African Tigerfish – Hydrocynus Vittatus 4-5 inch
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African Tigerfish – Hydrocynus Vittatus 4-5 inch
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African Tigerfish – Hydrocynus Vittatus 4-5 inch

$179.00

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The African Tiger fish is one of most unique fish in the hobby. Should really only be kept alone or with other similarly sized members of the same species. There are reports of it being kept with Loricariids, Cichlids etc. but these are usually young fish being kept with larger tank mates. Anything smaller than the tiger fish may be ripped to pieces without prior warning.

These fish are roughly 3.5 in length.The African tigerfish is generally speaking shimmering in shading, with slight dark stripes running on a level plane. It has a stretched body and a red, forked caudal balance with a dark edge. Its head is vast, just as its teeth, of which there are eight for each jaw. The teeth are sharp and cone shaped which are utilized to handle and slash prey. They can supplant their teeth all the while on the upper and lower jaws.Males are bigger and more full-bodied than females.

Littler African tigerfish can be found meandering the waters in schools containing comparable estimated fish. Bigger African tigerfish will in general live and chase alone. The reproducing propensities for this fish are to some degree subtle yet it is imagined that rearing may happen over two or three days amid December or January. The planning relies upon when the waterways and streams start to swell because of the beginning of the stormy season. Females will lay their eggs in submerged vegetation in shallow water near the shore. Hatchling African tigerfish will stay in the security of the vegetation until the water levels become low enough to compel them further into the water. These fish are furious seekers and are for the most part piscivorous and will in general eat whatever fish is generally accessible.

Littler fish will chase in substantial schools while bigger African tigerfish chase alone. Favored prey fish incorporate cichlids, gobies, carp, and clariid catfish. Bugs and zooplankton may likewise be a piece of the African tigerfish’s eating routine, particularly amid adolescent phases of life. An exceptionally irregular bolstering conduct has been affirmed in the Schroda Dam populace of Hydrocynus vittatus. The fish bounce out of the water and catch horse shelter swallows Hirundo rustica on the wing as they fly close to the outside of the lake benefiting from creepy crawlies. This conduct was conjectured beforehand however this was the first occasion when it had been seen amid a particular research venture. The analysts watched a normal achievement rate of 25% for predation endeavors, with upwards of twenty flying creatures got every day over a moderately little lake. African tigerfish were seen to seek after the flying creatures from the surface further beneath the water. The profundity of interest will influence the fish’s impression of the winged creature because of light refraction in the water. It is imagined that these tigerfish will seek after the winged creature at a profundity that enables the person to see the feathered creatures the simplest. This is the main reported case of a freshwater fish displaying this specific conduct. Other freshwater fish have been watched getting feathered creatures that are swimming or skimming on the water, however not getting them mid-flight.

Size

5 to 6 inch, 3 inch

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