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[Davo86]

Hi, hoping someone can confirm what species of dat this is,

 

[thereverendturtle]

Datnioides polota - Silver Tiger Fish
Would be my guess.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

I don't know what kind it is, but I wanted to say its a very pretty fish

 

[Steve Randell]

its an indo tigerfish,Datnoides microlepis, got a few myself colours become a lot stronger when they get comfortable (if your lucky)

Steve

 

[Davo86]

its an indo tigerfish,Datnoides microlepis, got a few myself colours become a lot stronger when they get comfortable (if your lucky)

Steve

Thanks, it was labelled up as Datnioides Undecimradiatus but I had an incling it might be Microlepsis, which I have been after for a while now

It has coloured up very nicely since those initial pics were taken,

 

[snake007]

its an indo tigerfish,Datnoides microlepis, got a few myself colours become a lot stronger when they get comfortable (if your lucky)

Steve

Thanks, it was labelled up as Datnioides Undecimradiatus but I had an incling it might be Microlepsis, which I have been after for a while now

It has coloured up very nicely since those initial pics were taken,

Where did you get these

and how big isit, and how much was it?

 

[Davo86]

Got it from Maidenhead Aquatics Newport, it was one of the smallest there (2-3") but was showing the most character and was showing half decent colours considering they were in a very brightly lit 4x4x2 with 2 motoros and 4 good sized andinocara sp. peru, Most of the other Dats were completely drained of colour and looked completely white, they ranged from 2-5" approx and looking at them I thought there maybe two species in the tank as some seemed to have longer more slender bodies? It was £30

 

[england]

Dat iz nice,,,
Hope it grows up nicely, looks stunning good price too

 

[Davo86]

Little update, I have to add, having had this fish for only a few weeks I already think this is by far the most inquisitive, intelligent species i have ever come across, (and this includes oscars) It has such a bold character for such a small young fish, especially when you consider he is currently in with a large chocolate cichlid that could probably swallow him if it wanted.

A day or two later

and Now

 

[snake007]

Still Stunning!

 

[ultimatebob]

i have kept a couple of these through the years, and i am absolutely intrigued by these fishes. they have great intelligence like many cichlids. but they are peaceful until picked on. they will retaliate with a powerful bite if mess with by fish such as cichlids. i purchased a 12 inch specimen thinking it would be a good tankmate for a 6 inch red dragon flowerhorn. well of course the flowerhorn decided she was gonna try to bully it. but the dat turned around and said its the other way around. i had to sell the dat to keep the flowerhorn. once the flowerhorn made a gesture of war, the dat was all in. but i believe if the flowerhorn never tried to pick on it, the dat would have minded its own business. fish psychology, i guess.