henward Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 on the lef tis a wide bar, on the right is a indo bout 25 to 30 cms long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Nice man Get them comfortable and get them showing color a bit better and you will be stoked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 beat me to it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 let me kno if you wana swap wide bar oneday, or if you get rid of them sell them to me lol my 3 are lonely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 let me kno if you wana swap wide bar oneday, or if you get rid of them sell them to me lol my 3 are lonely How big are yours? I have 2 wide bars that could be spare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 20-35cm how big are yours? swap ya for ornates lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 i think ill hang on to them for my 8 foot i reckon woudlook nice there! when my silver dat gets big enough, would probably join them too! slow growth... my silver dat on that note has grown fast! well i only had it bout 3 weeks, and definatley have gotten fatter and longer i feed 3 times a day:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Nice score with the siamese tiger! It looks like the real thing going by the stripes on the tail, not just an indo with two bars. Now lets see some pics of yours Bjorn!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 lol im not at home at the moment lol sorry, ill see if i can get a pik 2mrw stink i cant get them stable waters fine and everything maybe i need substrate!! lol nooo way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Yeah its weird eh, mine never seem stable, except for the smallest one thats always hiding and is at the bottom of the pecking order. Again, water is perfect, have substrate, plants, hiding places etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 lol ther must be a way to get them stable ay! gota look into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 They look big I'm lost :oops: :oops: what kind of fishies are they, dats, tigers? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 what kind of fishies are they, dats, tigers? All of the above Dats, tigers, siamese tigers (ST), indonesian tigers (IT, indo), most shops usually just call them borneo tigers because they aren't educated enough (or too lazy) to identify them properly. I prefer the latin names because there's less confucion. The one on the left is Datnioides pulcher, (Siamese Tiger, Cambodian Tiger, Widebar,) and the one on the right is Datnioides microlepis, (Indo Datnoid, Indo Tiger, IT). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Thanks David Another question, how can you tell the difference. They both look the same except the one on the left looks darker, is that the difference? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 http://hummingbird.orcon.net.nz/img/cartoon%20Dats.gif Their stripes are different, the key area for distinguishing those two species is the stripes around the base of the tail. D. microlepis can sometimes have fewer and wider bars that look like D. pulcher, but the stripes at the base of the tail are different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Thanks again David Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Yeah its weird eh, mine never seem stable, except for the smallest one thats always hiding and is at the bottom of the pecking order. Again, water is perfect, have substrate, plants, hiding places etc... Same thing here One at the bottom of the order looks the best The one i have before(which is now Robberts(aka Phillip, dont ask :roll: ) was by its self and was stunning and still is, was in with a young oscar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 mmmmmmmmm maybe their colour really is up to them and how they feel my small dat, is bright as bright silver and extremely well coloured. even when i put it in the tank,it never dimmed. so i dont even know what you guys mean - maybe individual fish is different perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 ats are always stable , i havent seen a dull silver yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 I think mine changes when the lights have been off for a while, other than that he's always perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 i put the Dats in the jardinii tank , holy hellllll the dats i got from napier is size of an A4, the widthis double the aro, length, one is same, one is longer! when it first arrived, the aro would stay way clear of them, after a few hours, the aro started to get curious, i knew it was gonna fight, early morningthe aro woudnt relent, keeps on trying to harass the dats! huge dats too! brave fish, untill the dat got angry, took a pot shot at the aros face! missed but gave the aro a fright, stopped for awhile. then suddenly, it starts again i leave them for 3 hours, came back, totally calm, no fighting, swimmign peacefully.... one of the dat has some war scars... light cosmetic stuff.... the jardinii had scales ripped off both sides, one side had a clear MOUTH mark from the dat lol, kinda funny but not.... the jardinii got whats coming to him.. separated now! both fish are happier... lesson to be learnt.... jardiniis are a-holes when it comes to fish! when it comes to jars, i think we are up for trial and trial then more erros:D nothing ventured nothing gained.... here are the pics... keeping in mind , the silver dollars in that pic IS FULLY GROWN!!! these dats are huge! but gorgeous....i got this to the tank last night 830pm, and moved them to this tank in the photo only noon today. colour is coming up nicely below is my royal clown, and my african knife the damn CK wont stay still, it has 11 spots! running close to its gills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbert Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 that is so cool, i cant wait till my dats that big nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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