getting a Tat. on pellets, first one I've seen. If I was local I'd take that bad boy off your hands, good luck with the sale!

Thanks bro!

how big is he right now? Are you the first owner? Any pics with better lighting?

I used to have a pellet trained tat and would love to get back in there.. can you PM me a price shipped to 20874?

I'll see what I can do about getting some better pics. My wife is out of town for another three weeks with the big Nikon so good pics are hard to come by right now. I'll do my best. I'll shoot you a PM with shipping costs shortly.

Didn't realize that I forgot to put the size in. I would estimate him at about 7.5".

Changing it up? You got the atf fever haha! these fish are incredible and can be just as impressive as their cousins- the armatus, once grown out. Though most aquarists lack the time to do this. Your a good fish keeper so whoever buys is getting a solid, healthy fish. +1 for this sale. GL

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Thanks bro!

 

[Chicxulub]

Some better pics. These show his colors pretty well. Not the best but the best I can do with a cell phone and a hyperactive fish. :/

 

[DammitKhoa]

haha looks like they're getting blown away. slowing down the current might help get better pictures. got your PM. will get back at you after the holidays are over. btw, congrats on the recent sticky on the tiger fish

 

[Chicxulub]

haha looks like they're getting blown away. slowing down the current might help get better pictures. got your PM. will get back at you after the holidays are over. btw, congrats on the recent sticky on the tiger fish

Thanks bro!

TTT

 

[Chicxulub]

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