What could you put in a tank together with a Barracuda???

[Albertoinbox]

Silly question, but I saw this shop selling barracudas for home aquariums and I thought, who would have a 1000 gallon tank to keep a single (up to 6 feet!) barracuda?

Please pardon my ignorance but just for curiosity, what else could you put in a tank together with a barracuda besides anything too small for it to catch? You could maybe put a shark, but I dont think that would work.

Would you think it would be worth it? I love them why not, they are fierce and have a pre-historic look, but is anyone so fascinated for it to this point? Does ANYONE have one??

 

[F i s h y]

aren't there smaller (relatively) species? I don't know. But could make an interesting addition to a very large predator tank.

 

[Albertoinbox]

I dont know, but these guys are selling the real deal, the "Great" Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda

They say: "...reach up to 76 inches,"

Geez, these guys must eat a whole tuna per day or something.

Can you put a bunch of predators together? That would be like locking up a bunch of UFC fighters inside the octagon for life. How dou you keep the peace?

 

[Leslie Tabor]

I feel like this falls into the "I plan on re-homing it in a few years" or "I will upgrade my tank when...." category. No thank you.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

They grow like 24 inches a year or something I heard, once it gets some size it would kill everything along with a high food bill. Unless you have a 3,000 gallon tank I would pass. Its not gonna fit in your 180 or 300 or whatever you have.

 

[TriggerFinger]

Was just watching David Attenborough on BBC talk about these fish and there was a massive shoal with one unicorn tang amongst the bunch. I guess a unicorn tang could live with them??

 

[Albertoinbox]

Was just watching David Attenborough on BBC talk about these fish and there was a massive shoal with one unicorn tang amongst the bunch. I guess a unicorn tang could live with them??

Wow, I guess they're like, "this guy is either crazy or super tough to be hanging out with us...perhaps we should be afraid of that thing sticking out of his head..."

Maybe the horn gives the tang barracuda mind control power or maybe he's just too weird to be eaten...

But seriously, I guess they just weren't hungry enough? Was it in captivity or in the open?

I've seen them attack humans, specially attracted to shiny objects I believe.

 

[TriggerFinger]

Wow, I guess they're like, "this guy is either crazy or super tough to be hanging out with us...perhaps we should be afraid of that thing sticking out of his head..."

Maybe the horn gives the tang barracuda mind control power or maybe he's just too weird to be eaten...

But seriously, I guess they just weren't hungry enough? Was it in captivity or in the open?

I've seen them attack humans, specially attracted to shiny objects I believe.

It was a BBC special and this was in the ocean. I don’t think the same would be possible in any size tank.

 

[Copingwithpods]

Saw one a while back at a wholesaler, must have been no bigger than 3 inches long and even at that size it was fierce. You could tell instantly you did not want your hand in that tank once it got a little bigger, Awesome animals would love to have one.

 

[Albertoinbox]

It was a BBC special and this was in the ocean. I don’t think the same would be possible in any size tank.

Actually, I think you might be right, I don't think I've ever seen one in a tank in any of all the big aquariums I've been, Sea World and the likes. Have you?

I guess even they dont think its worth the cost and the real estate for a lonely fish people aren't really interested in.

This looks like probably something some eccentric millionaire would have just for saddistic purposes. Like a character out of the GTA video game.

Guess there's a market for it. They go for $159.89 + tax

 

[TriggerFinger]

Sadly, I’ve never been to any big aquarium. Living in Midwest USA there aren’t many options. St. Louis was set to open their new aquarium right as this pandemic started so it will be a long while before we can go there. I work 3 blocks from the aquarium, can’t wait to get inside! I’ll let you know if I see any barracudas

 

[tuan12321]

I saw a YouTube video where some guy had one in a saltwater indoor pond and would eat out of his hand...

 

[Copingwithpods]

Lol Captive bred? What? How?

 

[Albertoinbox]

I saw a YouTube video where some guy had one in a saltwater indoor pond and would eat out of his hand...

You gotta be kidding me man. Must be a GTA gameplay video...

Post it!

 

[Albertoinbox]

This is the sales pitch:

"Stereotyped as fearsome"," Different choice" ;Dead

At least they admit its not a "smart" choice...;Wacky

 

[Copingwithpods]

This is the sales pitch:

"Stereotyped as fearsome"," Different choice" ;Dead

At least they admit its not a "smart" choice...;Wacky

Lol "up next is this baby great white shark, often given a bad wrap but with the proper care........"

 

[tuan12321]

You gotta be kidding me man. Must be a GTA gameplay video...

Post it!

Not kidding, search barracuda pond on YouTube and should be the first or second video!

 

[Albertoinbox]

Its true (skip to 7:45):



Pretty "cool" but a bit unnecessary?

I think its dangerous to keep such fish in an open pond at that height in a public space, a child won't know. A sign won't prevent an accident from happening. Unless there's a reason, It seems this was set up like this just to show off, which makes up for a lousy excuse to put people and fish in danger.

Why is it there? Is he holding the fish to sell?

I know a place where theres a shark for sale, a real deep open water grey shark looking one (forgot the name), not those small spotted bottom feeding looking sharks people usually get. It was in his own gigantic tank. It made sense, he could swim like a shark. I think maybe a Barracuda can even swim faster than a shark.

 

[Lizbeli]

Interesting. My aunt told me just a few days ago how a fish store had barracudas. I laughed and thought, nah can’t be a true saltwater cuda. I thought maybe there was a smaller freshwater fish that was similar, not familiar with fresh water. Now I believe her.

I can’t see why local fish stores would sell these. I imagine there are very few people who have 1,000+ gal systems. And that video- how irresponsible is that? Def agree w/Albertoinbox. Small children’s fingers are at risk here. I imagine some people could assume thats a touch tank. Just looks like one.

 

[g_acosta_02]

I dont know, but these guys are selling the real deal, the "Great" Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda

They say: "...reach up to 76 inches,"

Geez, these guys must eat a whole tuna per day or something.

Can you put a bunch of predators together? That would be like locking up a bunch of UFC fighters inside the octagon for life. How dou you keep the peace?