Your favourite small planted tank fish!

**stormhawk** · 5th Oct 2005, 12:41

Choong Sua is at Beauty World Plaza, beside Beauty World Centre. There's a Hong Leong Finance at the ground floor. Head in, go up the escalator and you'll see the shop facing the escalator. I go there every week for my regular supply of worms and usually there's something new to gawk at.

I never had any problems with Dario, even in small tanks. They are not that aggressive to start with. But of course, sometimes there might be some ultra-aggressive individuals but I guess I'm lucky.

I used to frequent Go Nature when my army base was at Nee Soon but I've not been there for a very long time. I know they got nice and good sized Dario every now. Worth a look anytime.

**taz_boy** · 5th Oct 2005, 14:12

Originally Posted by lukeskwr

for darios i usually go to yishun lfs go nature.his usual supplier has got good breeds but nowadays no supply from there.he's got some female if you guys want to get a few.

is GO Nature the one at interchange area there, near Y934 that area....

**lukeskwr** · 5th Oct 2005, 14:45

Originally Posted by taz_boy

is GO Nature the one at interchange area there, near Y934 that area....

yeah...it's opposite aquastar. now i dun think got supply from his regular supplier. u could find some females in 1 tank.how i can tell it's female is bcos i was there sometime back and saw a bag full of darios.i asked him from where and he say his another supplier got him that batch and packed only females.i helped him release them into the tank which had 3 or 4 males.happy hunting.....

**lukeskwr** · 5th Oct 2005, 14:47

Originally Posted by stormhawk

Choong Sua is at Beauty World Plaza, beside Beauty World Centre. There's a Hong Leong Finance at the ground floor. Head in, go up the escalator and you'll see the shop facing the escalator. I go there every week for my regular supply of worms and usually there's something new to gawk at.

I never had any problems with Dario, even in small tanks. They are not that aggressive to start with. But of course, sometimes there might be some ultra-aggressive individuals but I guess I'm lucky.

I used to frequent Go Nature when my army base was at Nee Soon but I've not been there for a very long time. I know they got nice and good sized Dario every now. Worth a look anytime.

that's near where i live(bukit batok)! got to go there to see.....thanks bro.i'll let you know when i am going and if u are free i can meet there.also let me know when u r going, if i am passing by that place sure meet u there. thanks for your help bro.

**stormhawk** · 5th Oct 2005, 20:53

Haha, I stay in Bukit Batok too. Sure, leave me a PM a day before you head out. We'll meet up if I'm free.

The Dario dario at CS also got plenty of females if I recall correctly.

**andrewtyr** · 5th Oct 2005, 21:06

Originally Posted by stormhawk

Haha, I stay in Bukit Batok too. Sure, leave me a PM a day before you head out. We'll meet up if I'm free.

The Dario dario at CS also got plenty of females if I recall correctly.

I dun get it. c328's badis are black colour ones

**stormhawk** · 5th Oct 2005, 21:12

C328 usually brings in an assorted range of Badis species on irregular occasions, including the small Dario dario. If you saw "black" ones you probably saw either Badis badis or the recent bunch of Badis kanabos. Look closely, the Dario are very small in size and are scarlet red, for the males at least.

**stormhawk** · 5th Oct 2005, 21:14

On occasions there will be some Dario dario that happen to have black marks on their body. I don't know what causes this, probably some type of skin injury but they are unmistakeable since they're so small and they're the most common Dario species out there.

I don't think I've seen Dario hysginon or Dario dayingensis for sale here and besides, Dario dario is farmed on a large scale here in SG and in Thailand.

**andrewtyr** · 5th Oct 2005, 21:47

Originally Posted by stormhawk

On occasions there will be some Dario dario that happen to have black marks on their body. I don't know what causes this, probably some type of skin injury but they are unmistakeable since they're so small and they're the most common Dario species out there.

I don't think I've seen Dario hysginon or Dario dayingensis for sale here and besides, Dario dario is farmed on a large scale here in SG and in Thailand.

Mine is a black drab-looking one. Dun look any fancy at all. Do they fight with the other fishes? I have also been looking for Dario dario in c328, might have to go to CS to get now.

**stormhawk** · 5th Oct 2005, 22:04

Is this black-looking drab one something like this? These were tentatively identified as Badis kanabos. Badis badis has a slightly different pattern and the males are usually bluish in colour.

**andrewtyr** · 6th Oct 2005, 18:38

Originally Posted by stormhawk

Is this black-looking drab one something like this? These were tentatively identified as Badis kanabos. Badis badis has a slightly different pattern and the males are usually bluish in colour.

yes, these are the ones I have got. Not really a striking fish, IMO

**Wackytpt** · 6th Oct 2005, 19:27

I got about 3 different types of badis badis in my tank

**andrewtyr** · 6th Oct 2005, 22:40

Originally Posted by Wackytpt

I got about 3 different types of badis badis in my tank

care to share? and their pictures?

**lukeskwr** · 6th Oct 2005, 23:02

Originally Posted by Wackytpt

I got about 3 different types of badis badis in my tank

yeah bro, please show and tell

**stormhawk** · 7th Oct 2005, 04:11

Originally Posted by Wackytpt

I got about 3 different types of badis badis in my tank

Nicholas, let me guess:

Badis corycaeus (came in some time ago at Gratiola)
Badis badis (commonly found species - Biotope has some)
Badis kanabos (also frequently in stock at the shops - C328 for example)

And perhaps, Dario dario too?

But of course, if you have Badis ferrarisi or Badis tuivaiei, you'd really be envied.

**andrewtyr** · 7th Oct 2005, 12:32

Originally Posted by stormhawk

Nicholas, let me guess:

Badis corycaeus (came in some time ago at Gratiola)
Badis badis (commonly found species - Biotope has some)
Badis kanabos (also frequently in stock at the shops - C328 for example)

And perhaps, Dario dario too?

But of course, if you have Badis ferrarisi or Badis tuivaiei, you'd really be envied.

pictures!!

**lukeskwr** · 7th Oct 2005, 13:57

hope this helps

http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Nomenc...family=Badidae

**lukeskwr** · 7th Oct 2005, 14:00

if no pics shown, click on the 'Try Googleimages'. it may have pics but not for all the species.

**lukeskwr** · 7th Oct 2005, 14:07

ok one more link with pics

http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Photos...Family=Badidae

**hwchoy** · 7th Oct 2005, 14:16

just note that when you google many of the images may be wrong. even images in FishBase is not guarantee you have to see who submitted the images. Especially true for the less common species.

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