Topical Tropical Fish Forum :: View topic - Datnioides microlepis (siamese tigerfish) (lots of pics)

clunkster

Well here are the fish i have been after getting again for quite a while, and i have managed to get hold of 4 of them.
Being floated

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parrotlover77 · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:59 am Post subject:

I really like those. Are they full grown? Or do they get larger? What is their temperment?

argnars · Board Mbuna Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 193 Location: Omaha

Nice looking Dats, some of my favorite fish. I don't think I have ever seen any around here before, only on monsterfishkeepers.com

clunkster · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:43 pm Post subject:

parrotlover77 wrote:

I really like those. Are they full grown? Or do they get larger? What is their temperment?

They are a very stunning fish, and are only small at the moment, they should reach a size of 12" but there are reports of them reaching 24" in the wild, but they are slow growers.
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mbovinet · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject:

Neat looking Clunk. Thanks for the pics!!

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clunkster · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject:

Here are a few new pics

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AnneRiceBowl · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject:

Very nice! I like the face coloring from the front.

clunkster · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:35 pm Post subject:

Must admit they are a very nice looking fish and the colours when they are settled, makes this fish well worth the time it took me to get some Very Happy

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X24 · Community Tanker Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 88

Nice little dats. These guys are notoriously slow growers and can and WILL reach sized around 20"+ but can take years upon years to get to that size.

these are pretty much like clown loaches, they are decently priced when small but as they reach some size their price sky rockets. a 10" dat could sell for a couple hundred $ and a 20" dat is priceless.

clunkster · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject:

Well i have the tank space for them when they do eventually get too size, and i wont be parting with them Wink

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funkyj · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:59 pm Post subject:

Great looking fish. That's a plexiglass tank right? Do I see your acanthicus adonis?

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MelonHead · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject:

Almost kind of a baby severum shape....except pointier.

clunkster · Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:47 am Post subject:

funkyj wrote:

Great looking fish. That's a plexiglass tank right? Do I see your acanthicus adonis?

No mate this tank is a glass tank, what makes you think its plexiglass ? Also its one of my L007s ( Leporacanthicus galaxias - Vampire Pleco, Galaxy Pleco)

MelonHead wrote:

Almost kind of a baby severum shape....except pointier.

Classed as the sub-order of percoidei (perch) so i can see where you are comming from Rolling Eyes

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funkyj · Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject:

The seams and the blue back look like its an acrylic tank. I forgot you had the L007. Where's the write up with pics on your sump?

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clunkster · Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:08 pm Post subject:

The back of the tank has been painted, and i would say any discolouration of the seams is probably down too medications. Have not forgotten you want pics and a wright up on the sump tank will sort it out for you asap

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