[hastatus]

Here is a fish nice and dead I have kept for a couple of years. I know what it is do you?

 

[Netmancer]

My fairly uneducated guess would be Spilo

 

[Fishman]

yeah I would say a Spilo also!

 

[Neoplasia]

Possibly S. spilo CF, but my spider sense is tingling and telling me that's too obvious a choice. Perhaps S. compressus? Looks very much like some photos of S. compressus I am looking at right now.

 

[hastatus]

You guys......look at the fish closely. Look at the snout and the body shape, then other attributes.

 

[SERRAPYGO]

I'm going strictly by body shape here with no fins to speak of. Irritans?

 

[RhomZilla]

Hmm.. I say a Serra Manueli or a Serra Aureus.

 

[hastatus]

Serrapygo Posted on Apr 10 2003, 03:16 AM
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I'm going strictly by body shape here with no fins to speak of. Irritans?

Fins are there except for the badly chewed caudal fin. The hypural margin should give you a small clue and S. irritans is close in finnage. Now keep going.

 

[SERRAPYGO]

This isn't easy for the average aqaurium slob.

Marginatus.

 

[Poseidon X]

The snout sort of looks like an altuvei, the anal fin also looks black and the dorsal fin is angeled backwards.

 

[hastatus]

Your getting cold again :

:

 

[Mr. Hannibal]

Any other clue?

 

[hastatus]

Mr. Hannibal Posted on Apr 10 2003, 05:22 PM
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Any other clue?

Yes, its a pirana.....just kidding. It's usually sold under various scientific names. And the clue is, they are never right because of the ontogeny.

 

[Neoplasia]

Catoprion mento?

 

[hastatus]

:biggrin: Sorry Neo, nearly fell over laughing. But nice try

. Come on people, think.

 

[Judazzz]

I'd say rhom, not based on my immense knowledge and id-skills, but because of the tips given and the fact that is hasn't been mentioned before...
Very scientific, eh

I wonder what size it is....

 

[hastatus]

Judazzz Posted on Apr 10 2003, 06:42 PM
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I'd say rhom, not based on my immense knowledge and id-skills, but because of the tips given and the fact that is hasn't been mentioned before...
Very scientific, eh

I wonder what size it is....

Not S. rhombeus....size: 56.5 mm SL

 

[hastatus]

Here is specimen # 2.....What is it?

 

[Bola]

First one is S. Brandtii.

 

[Grosse Gurke]

Well, I am going with Serrasalmus medinai, although I am not sure why.