Saber Tooth Barracuda?

[Hobbit]

I went to my lfs, and saw one. it was crzy. its lower jaw jutted out, and its teeth were LONG for it only being aboout 3 inches long. im looking to buy it, but im reading up first. They're suppossed to be pretty rare, and the internet isnt helping much. Im wondering how much space i need, how mean they get, whether they school, and im sure the food can pretty much be anything. Thanks in advance everyone.


FYI it was freshwater

 

[CFC]

Common names are often misleading and unsusual fish should always be sold with their scientific name as well.

The fish you were looking at were almost certainly Hydrolycus scomberoids, a large predatory Characin from South America. These fish do not make for good aquarium fish and live shorterned life spans when kept in captivity, why this is no one knows. I would urge you not to buy the fish as buying them just fuels the demand for more of them to be taken from the wild only to die within a few months.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=34253 a link to the index page.

 

[Hobbit]

yes, that does make sense, they grow large and woouldnt really be suited. Ifound another deal, and i think im gonna go with it. Three large red belllied w/ a tank and stand for $150 At the lfs, they have the barracuda or whatever it is in a 10 gallon w/ some big 'ol catfish, and it just hovers in one spot. i wanna watch to see if it lives

 

[The Fish Importer]

Heres mine ......

Got a cool feeding video think I may have posted it before, if not Ill dig it out.

 

[Hobbit]

oh jeez. now i want them again. we just called the guy about three piranhas though. how big is the tank their in? i see ur a monster keeper, so just wondering. how long have you had them? aand how the h311 can you afford all those? just from looking around, barracudas are NOT cheap