Siamese Tiger Fish

dave_oddballs · Oct 3, 2009

what is the scientific name for the true siamese tiger fish? i keep getting mixed answers!

Dave

mike os · Oct 3, 2009

Datnioides undecimradiatus

dave_oddballs · Oct 3, 2009

thats great, thanks, i can start my search properly now!

Dave

cane76 · Oct 4, 2009

a true siamese tiger is a D.Pulcher

invader · Oct 6, 2009

cane76 said:
a true siamese tiger is a D.Pulcher

Yep.

There are a few different species, so we might be talking about different types of dats here, but the true one is definitely D. pulcher.

dave_oddballs · Oct 7, 2009

yep it was the true one i will be after, cheers for that! i'll start my search for d.pulcher!

Dave

shroob · Oct 7, 2009

dave_oddballs said:
yep it was the true one i will be after, cheers for that! i'll start my search for d.pulcher!

Dave

Might be looking for some time and expect to get your wallet out if you do find one.

dave_oddballs · Oct 7, 2009

i know of 3 people selling d pulcher, all are over about 8" though and i wanted to start with a smaller one. i know they are hard to come by so considering getting a larger one. i know they aint cheap, but i believe a fish as nice as that deserves to demand a high price! it's not the price im bothered about anyway, and it will probably be the cheapest fish in the tank anyway!

invader · Oct 7, 2009

You're not going to find one at a small size, since they have not been exported for a long time (hence the high price). Pulchers used to be just as cheap as microlepis, but the exportation ban has made their prices sky rocket and make all the ones available only larger specimens.

Good luck.