Vampire Tetras (Hydrolycus scomberoides)

[deli_conker]

wow. that's some crazy teeth going on there. almost looks like one of those crazy deep sea glow in the dark fish...

 

[shawmutt]

I ran across those while doing some research for my S.A. biotope. Very popular game fish down there. Scary looking, but they only eat fish--pirhanas get all the glory.

Why would any lfs sell this fish and not put the maximum size?

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[fearlessfisch]

good grief. i'm still dealing with the shock of finding out that my horseface loaches (recommended by LFS) are gonna be about 9 inches long. i'm sure glad i didn't buy a vampire!

 

[William]

I'm almost tempted to buy a school of Vampire Tetra's now.

They look like a fish perfect suited to my personality


I have a 20,000Gal swimming pool they could go in..

 

[Christmasfish]

Yeah ...you must be single then...I can't see those goin over big even in small form ^_^

 

[Menagerie]

I have a 20,000Gal swimming pool they could go in

Would you swim with them???

 

[ChileRelleno]

Dang'it! That adult picture looks more like something from some 10,000ft oceanic trench than from a quite South American river.
Selling those to joe schmoe general public should be punishable by flogging

 

[William]

I have a 20,000Gal swimming pool they could go in

Would you swim with them???

Depends on how long I had them.

if they had them a long time then yeah, probably

 

[patryuji]

I have a 20,000Gal swimming pool they could go in

Would you swim with them???

Depends on how long I had them.

if they had them a long time then yeah, probably

...and we would be watching videos of your demise on "Real TV"...

 

[lmw80]

HaHa!! I love real TV...I always wonder what half the people are thinking on that show...thanks for clearning that one up William!