Red Tail Barracuda (Acestrorhynchus falcatus)

Red Tail Barracuda (Acestrorhynchus falcatus)The Freshwater Barracuda certainly does not look like other Characins. Its large scales have a pretty, silvery blue to golden iridescent coloring, and it has a black spot at the base of the tail. This is a pretty big fish with an elongated, slender body and a long snout and mouth. The upper jaw is slightly longer than the bottom. The Gar Characin does best when kept singly, as a pair, or in groups of 4 or more. When young, these fish are found in

These prehistoric animals have survived unchanged for nearly 400 million years and are sometimes referred to as "living fossils

aggression is always a possibility

Newly acquired Altums may be shy feeders and require patience

Needs strong filtration due to size and waste

fast flowing with a large volume of water passing down from the mountains on its way to the ocean

it's a catfish

This species grows to 16 inches

but the differences are there but subtle

with the fish found in the lower and middle Rio Nanay in Peru exhibiting a vivid red blush through the face and body

highly predatory

They are an aggressive

The head is extremely depressed and broad