Datnioides Polota a.k.a. Datnioides Quadrifasciatus a.k.a. Silver Dat a.k.a. American Tiger (AT for short), perhaps my favourite dat.
But why is it American?
But why is it American?
Why is it American?
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No replies, I see, no one knows.
Maybe it should be called the NAT, the Not American Tiger.
Maybe it should be called the NAT, the Not American Tiger.
Well,just a wild guess but the AT seems to be the least desirable dat species to collectors in Asia and perhaps there was a time when it was the preferred species to supply the American market with,the name does go back several decades.
Yes, that is true. The common name here (as translated) is striped perch. It is not considered a tiger. It has never been considered an unusual fish, and at markets in the west and central regions was often seen for sale as food.
Thank you! Glad to be back. I was very active when neo first started the site. Back when waterwolves was the only other predatory fish keeping site. I used the same profile name just couldn’t remember the password. So I tweaked profile name a little bit with the underscore. But I read they call it American tiger because it’s the color of the US silver coins.
I figured out my old password
I dunno. I know why silver dollars are called silver dollars. They do look very silvery and sort of roundish.
ATs don't look silvery, and don't look like any coins that I have seen. They are great dats.