OMG..a baby Dario Dario!!!!!!

**waterfaller1** · 10-04-2009, 07:09 PM

I just spied a baby dario dario..woohoo! I wonder if there are more? How cool is that?

**legomaniac89** · 10-04-2009, 07:15 PM

Nice! Dario darios are awesome!

kwheeler91 · 10-04-2009, 07:35 PM

cool! i wanna breed them... but unfortunately i only have males

were did you get your females?

**waterfaller1** · 10-04-2009, 07:53 PM

Hi, and thanks. I am not exactly sure where this female came from. I am constantly on the hunt for more though. I had one other that recently disappeared.

I consider the female dario dario one of my most prized fish.

rmc · 10-07-2009, 12:22 PM

That's awesome. I have a group of 18 that I'll be splitting up into smaller breeding groups later today.

**gheitman** · 10-07-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by waterfaller1

I just spied a baby dario dario..woohoo! I wonder if there are more? How cool is that?

Congratulations! What is your tank setup and what kinds of plants do you have in it? Are there any other fish or shrimp in the tank? I have some Dario dario myself and hope to breed them.

bulrush · 10-07-2009, 01:29 PM

These are baby danios, right? I had some breed 2 years in a row. I now have a great-grandchild of my original danios I used to cycle my tanks in 2005. I did not have any plants but my gravel size was larger than normal and so provided lots of cover for them. I only found the first batch when I gravel vac'd the tank and saw them swimming in the bucket.

Oh yes. I prepped them by feeding them live mosquito larva every day. 30-40 days later I have babies.

rmc · 10-07-2009, 01:35 PM

Google dario dario, or scarlet dario......... they are not danios

**lauraleellbp** · 10-07-2009, 04:12 PM

Congrats, Carole!

(More fish for me to fishnap some day...

)

**speedie408** · 10-07-2009, 04:18 PM

Congrats! Hopefully that baby is a female.

**BruceWatts** · 10-07-2009, 10:08 PM

I know how you feel. I recently found a baby pygmy Gourami in my 10 gallon planted tank.
Bruce

**Lnb** · 10-08-2009, 01:13 AM

Congrats!!!

**waterfaller1** · 10-09-2009, 12:30 AM

Thank you all for the congrats. She is still doing great. I am calling her a 'she' in hopes that she is. I have never seen baby dario dario, but to me she does look like a female. The other name for this fish is Scarlet Badis, the proper name is Badis Bengalensis. It was really a surprise to see that one lived.I imagine there were more, but since I did not know, no special foods were being given.
gheitman, I do not presently have them separated for breeding, but that is the best way..to take a pair and put them in their own tank. There are predators in this tank..like the Hara Jerdoni, Kuhli loach, and L038 Peckoltia sp. Any one of those could be egg or fry eaters. There are also CBS,CRS,a couple cherries, and some big amanos. 2 threadfins, some blue neon gobies,and several clown killis. So this little fish should be named Trooper. The plants in the tank are mostly mosses, anubias, crypts, some spiralis, and a couple odds and ends, & lots of rocks. There are also three clay and slate caves of various shapes.

LOL @ Laura

That's cool Bruce, Gouramis are awesome.

SvenBoogie · 10-09-2009, 02:00 AM

Nice, I wish I could even FIND scarlet badis locally, let along any females. The only place I've seen them in my area, they had only two males, and wanted $8 each.

**gheitman** · 10-09-2009, 02:31 AM

Invertz Factory has them for $4 each. That is where I bought mine. Check out their stocklist at http://invertzfactory.com/stocklist.htm.

10-04-2009, 07:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
waterfaller1 Aquatic Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (50/100%) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 4,038	OMG..a baby Dario Dario!!!!!! I just spied a baby dario dario..woohoo! I wonder if there are more? How cool is that? __________________ Orlando from GLA has class Keep smiling~Carole

10-04-2009, 07:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
legomaniac89 Cryptocoryne Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (47/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 2,174	Nice! Dario darios are awesome! __________________ Proud Member of the Michiana Aquarium Society "Halcyon" - 20g long 'scape --- Low Tech 20H --- Cacti and Succulents 10G Carnivorous Plants Terrarium --- 10g in the works --- 20g Crypt Setup

