Peter_Gun_Riff Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 whats the differences in both the saratoga species???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burek Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Well first the price is different lol nah the saratoga jardini has more coulor then the saratoga leicharti, the jardini has a orangish coulor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 leichardtis develop their front mouth barbels as they mature, where as the jardinis get them when they are born. jardinis have a body shape closer to the much sought after asian arowana, than its cousin. i have a baby jardini, and it is an awesome to see it eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Gun_Riff Posted October 9, 2004 Author Share Posted October 9, 2004 which is more expensive my guess is the jardini? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 I have never seen any price difference, but I haven't checked out pricelists for a couple of years. I think the price difference mentioned is with the non-native arowana... In fact, most of the time, species is irrelavent as they are only bought/sold as saratoga, and in alot of stores I have visited when asked which species the toga is, they misidentify it, and that is with a 50/50 chance. The differences are pretty obvious if you have good pics of both species you can identify them quite easily. leichardti also grow larger than jardini. jardini are popular worldwide for being the smallest of the arowana. jardini certainly are my favorite arowana anyway, and IMO most of the larger species shouldn't be housed in home aquariums as they are rarely done any real justice. I am working on a tank for one now, but it will be a stretch of my budget, and my mum's forgiveness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 yup jardinis are slightly more expensive. some shops dont even know there are two types of togas. heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Gun_Riff Posted October 9, 2004 Author Share Posted October 9, 2004 how much would i expect to pay for a jardini??? id prefur to go to lams as its only a few hours drive from here. ill most likely go on a weekend maybe sunday so ducksta can point out the jardini from the leicharti. looking forward to getting the tank set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwilly1000 Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 definately jardini better, better looknig better colour, lichardti i use to own people would come over and say that fish looks like a mullet. whereas the jardini people give good comments. i went to underwater world at sunshine coast in brisbane and saw about 20 fully grown jardini all about 1 metre long. unbelievable sight they are massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 PGR, best to give Lams a call before you go to see whether they have any jardinis. last time i was there about 2 wks ago, they had none. last time Lams had a leichardti, it was around $100 for a 12-13cm one. a jardini would probs fetch around $150 for a similar sized. you might find it cheaper if you shop around. try the shops down at canley vale. they usually have some, tho not the last time i was there about 2 wks ago. happy findings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Gun_Riff Posted October 9, 2004 Author Share Posted October 9, 2004 yeah ill give them a call once everu thing is up and running thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkoi Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 It's the wrong season for small togas. U'll get small ones thru summer... atm, if you get any, they would be at least 30cm+ from the last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Gun_Riff Posted October 10, 2004 Author Share Posted October 10, 2004 bugger well i can take my time with the tanks then till their back in season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Lams dont have any at the moment. give them a call probably around late november. unless a customer has had one they wanted to get rid of you wont find any for probably another month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 sorry for the hyjack - what is the minimum tank size for a saratoga and how agressive are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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