Scat that looks like a Dat...
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They are 100% freshwater, yes. If you read any of the articles about this scat, it will tell you that too. I had one and I kept him in full freshwater for years without any problems.
Rarefish had one that got up to 11-12" I believe. He said in another thread that he moved his to a brackish setup when the fish got older and that caused another growth spurt. The ones I've seen pretty much maxed at 9" in freshwater so you could argue that they'll be fine in full freshwater but moving to a more brackish tank is more beneficial to them in the long run.
Rarefish had one that got up to 11-12" I believe. He said in another thread that he moved his to a brackish setup when the fish got older and that caused another growth spurt. The ones I've seen pretty much maxed at 9" in freshwater so you could argue that they'll be fine in full freshwater but moving to a more brackish tank is more beneficial to them in the long run.
Sorry ... Tetracanthus are pure fresh... the pictures on the first page show all the different species of scat
Yes and oddly,the silver scat,my favorite of them all,seems to have a different Latin name than the others.I wasn't aware of that.
I bought mine from Wes in two or three orders over 5-6yrs. I had a tank accident and sent the lone survivor back to him a few yrs back. I havn't seen them for sale since. I kept them in low in BW, 1.003-1.006. I have a thread about that tank linked below.
I hope the lfs isn't feeding you a line just to keep you coming back.
I worked at an lfs in SD. A woman came in and asked for a PowerOne filter. I showed her to our display where the filters were priced at $29.98. She told me the price was ridiculous since a competitor had the filters on sale for $19.99. I asked her why she didn't buy one there for such a good price. She informed me that the shop was out of them. I replied, "Shoot, when we're out of them they're $9.99". Don't believe an lfs until you see the item either on the shelf or in the tank.
I worked at an lfs in SD. A woman came in and asked for a PowerOne filter. I showed her to our display where the filters were priced at $29.98. She told me the price was ridiculous since a competitor had the filters on sale for $19.99. I asked her why she didn't buy one there for such a good price. She informed me that the shop was out of them. I replied, "Shoot, when we're out of them they're $9.99". Don't believe an lfs until you see the item either on the shelf or in the tank.
