red tiger dat?

[fishingaddict]

i was at a lfs today and noticed they had some indo dats.. but they had a redish tint on them. the tank read "red tiger dat".. is there any differnce from the golden tigers? do they grow up to be the same or is there a differnce between a red and gold?

 

[Oddball]

The fish normally sold as a red tiger dat is not a dat. It's a mangrove snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus).

 

[fishingaddict]

so i guess those indos are just regular golden tigers?

 

[vanimate]

so i guess those indos are just regular golden tigers?

Indos are dats. Golden tiger is just a generic term that petstores like to use.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Petstores will use any name that sounds cool to sell fish and make money.

 

[T1KARMANN]

as far as i know they are called mangrove jacks they get massive and need salt water when they get bigger

im not 100% sure about the salt water

 

[Oddball]

as far as i know they are called mangrove jacks they get massive and need salt water when they get bigger

im not 100% sure about the salt water

You're spot on. With very few exceptions, mangrove jacks are mid-brackish to marine as juvies (but, can tolerate near-fresh to fresh for short durations) and marine as adults.

 

[ewurm]

Awesome fish, but tough requirements.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Does anybody have any pictures of these giants.

 

[Oddball]

juvie-adult comparison pic and a single juvie