03-09-2009, 06:35 PM
Couple of questions:
I'm attaching a photo of the three darts that I have. I got them from a local pet shop that I didn't know even carried them. In fact the owner didn't know much about them, and was trying them out for the first time. She knew almost nothing about them--she said she had ordered them from some company in Florida and she didn't know what kind they were or how old or anything. The setup they were in wasn't the best, but they had had them there for over 2 months, so I figured if they were going to have problems from the original company or from shipping they would have shown up by now.
I have now had them for 2 months and they seem to be doing great! All of them are eating well, and they seem pretty active. I just switched them over to another tank--I did the new one with a false bottom to improve the air flow in the viv. Although, the original one still seemed great, I figured this would do better in the long run.
I'm pretty sure that they are auratus, but I'm not sure of the morph--I'm thinking Panamanian? Also, I bought all three assuming they would be the same species and morph, but now I'm wondering about the one in the middle (George)--I would assume still auratus but maybe another morph?
I have no idea of the age--any guesses from the picture? They are all about an inch or so from nose to rump.
Finally, the two on the outside of the picture (Fred and Bill) have been doing something strange in their new tank. There is a log leaned up against the corner and they will climb up towards the top and then jump as hard as they can against the screen! I don't know whether or not they can hurt themselves, but they did it a lot yesterday when I first put them in and a couple of times already today. They seem to be jumping full force though. I looked for flies or something they were trying to get at, but I didn't see anything. Does this sound like a problem, or just adjusting to the height of the new tank?
Thanks!
I'm attaching a photo of the three darts that I have. I got them from a local pet shop that I didn't know even carried them. In fact the owner didn't know much about them, and was trying them out for the first time. She knew almost nothing about them--she said she had ordered them from some company in Florida and she didn't know what kind they were or how old or anything. The setup they were in wasn't the best, but they had had them there for over 2 months, so I figured if they were going to have problems from the original company or from shipping they would have shown up by now.
I have now had them for 2 months and they seem to be doing great! All of them are eating well, and they seem pretty active. I just switched them over to another tank--I did the new one with a false bottom to improve the air flow in the viv. Although, the original one still seemed great, I figured this would do better in the long run.
I'm pretty sure that they are auratus, but I'm not sure of the morph--I'm thinking Panamanian? Also, I bought all three assuming they would be the same species and morph, but now I'm wondering about the one in the middle (George)--I would assume still auratus but maybe another morph?
I have no idea of the age--any guesses from the picture? They are all about an inch or so from nose to rump.
Finally, the two on the outside of the picture (Fred and Bill) have been doing something strange in their new tank. There is a log leaned up against the corner and they will climb up towards the top and then jump as hard as they can against the screen! I don't know whether or not they can hurt themselves, but they did it a lot yesterday when I first put them in and a couple of times already today. They seem to be jumping full force though. I looked for flies or something they were trying to get at, but I didn't see anything. Does this sound like a problem, or just adjusting to the height of the new tank?
Thanks!