Botia dario pics

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:54 pm

Some pics of the 4 Botia dario that I picked up yesterday, all 4 fish are not far off 4" TL:

Ashleigh · Post by **Ashleigh** » Sun May 10, 2009 5:34 pm

These are lovely, I bought some of this lot aswell, Neil had lots of fun picking me out some unusually marked individuals

Im surprised he doesnt hide each time I come in now!

I think the biggest I measured from mine was 12cm or just off it, also a few that have 'giraffe' markings

They have been in with my clowns for the time being and so far been angels-all 13 of them.... who says 13 was unlucky

Ashleigh

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Sun May 10, 2009 6:09 pm

Really happy you guys are happy with these nice fish !!!

Big rostrata next??????

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Sun May 10, 2009 6:40 pm

i want my Fing big striata first bud.

mick
ps they don't come near the size of mine, but you said Ash had been in and picked all the biggest dario's Neil.

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » Mon May 11, 2009 4:24 am

Northern Monkey wrote:Really happy you guys are happy with these nice fish !!!

Couldnt be happier Neil

Northern Monkey wrote: Big rostrata next??????

Oooohhh yes please

piggy4 · Post by **piggy4** » Mon May 11, 2009 1:51 pm

Hi Mark, Botia Dario is one of my absolute favorite's , and your pics more than do them justice

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Sat May 16, 2009 4:45 pm

Hi Piggy4 did you ever uravel the yellow dario mystery...did you ever see any ?
Are they just a regional variant ?????

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Sat May 16, 2009 5:34 pm

it's a regional variation mate, BAS have had them in not so long ago.
its just that the yellow bands are wider and very yellow, i have'nt seen a full grown to see what they turn out like, andy's more likely to have grown them on so wait for his answer bud.

mick
btw thanks for taking care of my lad the other day, much appreciated mate. you have his custom forever now mate.

piggy4 · Post by **piggy4** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:57 am

Hi Niel, not really as Mick says probarbly colour varients , different rivers different camoflage techniques ?

A lot of my thoughts were based upon Hamiltons original descriptions , he described B.dario and B.geto , but its since widely percieved that the Geto's were juvenile Dario's , it just seemed a bit odd to me because colouration aside Dario's have a pretty unique kind of look , for me the Dario head shape is like no other really , I suppose Striata is similar , but not the same and easy enough to tell apart !

The thing that is always in the back of my mind is that Hamilton described both Puntius Gelius and Puntius Caninus which are believed to both be just P.gelius , thogh to me Gelius and Caninus are distinct from each other ! so on that proviso perhaps there is a Botia Geto hiding out there

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