Billaney Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Hi Guys I have these Danio's which i was pretty sure was a spotted Danio, but both myself and Kevin Rowe have tried to ID it in a book and the closest i can find is the "Danio Nigrofasciatus or what they call the spotted Danio, mine lack the fixed blue line through the centre of the fish ...any ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Isn't that just your standard leopard danio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Isn't that just your standard leopard danio? No Ira completly differant , hard to discribe but if you saw the two with each other it would be obvious there differant. these guys have much larger and fewer spots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Paul the Baensch Atlas 1 has a Brachydanio "frankei" which is suspects is a morph of B. rerio. They said it was first described in 1963 and since it can be crossed with B rerio they felt the actual existence of B frankei to be in question. Until proven otherwise it should be considered a morph of B rerio. The pic has the same spots as your pic but the overall colour is gold rather than like yours. The pic looks like it may be in tannin coloured water though and combine that with odd lighting... Is it possible it is a morph only? Either way I think it an odd morph as the B rerio has stripes and this one has spots! :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 No Ira completly differant , hard to discribe but if you saw the two with each other it would be obvious there differant. these guys have much larger and fewer spots *Looks in tank at leopard danios* Oh, yeah, you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 It is a spotted danio - Kyathit. Do a search using Peter Cottle, Strood aquarium society, should be able to find something How many did you get, If you can see a pair, can you get a photo of them both please. I have two only, but I'm not sure if I have a pair. By the way, that's a definate NEW one to NZ. Let Warren know, and it's so new I know of no book reference other than perhaps The Fishkeeping Magazine, England. Peter maybe able to help, he is an EXPERT on Danios. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted November 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 It is a spotted danio - Kyathit. Do a search using Peter Cottle, Strood aquarium society, should be able to find something How many did you get, If you can see a pair, can you get a photo of them both please. I have two only, but I'm not sure if I have a pair. By the way, that's a definate NEW one to NZ. Let Warren know, and it's so new I know of no book reference other than perhaps The Fishkeeping Magazine, England. Peter maybe able to help, he is an EXPERT on Danios. Alan 104 Hi alan , i managed to get a hold of four , not sure there is a pair yet as they are pretty young and no signs of a female getting fat ., fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted November 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 It is a spotted danio - Kyathit. How many did you get, If you can see a pair, can you get a photo of them both please. I have two only, but I'm not sure if I have a pair. By the way, that's a definate NEW one to NZ. Alan 104 Here's a couple of pictures Alan , i think in the first one that could be a pair but not 100% sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Looking real good Paul. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted November 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 what do you think your pair are ? male or female or if your lucky a mix ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Your fish are losing their marbles! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted November 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Your fish are losing their marbles! :lol: but they got balls! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 LOLOLOLOL Billaney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Mine aren't up to the condition of yours Paul, so I'm not sure. 50% chance that Ihave a pair tho. Looks like you definately have a pair. Concentrate on them breeding so as to get them established in NZ Starting to sound like a killi directive doesn't it?? Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Hi Paul, thanks for the link back to here for the pics. Yes these are the ones I have. Great to hear you now have babies. You will not be able to locate these in any books as they haven't been , what's the term? Written up on yet, being just newly discovered. Got this information from Peter Cottle of England. Alan NZKA 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 I think they're a newly discovered subspecies - Brachydanio Billaneyatus ROFL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted November 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 I think they're a newly discovered subspecies - Brachydanio Billaneyatus ROFL! Fame at last :roll: Alan , there breeding but there not prolific , now got 3 healthy young swimming around there own little tank they seem to drop 3 or 4 eggs a day , trying to feed them up but there going at there own pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted December 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Thanks to Peter Cottle in the UK i now have the correct name for these guys its "Danio kyathit" and further to that i now have about 13 free swimming fry and quite a few more still stuck to the side of the tank :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Didn't I tell you that name?? But never mind, that's great news about those babies. Keepit up. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 lol.....yet another breeding success from paul. congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted December 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Didn't I tell you that name?? But never mind, that's great news about those babies. Keepit up. Alan yes i think you did Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted December 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Further update : I now have 30 free swimming fry moved to another tank getting fed up and growing nicely , there are still more in the breeding tank dayly which will also get more as i can but the adults are still dropping eggs. All signs are looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Nice work Billaney! What sort of substrate or breeding set up do you have to ensure the parents don't eat the eggs/fry? How big are the biggest fry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted December 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Nice work Billaney! What sort of substrate or breeding set up do you have to ensure the parents don't eat the eggs/fry? How big are the biggest fry? I've made a large breeding box about 18" by 10" by 10" the parents are in and thats set inside a 2 foot by 2 foot by 2 1/2 foot tank tothemselves , the largest fry is now only about 5-7 mm but growing fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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