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gtig	07-02-2008 04:35 PM

help - pictue - what kind of fish is this?

I want this fish... saw it in a video clip.

Any ideas?

http://www.c4now.com/striped_fish.jpg

any help appreciated,

gtig

iamntbatman

07-02-2008 05:35 PM

Looks like Datnoides microlepis, or the Siamese Tiger Datnoid, to me. These fish get very large (about a foot long, but it's a tall fish as well) and will eat smaller fish. I've only ever seen them housed in very large aquaria.

Lupin

07-02-2008 07:39 PM

There are about five datnoids that exist currently. I am sure Gump will check this topic and confirm the exact ID.

herefishy

07-03-2008 02:34 AM

Definitely a Datnoides microlepis.

LeopardCent

07-09-2008 01:52 PM

They are very cool fish. His mouth can open up twice as big as it look like though. I had a small puffer that was about half the size of the datmoid and he opened his mouth and vaccumed the puffer up like he was a tiny flake of food. I was not happy with the loss of the puffer but amazed at the size of the mouth.

aspects

02-01-2009 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamntbatman (Post 130299)

wuick correction.

microlepis is not the siamese tiger, but rather the indonesian tiger

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