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August 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| My next breeding adventure. Aren't they cute
Ok so I stumbles across these guys!!. Aren't they the cutest little things you ever saw!!. I've never seen these are even heard of them before. I'll need both male and female and I can't seem to find them anywhere 
One guy is selling them on Aquabid but it's in a mixed package and only 3 of them and females are pretty rare. So if anyone knows where to get them I'd appreciate it. 
Here is a link about them http://www.fishforums.com/forum/laby...rio-dario.html | 
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August 14th, 2009
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| I've never even heard of them before, but they are too cute!
I really hope you can get a pair and be able to breed them! Good luck and please keep us posted. | |
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August 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Thanks BB. I had never heard of them before either but now I'm dying to get some. Plus they are just too darn cute not to be in hobby more then they are. I'll have to do my part to get them out there so people can enjoy them.  | |
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August 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Never seen them before!! Beautiful colours!! I hope you are sucessful in breeding  | |
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August 14th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by CHoffman  Thanks BB. I had never heard of them before either but now I'm dying to get some. Plus they are just too darn cute not to be in hobby more then they are. I'll have to do my part to get them out there so people can enjoy them. | When you are able to, please let me know. I know I can find room for a 20 gallon tank just for a few of them | |
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August 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
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Originally Posted by bolivianbaby When you are able to, please let me know. I know I can find room for a 20 gallon tank just for a few of them | Serious MTS symptons!!     | |
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August 14th, 2009
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Originally Posted by ATKINSON | I've got 9 up and running, #10 is filled with water, but waiting on the acceptance of Karma of a new friend (after quarantine), and #11 is upstairs waiting on some furniture re-arranging before I set it up and then waiting on jellybean cons for my daughter.
Oh, & #12 is under discussion because my daughter wants a betta upstairs as well.
Lucky #13 is going to be kept as a quarantine tank.
MTS symptoms, me  Nope  . My daughter enables me as much as everyone here  | |
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August 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| They're really cute and I've seen them in person a couple of times. I don't know too much about them, but I don't think they are very easy to keep. I've read that they can be picky eaters- live and frozen foods would probably be the best thing for them.  | |
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August 14th, 2009
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Originally Posted by harpua2002 They're really cute and I've seen them in person a couple of times. I don't know too much about them, but I don't think they are very easy to keep. I've read that they can be picky eaters- live and frozen foods would probably be the best thing for them. | Please, please, please tell me you've seen them around here  | |
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August 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by bolivianbaby Please, please, please tell me you've seen them around here | I think so, but I couldn't tell you where.
Neat fish for sure. They often look a lot different from the pic, as they can change color quite dramatically. | |
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August 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by bolivianbaby I've got 9 up and running, #10 is filled with water, but waiting on the acceptance of Karma of a new friend (after quarantine), and #11 is upstairs waiting on some furniture re-arranging before I set it up and then waiting on jellybean cons for my daughter.
Oh, & #12 is under discussion because my daughter wants a betta upstairs as well.
Lucky #13 is going to be kept as a quarantine tank.
MTS symptoms, me Nope . My daughter enables me as much as everyone here |   :; I see. Your daughter is the reason for ALL your tanks.  | |
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August 14th, 2009
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| Only when her grandparents ask  They don't lecture her.
She seriously is the cause of about 4 of them. She has 3 of her own and her 4th is going to be upstairs in her "study room".
The other ones are all my fault  | |
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August 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by harpua2002 They're really cute and I've seen them in person a couple of times. I don't know too much about them, but I don't think they are very easy to keep. I've read that they can be picky eaters- live and frozen foods would probably be the best thing for them. | I've read where they can be picky eaters. All by fish get frozen foods anyway so I'm hoping "IF" I can find some that are tank raised that they will already be accustomed to eating frozen foods. Several sites I've read say that they are around just not very easy to find. Not allot of LFS carry them but when they do they are usually all male as the females are drab in color. I guess the females aren't imported near as much. I've also read where they display there full color when comfortable and happy and eating well which I'm sure in LFS that isn't the case, but i guess that's most fish anyway.lol..Also when breeding they really brighten up. | |
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August 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by bolivianbaby When you are able to, please let me know. I know I can find room for a 20 gallon tank just for a few of them | You betcha ya Always willing to share. | |
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August 14th, 2009
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| If I see them around here, would you like me to PM you the information on the store? Maybe that'll help you find a breeder. I'd offer to buy them and ship them to you, but I don't know enough about them to find a healthy specimen. | |
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August 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Well I got to looking around some more and I guess people are getting the dario dario (which is what I want) confused with it's close cousin Badis badis which is less colorful but offered as a dario dario..hmm..very tricky little buggers..lol... | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
|  I have talked to several people and females are next to impossible to get. I'm not giving up though. Hopefully I can talk to the right people and get some little girls. They are the cutest little things and it really is a shame they are not more available. SOOOO I'm going to keep searching. If anyone knows where I might be able to find some females or lead me in that direction I'd be very grateful. Thanks. | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| I just check an online dealer I know and......
Hey everyone!!! The Amazon Basement has Red Dario listed at 4.00 each. You might want to call Bev and see it they are the dario dario!!
theamazonbasement.com | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
|  they are so sweet looking, I can see how you fell in love with the dario dario ( scarlet ). What a great new tank set up that would be with them as the community fish, and a drawf gourami, I like it! good luck, hope you find a breeding pair, and I will be a customer if you do | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| Invertz Factory also has them listed at $4.00/ea. I'm sure if you send Pedro an email he can let you know if he has any females. http://invertzfactory.com/stocklist.htm | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Yup...Already checked with both companies. ..No females..  | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by mare2009 they are so sweet looking, I can see how you fell in love with the dario dario ( scarlet ). What a great new tank set up that would be with them as the community fish, and a drawf gourami, I like it! good luck, hope you find a breeding pair, and I will be a customer if you do | I hope I can find a breeding pair too. I'm still looking..lol. | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Cesch, an LFS in my area usually carries them. You might want to give them a call and see if they will ship to you. They are definitely cute little fish www.aquaticwarehouse.com | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| hmmm...I wonder if they ever get any females in. I don't mind ordering online from the companies I've checked with, since they are used to shipping but noone has females..I have one possible lead but it's going to be awhile before they are able to sell any.
I'll call them to see if they have females. Thanks Kate | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Ok Kate, Just got off the phone and I'm soooo sad...She said they do get females in, which is VERY weird because usually only males are imported, are they pretty knowledgeable?? but she said they don't ship fish, tanks or stands Geez...I might just drive down there..lol. | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| I've seen them a good bit. We've had some people in Charlotte working with them before. Good luck finding them. | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| Wow they are so cute they remind me of tiny chiclids | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Yeah they were once thought to be a dwarf cichlid. They really could pass for one. They are actually a kind of perch...lol..Crazy huh. | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| I've been looking for these for weeks. If you end up being able to breed, I will be a customer for sure. | |
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August 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| I was excited at your first post, because these guys have had badis badis: http://www.sitfh.com/SITFH_Home
But I now see you want the dario dario...
These guys do ship fish, maybe he can get a line on some from his supplier, but the female issue is still there... 
Wish I could help,
alicem | |
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