phatoscarlover Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Hey guys can someone tell me what this guy is? There in a 6x2x2 at my mates work and they want to sell them...Any ideas what there worth? Thanks Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 is a silver scat, no idea on price sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Nice fish, Scat for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benno Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Looks like these scats have been ramming there heads into the glass. I have seen them that size here ranging from $80-$100 but i dont know whether the prices are different in Vic. HTH Benno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 retail youre looking at about $20 for 4-5cm mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.d.m Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 also they appear to be a difficult fish to sell , not too many people have brackish water tanks, my local lfs has had some ones about this size fo a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 At the LFS I work at we have them in freshwater tanks and we have never lost one, I didnt even know they were MEANT to be in brackish water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Scats are not obligate brackish water fishes, they are often kept in freshwater and in can even be ajusted to marine water if they are acclimatised slowly and properly. Unfortunatley, in my experience They are one of those fish that can be fine with tankmates for years but then they may just turn nasty and kill everything in the tank, I know of one silver scat (8cm) that killed a trio of adult (25cm+) F. rostratus just because he felt like it. However, at the same time dont let me put you off with my bad experience, just be wary if you decide to buy. BTW, the fish you have a pic of is Scatophagus multifasciatus and it looks as though the injuries are from fighting rather than headbutting glass. Check out the one in the background, the injury looks like it came from locking jaws with the other one. -worm- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.d.m Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 they seem to do better in brackish water when they get bigger , they may be one of those fish that breed in fresh water then swim downstream as they grow, the wild caught adults (20cm+) were usually only seen in marine tanks and more often than not with large monos(monodoactylus argenteus) the latter only reaching adult size in salt water,but youre absolutely right the juvies are usually in fresh water,just out of interest at youre lfs are the scats still wildcaught or is somebody breeding them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatoscarlover Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 Thanks for all your help guys! Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Wholesale mate, one of the big aussie wholesalers many of you are probably already familiar with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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