platinum jar?

[BigO6687]

on saturday at my lfs i saw a 4-5" jar that was pure shiny white with regular eyes labeled as a reg. jardini for 59.99, are they always this color when young or is this a mistake by the lfs? I took two pics, but they're with a 1.3 mp pos camera so it looks like a regular one.

btw is it pronounced har-deenee or jar-deenee

 

[Pwn]

That seems like a pretty good price either way...exceptional if it turns out to be an oddball. I think they are lighter as juvies, but it could be lighter in color due to substrate or background. I just picked up a few labeled as leichardti and I've been told they are jars...honestly I can't tell because I can't make out any red spots on scales,although I only count 5 scale rows...

Anyway, they are lighter in color as well. I'd be willing to bet that if it was platinum that you would know...it's going to be apparent.

 

[BigO6687]

it really looks platinum, im sure, i just feel like they wouldnt make a mistake like that, does anyone on here have any pics of plats for me to compare with?

 

[Hao]

It's probably a regular Jardini. Jardini's color is affected by its surrounding like background,base color of tank. Genes, lighting, and diet can affect the Jardini's color. Your LFS probably had a light colored tank.

 

[pupumole]

ya my guess is , supplier would not miss out a chance on making BIG $$$ by not filtering through all the aros to look for plat oddballs. I remember seeing a either really light phase/ plat jar for like $8k in Hong Kong. it was pretty, but it wasn't totally white like you see those snow silver aros are...

 

[BigO6687]

the tank was blue background and regular river rock gravel, im gna try and go see it again soon


does anyone have pics of one?

 

[jlnguyen74]

btw is it pronounced har-deenee or jar-deenee

Jardini come from Australia, not South America, so it's pronounced jardini, not hardini

 

[BigO6687]

man i feel stupid right now, jardini sounds so weird tho now that i got used to saying it the other way

 

[Miguel]

Show us the pix, please.

don't get your hopes high, in any case.

 

[Pwn]

Did you pick it up or get some pics of it at least?