Characin (lets learn fish)

Here is an uncommon and expensive monster fish. You MUST read my description and do some extra research yourself before getting this fish!
Expert care required.

Characin (payara): (NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. please provide input in the comments. Thanks!) The Characin is a large impressive predator from the amazon. This fish is one of the Saber tooth tiger fish, and is looks very similar to the Vampire Characin. The difference between the two fish lies in the small black streak on the gills; this appears more like a dot on vampire characins. Both fish are famous for their extremely large fangs that protrude from the lower jaw.
Again, this is a large (2 feet maybe longer) predatory fish, and should only be kept with other equally large and aggressive predators. These fish will eat only LIVE predator foods, especially enjoying feeder fish (not for the faint-hearted). Their water must be VERY clean and VERY well oxygenated, so do weekly 40% water exchanges. Keep them in a tank in excess of 180 gallons.
These are not beginner fish, and are strictly for experts ONLY. Buying one of these fish involves investing a large amount of money and time. Furthermore, these fish have been known to kill themselves by ramming into the walls of an aquarium when startled, and are excellent jumpers, so get a tight fitting lid and be very careful around them.
Another note: THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. Check to make sure these fish are not illegal in your area before acquiring one.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Saber
• tooth
• characin
• payara
• expensive
• rare
• fish
• tank
• aquarium
• monster

[foroeste]

maximum size of payara ?

[Arvenohx]

@foroeste They can get VERY large. I've seen some at around 4 feet long with 6 inch fangs.... I can't say I'd be too eager to do a water exchange with one of those in the tank

[187crabz]

Can you keep one or more in 125 gallons tank forever?

[smnkm4ehfer]

These fish get to be an ok size. I was interested in one until I did some research and found out they didn't get big enough for my tank or my species. I have large fish like red tail catfish, peacock bass, and silver arowana and red belly pacu. Don't get one of these if you can't provide enough flow, or if you like to watch fish swim around, they are very boring fish in all honesty.

[Arvenohx]

Hmm ok. I'll get some correct IDing up in a bit.

[killdog102]

@Arvenohx Sorry dude but those are scombs the armatus have big wide tails and more fins on the bottom and top of the fish. Look up a video of an armatus (:

[zppelin08fan]

they puncture the fishys swim blatter so they float at the surface and than eat them head first

[zppelin08fan]

great fish i keep mine with a arowana and jag chiclad note to watch your hand if you decide to clean your tank after just feeding them

[vamptrev]

2 in the vid are cynodon gibbus and the larger one in the back is hydrolycus tatauaia.

[VampAro600]

O cool man ; ) well I got 3 of them since october, ill post if I can get a friend to video them.

Mine are all doing good.