Any fish to see in Bangkok?

**illumnae** · 5th Dec 2007, 23:41

The AQ goes to Bangkok thread that just randomly popped up for no reason (despite not having new posts) reminded me of something i've wanted to ask for a few days now, but keep forgetting to due to exams.

I'll be going to Bangkok over the weekend and would like to catch a glimpse of their local aquarium scene. Besides the famed Chatuchak market, is there anywhere else i can go to take a look? Also, is the aquatic section in Chatuchak hard to find? Don't want to go all the way there and end up not being able to fine it

Thanks in advance!

**gregnng** · 6th Dec 2007, 10:10

Originally Posted by illumnae

The AQ goes to Bangkok thread that just randomly popped up for no reason (despite not having new posts) reminded me of something i've wanted to ask for a few days now, but keep forgetting to due to exams.

I'll be going to Bangkok over the weekend and would like to catch a glimpse of their local aquarium scene. Besides the famed Chatuchak market, is there anywhere else i can go to take a look? Also, is the aquatic section in Chatuchak hard to find? Don't want to go all the way there and end up not being able to fine it

Thanks in advance!

Got this url, check it out

http://www.bangkok-city.com/skytrain.htm#Sites

Victory MonumentN3Chatuchak Weekend Market

Buy a tourist skytrain pass(cheaper and more economical than single trip) just show the counter staff your passport will do

easy to find, once alight from skytrain, there be a row of metal fences, the market is just behind, walk around and you be able to find the entrance, one on each side

I actually checked out KITTI discus farm as well when I was there 2 years back, but you need a taxi driver who can read english to get you there, most farms are on the outskirts of bangkok city

**godprint** · 6th Dec 2007, 10:35

wow discus farm...cool~

is there a need to prearrange with the owners of the farm prior to the visit?

**gregnng** · 6th Dec 2007, 11:35

Originally Posted by godprint

wow discus farm...cool~

is there a need to prearrange with the owners of the farm prior to the visit?

Most discus frams are closed to public, the taxi driver actually helped us call the farm and chat with the staff to allow us to go in.

They let you see the main tanks where they stock and retail adult discus (priced in USD), but the breeding area is off limits, the staff actually told us he can arrange to ship to singapore if we keen, but there a minimum purchase amount (think it was around USD$500)

If you just want to view, no worth the taxi fare, cause the staff shun us when he hear we just viewing

**illumnae** · 7th Dec 2007, 07:42

oh well, looks like chatuchak is the only place for me to go then. any other experienced people care to share their knowledge?

**Simon** · 7th Dec 2007, 08:38

the plant and fish varities in chatuchak should be more than sufficient to occupy your time, set aside one day for the visit there. You probably wouldn't have enough time to walk through the whole market in one day

**FireSpitter** · 7th Dec 2007, 17:31

Agreed on the suggestions to visit the LFS in Chatuchat Market. I've been fish shopping in Bangkok several years back and the fishes in their LFS isn't as "exciting" as those in Chatuchat.

Kitti's farm is still within Bangkok and it's actually quite near to the central tourists' area. It seems far because of the traffic congestion. Just tell the taxi driver, Soi Charoen Nakhorn. You have to take a very short walk through a small lane to reach there. The discus are mostly nice and treat the place like it's an aquarium or museum to view & appreciate. I would advise extreme caution about buying fish from him. I have had a very bad experience (It's not about dead fish).

**godprint** · 7th Dec 2007, 21:14

what about accessories in bangkok?
prices comparable? or more expensive?

thanks in advance

**illumnae** · 8th Dec 2007, 12:34

2.5 hours before i fly. thanks for the heads up on Chatuchak, Simon and Firespitter...never knew it'd take me 1 day to see all the fish. i thought i'd be done in a couple of hours. my family's going there first thing tomorrow morning!

hopefully i can find a zebra/tiger oto to bring home since singapore is out of stock!

**Wackytpt** · 8th Dec 2007, 15:51

enjoy your trip there and do take pictures

**plausible** · 8th Dec 2007, 17:28

im not sure if you can handcarry any fish out of thailand.

**gregnng** · 9th Dec 2007, 01:19

Originally Posted by plausible

im not sure if you can handcarry any fish out of thailand.

Can alway ask the LFS there to pack in styroform boxes and ship them to singapore,

you can hand carry small fishes like bettas, fancy guppies out of thailand

its at changi airport that you going to have issue

there are some accessories that are seldom found here, like compressor type air pump, can supply up to 10-20, 2 feet tank with one unit

and a wide range of canister filters as well

the fish medication worth the deal, most in concentrated liquid or powdered form

**kiv** · 9th Dec 2007, 20:17

my friend just brought some bettas from there, 1 person can bring in not more than 30pcs, water not more than 30 liter. info can view at ava site.

**godprint** · 9th Dec 2007, 22:03

Originally Posted by gregnng

there are some accessories that are seldom found here, like compressor type air pump, can supply up to 10-20, 2 feet tank with one unit

and a wide range of canister filters as well

the fish medication worth the deal, most in concentrated liquid or powdered form

wow, i will be on a look out for medication then.
thanks!

**illumnae** · 11th Dec 2007, 17:55

well i'm back! spent half a day at Chatuchak before my sisters nagged at me to go to Platinum mall instead, so didn't get to fully make the rounds... sad to say i didn't find any zebra/tiger otos...i did bring back 3 threadfin rainbows though. i know they're available here, but from what i see in the 3 LFS that i spotted them at, all are males and none are females...so i took my chances and bought 3 pieces that looked like females. 1 is definitely a female while the other 2 might be subdominant males...not too sure. i'll put them in a tank and we'll see how things develop =) i can always get beautiful males here from the 3 LFS i see them at. hopefully i can form at least a trio (1 male 2 females). in terms of bringing them back, i didn't handcarry. put them in a mineral water bottle (1.5li kind) and packed them in the luggage as recommended in another thread. these guys are tough little critters and survived the whole sunday in the bag, all of sunday night and monday in the mineral water bottle and the plane trip home in the luggage. they're acclimitizing now in preparation for release into the tank!

pictures will be posted later when i download them from my camera. not so many fish pictures but quite a few other pets =)

**FireSpitter** · 11th Dec 2007, 21:40

Looking forward to your pics!!!

**illumnae** · 11th Dec 2007, 23:34

i'll post pictures over the next few days...my photography skills suck so you're not missing much =)

**FireSpitter** · 12th Dec 2007, 19:13

Originally Posted by illumnae

i'll post pictures over the next few days...my photography skills suck so you're not missing much =)

Most of the time, it's not about photography skills (Or the lack of it). It's about reliving the moment of discovery, joy or _____(Enter your choice of emotion) and of course, sharing this feeling with others.

**illumnae** · 13th Dec 2007, 00:04

There we go:

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...964#post289964

my lousy photos =)

**godprint** · 13th Dec 2007, 10:26

Ha i am at the airport now waiting to fly off to bkk. Cant wait to explore the lfs there. Bro illum, any particular thing to look out for? :-)

Thread: Any fish to see in Bangkok?

Thread Tools

Any fish to see in Bangkok?

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions