Goliath tiger fish. Geez, look at those teeth.
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At least we don't have to deal with these
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Posted 17 February 2009 - 08:13 AM
thats crazy. It doesn't even look like a fish.
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Posted 17 February 2009 - 06:13 PM
Yikes! I guess that's not a detrivore.
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Posted 17 February 2009 - 07:38 PM
At least we don't have to deal with these
Not Yet!
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Posted 17 February 2009 - 09:15 PM
"not yet!"
http://www.aquabid.c...c...
Yeah, they're for sale every so often and the smaller version is almost always being offered.
Sometimes I think that It'd be cool to have one, but then I remember that I don't have anything to compensate for! ;~)
I mentioned last week that it was coming on, a little late, but I did say something! :~)
It came on right after the showing of 'Darwin's Secret Notebooks'.
I looked through the NGTV webpage and can't find it listed for another showing.
http://www.aquabid.c...c...
Yeah, they're for sale every so often and the smaller version is almost always being offered.
Sometimes I think that It'd be cool to have one, but then I remember that I don't have anything to compensate for! ;~)
I mentioned last week that it was coming on, a little late, but I did say something! :~)
It came on right after the showing of 'Darwin's Secret Notebooks'.
I looked through the NGTV webpage and can't find it listed for another showing.
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Posted 18 February 2009 - 08:25 PM
I think the South American version is much smaller and that might be what they have for sell on Aquabid (or at least lets hope). If you see one over 2 foot it's probably it 
That's a pretty interesting article, shame it isn't longer I would have liked to learn more about the diversity that they discovered.
That's a pretty interesting article, shame it isn't longer
I would have liked to learn more about the diversity that they discovered.
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Posted 19 February 2009 - 04:42 PM
I know that I've seen both Hydrocynus vittatus and Hydrocynus goliath up for auction.
I'm pretty sure that the one in the link is a H. goliath, but...
You can even buy them on other web sites and they're not that uncommon to see being offered.
I do see the S.A. analogues offered and kept by people, but they're not quite the same thing.
Although, they're pretty nasty looking in their own right.
I've got to admit that having a huge tank with some of these would be very impressive.
At least until you got bored with the whole thing.
That likely wouldn't take me very long! ;~)
You can only watch prey being shredded so long before it gets old.
Unless you're twelve and have a surplus of neighborhood cats!;~)
Hmmm....
Scott
I'm pretty sure that the one in the link is a H. goliath, but...
You can even buy them on other web sites and they're not that uncommon to see being offered.
I do see the S.A. analogues offered and kept by people, but they're not quite the same thing.
Although, they're pretty nasty looking in their own right.
I've got to admit that having a huge tank with some of these would be very impressive.
At least until you got bored with the whole thing.
That likely wouldn't take me very long! ;~)
You can only watch prey being shredded so long before it gets old.
Unless you're twelve and have a surplus of neighborhood cats!;~)
Hmmm....
Scott
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Posted 19 February 2009 - 11:59 PM
Yeah, pretty much. I'd get bored quickly also... All that space you could make an awesome community tank 
Hard to believe people are selling them
Hard to believe people are selling them
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Posted 20 February 2009 - 07:17 AM
That's a pretty interesting article, shame it isn't longer
Sadly, the show itself didn't even go into a lot of detail about the different species they discovered. Mostly it focused on the adventures in scientific equipment used to map the really rough sections of the river (novel, but five minutes was enough for me), angling for the tiger fish and repeating the same information about theories of the diversity about 15 times. Yes, I get that the current makes for many seperated populations that will diverge, thanks. They shows pictures of the many different fish that they caught, but never really named stuff. We were sitting there going, "Oh, an elephant fish! what kind of catfish is that? Is that a congo tetra?" One neat part was a short bit about a blind, pigment-less cichlid (Lamprologus species) that had never been seen alive. They finally got a fresh dead and realized that it had the symptoms of the bends so it probably came from a very deep canyon in the river, which was later mapped out for the first time.
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Posted 20 February 2009 - 08:15 PM
Saw a Goliath tiger for sale today at my lfs. Tank read 48"+ VERY AGGRESSIVE! 
Reminded me of this thread. I also managed to nab a darter out of the shrimp tank. Tiny little guy. Not sure what he is but definitely a darter, maybe a swamp. Tigers seem like pretty cool fish but I think I'll stick to the 12 cent darters. 
Reminded me of this thread. I also managed to nab a darter out of the shrimp tank. Tiny little guy. Not sure what he is but definitely a darter, maybe a swamp. Tigers seem like pretty cool fish but I think I'll stick to the 12 cent darters.
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Posted 21 February 2009 - 07:42 PM
I'll bet I wouldn't be skinny dipping in those waters!!!!
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Posted 22 February 2009 - 04:52 PM
As a child, I spent some time at Lake Kariba, one of the main hangouts of the normal version tiger fish.I'll bet I wouldn't be skinny dipping in those waters!!!!
There's so many crocodiles and hippos, you wouldn't even think to worry about the tiger fish, electric catfish or Zambezi sharks.
(Also, being out of the water exposes you to malaria from mosquitoes and sleeping sickness from tsetse flies, while being under water exposes you to Schistosomiasis, locally known as bilharzia. While you are nervously watching for critters with teeth, the little guys will get you.)
I trust you will find this additional information comforting.
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Edited by Doug_Dame, 22 February 2009 - 04:54 PM.
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