Actually, the males are pretty easy to find. It's the females that are hard to get! Betty Goetz > I saw some at the Fish Store in Seattle with Peacock Gudgeons. > > Susan > > -----Original Message----- > From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com > [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Shango Los > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 2:04 PM > To: 'Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat' > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Dario Dario Breeding > > > Thanks Betty, > > These Dario darios sure are elusive to everyone I have talked to. > > Shango > > -----Original Message----- > From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com > [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Betty Goetz > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 1:53 PM > To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Dario Dario Breeding > > And I'm going to try again once I get situated here at my new house. That > may take MONTHS! I ordered 'supposed' females from 2 different mail-order > special order sources, one was a shipment of a different Dario species > (all 3 were males) and the other were all sick Dario dario males (pale) > who all died within days. I'm down to one Dario hysginon (male) right now. > > Betty Goetz > >> Shango: >> >> I have had possession of males (red w/stripes) and females (light brown >> or >> white with orange stripes). You will know when you see a female (males >> are dominant in commercial shipments). >> >> Several members notably Betty enjoy these fish and have tried to collect >> a >> spawning pair. A very neat fish. >> >> -Paul >> >> My "pair" closely resembled the picture here. >> >> > http://www.interaquaristik.de/catalog/aquaristikbedarf-dario-dario-zwergblau > barsch-p-8606-1.html?sessID=2a25a79395f3a9f951c2cf7e8179bf04 >> >> ************************************************************************* >> Paul M. Wallace, PhD. Tel. (206)685-6775 >> Staff Engineer, NanoTech User Facility Fax: (206)543-3059 >> Center for Nanotechnology Email: pwallace@u.washington.edu >> Fluke Hall, Room 215 https://depts.washington.edu/ntuf >> Box 352140 >> Seattle, WA 98195 >> ************************************************************************* >> >> On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Shango Los wrote: >> >>> Hi there, >>> >>> >>> >>> I have read a lot of differing info online regarding breeding and >>> sexing >>> darios. Does anyone have a source that they believe to be really good >>> for >>> this info? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Shango >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________________ >>> >>> >>> >>> Shango Los >>> >>> >>> >>> Phone: 206-595-9006 >>> >>> Fax: 206-729-5271 >>> >>> www.ShangoLos.com >>> >>> www.SunbreakShines.com >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> GSAS-Member mailing list >>> GSAS-Member@thekrib.com >>> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> GSAS-Member mailing list >> GSAS-Member@thekrib.com >> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member