Most sought after datnoid?

Ominae

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Like the title, what is the most sought after and why? I'm new to these guys and don't really understand the acronyms yet either...

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djaalix

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ST is the most rare "Siamese Tiger" possibly extinct in the wild therefor the ones in the stores are generally very large since they are 5+ years old... there are other like the CT and the VT that i dont know much about, but have the same genus and species name as the ST datnioides pulcher

NGT datnoid "new guinea tiger" probably the second most expensive, has a very unique look ... pretty difficult to find, or at least it was difficult for me to find, west coasters have it easier as far as Dats than the east coast

NTT datnoid "northern thailand tiger" or "thin bar dat" these guys can be found relatively easily, however not as easily as the IT as of late ... very pretty, but can be difficult to keep, as i see many posts of them mysteriously dying

AT or "American Tiger" or sometimes called silver dat is also somewhat easy to find, looks in shape like the NGT, however much different coloring

IT or Indonesian Tiger are probably the most common Dat these days, and have a lot of variation as far as the amount of stripes, and stability... get very large, though not as large as the ST, and can closely resemble ST's as far as stripes and general look, some people say, although those with dat experience dont think they look alike at all

i'm no expert, but this basic knowledge i think i understand, but let the pro's get more in depth

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Ominae

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ST is the most rare "Siamese Tiger" possibly extinct in the wild therefor the ones in the stores are generally very large since they are 5+ years old... there are other like the CT and the VT that i dont know much about, but have the same genus and species name as the ST datnioides pulcher

NGT datnoid "new guinea tiger" probably the second most expensive, has a very unique look ... pretty difficult to find, or at least it was difficult for me to find, west coasters have it easier as far as Dats than the east coast

NTT datnoid "northern thailand tiger" or "thin bar dat" these guys can be found relatively easily, however not as easily as the IT as of late ... very pretty, but can be difficult to keep, as i see many posts of them mysteriously dying

AT or "American Tiger" or sometimes called silver dat is also somewhat easy to find, looks in shape like the NGT, however much different coloring

IT or Indonesian Tiger are probably the most common Dat these days, and have a lot of variation as far as the amount of stripes, and stability... get very large, though not as large as the ST, and can closely resemble ST's as far as stripes and general look, some people say, although those with dat experience dont think they look alike at all

i'm no expert, but this basic knowledge i think i understand, but let the pro's get more in depth

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Wow this was very informative :) thank you. Anymore information from someone else would be much appreciated as well. Thanks all :)

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krichardson

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Djaalix pretty much nailed it and you will find plenty of other information in the stickies at the top of the page.


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lymiq

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Actually, IT has higher value than silver dat due to coloration. The reason why you don't see silver tiger for sale is because nobody wants them. Also, size has a lot of merits in determining how rare a specimen is ... a 15" IT is more desirable than a 4" Thin bar
 
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strollo22

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Actually, IT has higher value than silver dat due to coloration. The reason why you don't see silver tiger for sale is because nobody wants them. Also, size has a lot of merits in determining how rare a specimen is ... a 15" IT is more desirable than a 4" Thin bar
I'm buying a silver this weekend lol.


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Gar88

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This pic is from the stickies to go with the references...
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