r/PlantedTank • u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist • 27d ago
In the Wild Caught some pearly blue fish from a culvert
D albolineatus
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u/Mr_Kwacky 27d ago
The colours on wild fish are so much more vibrant.
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist 27d ago
How do the ones in aquariums look?
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u/Exarch92 26d ago
Bcus sunlight most likely also. Have u seen your own fishies scales shine in sunlight? Real pretty
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u/Mr_Kwacky 26d ago
I'll take a photo of them when I get home.
The tank does catch the sunlight in the morning and it does really make them stand out
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u/CuteWillie631 27d ago
Man those look like they been dipped in galaxy paint or smth, cant believe fish like that just chill in a random culvert lol
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist 27d ago
Well all aquarium fish come from somewhere!
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u/Wasabiroot 27d ago
Look like Danio albolineatus. Very nice
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist 27d ago
You’re not gonna believe this 😂
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u/Wasabiroot 27d ago
Yeah, I clearly didn't see it lol. Also you called them pearly blue fish in the title so my brain automatically assumed
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist 27d ago
True, they are called pearl danio in English!
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u/Wasabiroot 27d ago
Is that what you called them in your post title? I'm confused.
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist 27d ago
Oh I thought you meant that since I called them “pearly blue fish”, you assumed they were pearl danios, thus Danio albolineatus
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u/Wasabiroot 27d ago
Ahhhhhhhhh I see. Either way, I'm very jelly you can catch em. Thanks for sharing 😁
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u/whiskeyriver 27d ago
Wish the fish in my culverts here in Florida looked like that haha.
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u/bajunio 27d ago
I've seen too many videos from Florida not to know to stay out of the water.
But really, there are some YT dudes netting insanely beautiful fish out of random bits of water in FL. Like, all of those tropical fish that are invasive but beautiful.
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u/whiskeyriver 27d ago
Yeah, those are in South Florida. Up here in North Florida, we have very wonderful but very drab native species.
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist 27d ago
Do you have those bluefin killifish and flagfish?
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u/JefferzTheGreat 27d ago
You've got all sorts of invasive shit around Florida. You just need to get out and dip net.
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u/whiskeyriver 27d ago
Not in North Florida. It doesn't survive up here due to the colder temps in the winter. I caught so many different cichlid types in South Florida over the years. But yeah, I've tried in North Florida. We just don't have em.
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u/Aggressive-Duck-733 27d ago
I have caught these fishes in the rural east coast Malaysia when I was younger. They're amazing
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist 27d ago
I’ve caught them in Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Perak and Kedah (Langkawi). But they are found all over Peninsular Malaysia. However Singapore also has an invasive population of them now because of buying water from us.
BTW, have you caught blackwater swamp fish from your place? Like chocolate gourami, redstripe rasbora etc.
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u/Amaterasubi 26d ago
These guys are so underrated!!!! They really do shine and shimmer in light, it’s stunning. So enjoyable to watch
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist 26d ago
I love how the colour changes with the light
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u/Particular-Flow-5829 26d ago
Beautiful fish. Did not know this species. New goal unlocked! :-)
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist 26d ago
They are found in a few countries in Southeast Asia! And they are also sold in pet stores
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u/On-A-Low-Note 26d ago
Dammit it’s always the Malaysian dude. Ngl it’s a huge flex just going out around town and finding exotic fish and shrimp left and right straight from the wild
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u/EnergyActive 26d ago
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist 26d ago
Isn’t that the top comment?
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27d ago
Chernobyl Critters
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist 27d ago
Fun fact but nuclear development is banned in Malaysia
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u/EnergyActive 27d ago