10-04-2009, 07:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
waterfaller1 Aquatic Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (50/100%) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 4,038	Hi, and thanks. I am not exactly sure where this female came from. I am constantly on the hunt for more though. I had one other that recently disappeared. I consider the female dario dario one of my most prized fish. __________________ Orlando from GLA has class Keep smiling~Carole

10-07-2009, 01:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
bulrush Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: May 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 478	These are baby danios, right? I had some breed 2 years in a row. I now have a great-grandchild of my original danios I used to cycle my tanks in 2005. I did not have any plants but my gravel size was larger than normal and so provided lots of cover for them. I only found the first batch when I gravel vac'd the tank and saw them swimming in the bucket. Oh yes. I prepped them by feeding them live mosquito larva every day. 30-40 days later I have babies. __________________ Grand Rapids/Kentwood, MI Buy/Sell/Trade: for any local person-to-person aquarium sales or trades. No fees, free signup. See what we have! http://www.phpbbplanet.com/forum/thebuzz.html This is a non-profit community service.

10-07-2009, 04:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 11,728	Congrats, Carole! (More fish for me to fishnap some day... ) __________________ Laura Lee's tank Journals: At Work-10 gal Shrimpy Crypt Jungle, 29 gal Planted Tetra Tank (in progress), At Home- 46 gal Low Tech Planted (in progress), 90 gal New World Community August 2009 Fishing trip in the Amazon; my Journal of 10 days in Bolivia along the Rio San Martin (in progress)

10-04-2009, 07:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
kwheeler91 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fremont, OH Posts: 13	cool! i wanna breed them... but unfortunately i only have males were did you get your females?

10-07-2009, 12:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
rmc Sponsor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (44/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Indianapolis Area Posts: 442	That's awesome. I have a group of 18 that I'll be splitting up into smaller breeding groups later today.

10-07-2009, 01:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
rmc Sponsor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (44/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Indianapolis Area Posts: 442	Google dario dario, or scarlet dario......... they are not danios

10-07-2009, 04:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
speedie408 Prof. Algae Cultivator (View User Tanks) PTrader: (47/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,118	Congrats! Hopefully that baby is a female. __________________ Nick "Variance" 40B assorted plant collection tank

10-07-2009, 10:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
BruceWatts Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 146	I know how you feel. I recently found a baby pygmy Gourami in my 10 gallon planted tank. Bruce

10-08-2009, 01:13 AM	#12 (permalink)
Lnb At 36,000' (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 10309 ~ NY Posts: 1,024	Congrats!!! __________________ Eheim #293 ~ 2 x 2217 ~ 1 X 2215 ***** Filstar #138 ~ XP 1 x 2**

10-09-2009, 12:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
waterfaller1 Aquatic Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (50/100%) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 4,038	Thank you all for the congrats. She is still doing great. I am calling her a 'she' in hopes that she is. I have never seen baby dario dario, but to me she does look like a female. The other name for this fish is Scarlet Badis, the proper name is Badis Bengalensis. It was really a surprise to see that one lived.I imagine there were more, but since I did not know, no special foods were being given. gheitman, I do not presently have them separated for breeding, but that is the best way..to take a pair and put them in their own tank. There are predators in this tank..like the Hara Jerdoni, Kuhli loach, and L038 Peckoltia sp. Any one of those could be egg or fry eaters. There are also CBS,CRS,a couple cherries, and some big amanos. 2 threadfins, some blue neon gobies,and several clown killis. So this little fish should be named Trooper. The plants in the tank are mostly mosses, anubias, crypts, some spiralis, and a couple odds and ends, & lots of rocks. There are also three clay and slate caves of various shapes. LOL @ Laura That's cool Bruce, Gouramis are awesome. __________________ Orlando from GLA has class Keep smiling~Carole

10-09-2009, 02:00 AM	#14 (permalink)
SvenBoogie Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Seattle, Wa Posts: 418	Nice, I wish I could even FIND scarlet badis locally, let along any females. The only place I've seen them in my area, they had only two males, and wanted $8 each. __________________

10-09-2009, 02:31 AM	#15 (permalink)
gheitman Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 187	Invertz Factory has them for $4 each. That is where I bought mine. Check out their stocklist at http://invertzfactory.com/stocklist.htm. __________________ Gene Heitman 10 tanks, 178 gallons, 20+ species of fish/shrimp/snails, 52+ species of plants ... 8 years ago I just wanted 1 tank with some fish - what was I thinking

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