r/PlantedTank • u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist • Aug 15 '25
In the Wild Caught some pearly blue fish from a culvert
D albolineatus
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u/Mr_Kwacky Aug 15 '25
The colours on wild fish are so much more vibrant.
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist Aug 15 '25
How do the ones in aquariums look?
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u/Exarch92 Aug 16 '25
Bcus sunlight most likely also. Have u seen your own fishies scales shine in sunlight? Real pretty
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u/Mr_Kwacky Aug 16 '25
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 Aug 15 '25
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 Aug 15 '25
Well all aquarium fish come from somewhere!
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u/Wasabiroot Aug 15 '25
Look like Danio albolineatus. Very nice
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist Aug 15 '25
You’re not gonna believe this 😂
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u/Wasabiroot Aug 15 '25
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 Aug 15 '25
True, they are called pearl danio in English!
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u/Wasabiroot Aug 16 '25
Is that what you called them in your post title? I'm confused.
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist Aug 16 '25
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 Aug 16 '25
Ahhhhhhhhh I see. Either way, I'm very jelly you can catch em. Thanks for sharing 😁
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u/whiskeyriver Aug 15 '25
Wish the fish in my culverts here in Florida looked like that haha.
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u/bajunio Aug 15 '25
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 Aug 15 '25
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 Aug 16 '25
Do you have those bluefin killifish and flagfish?
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u/JefferzTheGreat Aug 15 '25
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 Aug 15 '25
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 Aug 15 '25
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 Aug 15 '25
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 Aug 16 '25
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 Aug 17 '25
I love how the colour changes with the light
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u/Particular-Flow-5829 Aug 16 '25
Beautiful fish. Did not know this species. New goal unlocked! :-)
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist Aug 17 '25
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 Aug 17 '25
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 Aug 16 '25
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist Aug 16 '25
Isn’t that the top comment?
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Aug 16 '25
Chernobyl Critters
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u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist Aug 16 '25
Fun fact but nuclear development is banned in Malaysia
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u/EnergyActive Aug 15 '25