Indo Datnoid Price

[FunWow!]

So,pulchers ARE actually being bred on some farm? I would love to learn more about that.

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1779842228974877&id=1779700148989085&refsrc=https://m.facebook.com/1779700148989085/videos/1779842228974877/

This was posted on mfk in the past. Only 600 pulcher’s a year so far allowed to sell and the rest go to the wild.

 

[krichardson]

That's awesome and now I do recall seeing that FB image in the past.I'd forgotten about it.
Though admirable it seems rather futile to release so many of the fish into the wild....with them being up against so many risk factors.

 

[FunWow!]

That's awesome and now I do recall seeing that FB image in the past.I'd forgotten about it.
Though admirable it seems rather futile to release so many of the fish into the wild....with them being up against so many risk factors.

Yeah I definitely think they should raise them to at least a nice size and then release. Maybe into restricted area waters would be a good idea.

 

[krichardson]

Yeah I definitely think they should raise them to at least a nice size and then release. Maybe into restricted area waters would be a good idea.

That's probably what they do but the dangers still exist.Locals will still fish for and eat them if they can and then there is the environmental destruction due to polution and such.How do you keep fish in a restricted area lol?

 

[FunWow!]

That's probably what they do but the dangers still exist.Locals will still fish for and eat them if they can and then there is the environmental destruction due to polution and such.How do you keep fish in a restricted area lol?

Yeah I get what your saying. Usually restricted are guarded all the time. I have restricted waters in the state I live in and even out on the ocean we have areas to that if your in the restricted area the coast guard will come over and board you, fine you, etc. Not sure if that’s even a possibility over there.

 

[krichardson]

Yeah I get what your saying. Usually restricted are guarded all the time. I have restricted waters in the state I live in and even out on the ocean we have areas to that if your in the restricted area the coast guard will come over and board you, fine you, etc. Not sure if that’s even a possibility over there.

I just see the fish wandering wherever they want to...out of the protected zone as there is no way to keep them penned in.
Anyhow it's great that someone has achieved breeding to ensure the future of the species and as much as I would like to have another one it's perfectly okay if I never will again knowing that the species has been saved from extinction.

 

[FunWow!]

I just see the fish wandering wherever they want to...out of the protected zone as there is no way to keep them penned in.
Anyhow it's great that someone has achieved breeding to ensure the future of the species and as much as I would like to have another one it's perfectly okay if I never will again knowing that the species has been saved from extinction.

Yeah it only work if they closed off a big section of water way.

 

[dgsxdad]

Thanks for the info FunWow! Its great to know the ST (not SD like I was calling them) are being bred. Not sure why more havent gave it a shot especially in Asia where they seem more capable or willing of breeding hard to breed fish like Datnoids for whatever reason.

 

[dgsxdad]

Here is the indo I bought yesterday. The price was $160 and he is 4-5" minus $35 for a 14" kelberi I traded at my lfs. Not a big market here in San Francisco for peacock bass due to smaller houses which means smaller tanks. Anyways as for the dat, the owner said this will be the last indo be gets for a while so I'm happy I got him so now I have 3. Have him quarantined right now and will try to put him with the others in a week or so.

 

[FunWow!]

Thanks for the info FunWow! Its great to know the ST (not SD like I was calling them) are being bred. Not sure why more havent gave it a shot especially in Asia where they seem more capable or willing of breeding hard to breed fish like Datnoids for whatever reason.

A lot have tried for years but datnoids have always been a mystery fish so it isn’t easy.