Oh my... I was reading an article on Seriously Fish, on African Tetras, & this name came up...

[Magnum Man]

and it brought me here.... the most ferrous looking fish I've ever seen... Hydrocynus goliath... say's here, they even attack Crocodiles...

13 Crazy Goliath Tigerfish Facts - Fact Animal

Goliath Tigerfish Profile The Hydrocynus Goliath, more commonly known as the goliath tigerfish, or giant tigerfish, is a vicious predatory fish found lurking in the

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[GaryE]

I've seen them in the aquarium trade. I believe they're bought by dentists.

 

[Magnum Man]

@CaptainBarnicles ... I can handle the sucker mouths, but this one would give anyone nightmares...

 

[MattW]

River Monsters what a show! That paired with Extreme Fishing with Robson Green were a great couple of series to binge

 

[Magnum Man]

yep... you can buy one here...

Goliath African Tiger Fish (Hydrocynus goliath)

Hydrocynus goliath, also known as the goliath tigerfish, giant tigerfish, or mbenga, is a very large African predatory freshwater fish of the family Alestidae.

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but what on earth would you do with it...

...new James Bond movie with a swimming pool full of these???

 

[MattW]

A bond villain will have the money for guards and helicopters but what about serious filtration and a good-sized pond??

 

[GaryE]

Like most big predators, you would watch rapidly die prematurely. Some creatures are better off left alone. That thing likes deep flowing waters no one can provide them with. They sell them small, and they die. The ones I saw in the trade were destined for a public aquarium, which was a whole other kettle of fish.

 

[Magnum Man]

even 20 years ago, when I had a dozen Piranhas, & other predators, I would have never even thought about these... there are smaller varieties of Tiger Fish more suited to Aquarium keeping for those so interested, but at 5 feet, these are just too big...