Red Tail Barracuda

[moose9]

anybody keep these fish, and have any insight on them
i have a 75 gallon tank i want to set up soon and am going through stocking ideas, if you have any other suggestion for my 75 let me know

 

[hc8719]

arent barracuadas sw?

 

[Toirtis]

arent barracuadas sw?

Ah, the problem with common names. True 'barracuda' are SW, but what Moose9 is referring to is Acestrorhynchus sp (usually Acestrorhynchus falcatus), which is commonly referred to in the trade as the 'red tailed barracuda', and it is a freshwater fish from South America.[/i]

 

[moose9]

arent barracuadas sw?

Ah, the problem with common names. True 'barracuda' are SW, but what Moose9 is referring to is Acestrorhynchus sp (usually Acestrorhynchus falcatus), which is commonly referred to in the trade as the 'red tailed barracuda', and it is a freshwater fish from South America.[/i]

yes this is true

 

[Toirtis]

Sorry, aside from the basics, I have little insight to offer.

 

[moose9]

could they be kept with bichir?

 

[Toirtis]

could they be kept with bichir?

Possibly...I do not know anyone that has done it, but were both species the same size, and both well-fed, I would imagine it could work.

 

[hc8719]

agreed... bichirs can be nasty fish when they're bigger, and should be able to hold the 'barracuda' on its own