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Post by guppyguy on Feb 26, 2015 22:47:33 GMT -5
So I just had some good luck and got my hands on a new fish in the hobby, discovered in 2013 and still quite rare. Here is what I know about this little fish as far as its background. Dario kajal is a new species from Seinphoh stream in the Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya India. It can be identified from a black stripe before and after the eye. Males get a reddish color with gold barring. Females are much more bland. I have a dozen of these fish in a bio-tope tank with a dirt substrate, leaf litter, a few odd stones, and very little aquatic plants. They breed in little caves they make under logs, branches, large leaves etc. In my case I gave them very small cichlid stone today I am hoping they will use that for breeding. The males stake out little territories and defend them against other males who venture into them. But there aggression so far has not gone any further than chasing each other out of there little territories. The females move around freely. I have only had these fish for a week but the males already have there spots chosen. Every nook and cranny has been spoken for and it is very fascinating to watch them. I was unable to get a clear shot of one of the males. But the male is in the first picture and a female is in the second picture.   |
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Post by lesfromlakeshore on Feb 27, 2015 17:28:09 GMT -5
Interesting nano fish , good luck growing them out . Man , they sure are tiny right now.
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Post by guppyguy on Feb 27, 2015 23:08:58 GMT -5
Interesting nano fish , good luck growing them out . Man , they sure are tiny right now. Thanks Les. |
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Post by deez on Feb 28, 2015 16:14:07 GMT -5
That's a neat little critter, you're collection is getting to hard to follow lol
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Post by guppyguy on Feb 28, 2015 18:30:49 GMT -5
That's a neat little critter, you're collection is getting hard to follow lol lol thanks, and there a pretty neat little fish to watch. |
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Post by freshwater on Mar 1, 2015 9:02:38 GMT -5
Great fish, it would be interesting to watch them interact
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Post by fin on Mar 1, 2015 9:50:51 GMT -5
pretty neat fish you have there gg , by the way , how are your white guppies doing , haven't head any up dates lately. hope they are still doing well.
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Post by guppyguy on Mar 1, 2015 11:22:38 GMT -5
Great fish, it would be interesting to watch them interact They certainly are. They have great behavior. |
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Post by guppyguy on Mar 1, 2015 11:23:30 GMT -5
pretty neat fish you have there gg , by the way , how are your white guppies doing , haven't head any up dates lately. hope they are still doing well. Hey thank you Steve. But the white guppies are gone now. I have moved onto some other guppies strains. |
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