View Full Version : irian jaya datnoid??
landmineyouth
02-24-2006, 2:57 PM
Anyone know what kind of dat this is? I cant find any info on it anywhere on the net, but we are selling them at big al's for $80 a piece....
The TRUST
02-24-2006, 3:06 PM
it's probably an Indo
http://www.aquaria.info/modules/gallery/albums/albuo23/aaj.thumb.jpg
downset21
02-24-2006, 4:31 PM
pics pics pics
michael
02-24-2006, 5:12 PM
I just got my indo for $50 at 5"
landmineyouth
02-24-2006, 5:37 PM
its colors are definately not that strong, but is it this?
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/dat_quadrifasciatus.htm
Irian jaya is the Indonesian side of the island of New Guinea. If the Big Al's description is accurate, it could be a New Guinea datnoid, Datnioides campbelli, aka NGT. The price is cheap for an NGT though. Here's a picture I found online:
Datnioides campbelli (http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/dat_campbelli.htm)
Two types of Dat are found in the Irian Jaya region taht I can find reference too, one is the D. quadrifasciatus, that is the more silvery one. The other is the less common D. campbelli and that is variable but tends to be darker and more orange.