tiger datnoids..
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what the heck is that??? is it a brackish water fish because it reminds me of a scat. don't have one, never seen one. pretty cool looking though. Kyle
Link to info, right here on AC
http://www.aquariacentral.com/species/db.cgi?db=fresh&uid=default&ID=0439&view_records=1
http://www.aquariacentral.com/species/db.cgi?db=fresh&uid=default&ID=0439&view_records=1
Dangerdoll
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that's a siamese tiger fish, isn't it? nice looking fish.... some of the brackish fish are really nice, a nice temptation for starting a brackish setiup....
The Siamese Tiger Fish, as it is better known. I used to keep them with my Green Arowanas, they displayed higher levels of agression with the superior breeds. Do you keep it with anything else or just alone?
They are kept in brackish as well as FW, but I have always kept them in FW. From what I have seen and heard they do equally well under both conditions, but they are usually sold designated as bred either for FW or BW.
Terror- if you're in Manilla you should pick up a cheap aro (=green) and throw it in there, they do well together and make a good feng shui combo
They are kept in brackish as well as FW, but I have always kept them in FW. From what I have seen and heard they do equally well under both conditions, but they are usually sold designated as bred either for FW or BW.
Terror- if you're in Manilla you should pick up a cheap aro (=green) and throw it in there, they do well together and make a good feng shui combo
there might be a breed variation between the fresh and brackish strands, but to be perfectly honest I am not sure. If there is a genetic difference, it is virtually unnoticable as far as aesthetics go.
Be SURE of what species you have, one is brackish the other FW. Brackish fish do not thrive under FW conditions and with alot of species FW will kill it. A brackish fish in FW will have a weakened immune system and be extremely prone to infection.
Dangerdoll
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the difference is listed in the link Wippit provided above.... more specifically:
"Siamese Tigerfish like hard, alkaline water that is clean and well filtered. While D. quadrifasciatus will only thrive in brackish water, D. microlepis has shown to flourish in fresh water. "
"Siamese Tigerfish like hard, alkaline water that is clean and well filtered. While D. quadrifasciatus will only thrive in brackish water, D. microlepis has shown to flourish in fresh water. "
I have never bred them so I can't speak with perfect authority, but my old retailer got his shipments from TL all in brackish conditions and we transfered many of the fish to FW settings with no problem. As far as I know from personal experience, this "no problem" switch is valid up to at least 8 years, which is usually more than enough time for a fish out of its tolerable conditions to develop symptoms. Like I said, I have not bred them so I could easily be missing signs that manifest in mating success, but even the suppliers in Bangkok that I have met with do not worry all that much about the salt content. That is interesting about the different strands, Dangerdroll, I would like to find out if you can distinguish between them solely on a visual basis. The discussion strikes me as a bit weird because of what I am used to seeing, but by all means there may be something I'm missing. Keep talking guys, I would like to get to the bottom of this.