Dorado in captive

thee_boss · 09-12-2011, 07:03 PM

Have seen the beauty of mature golden dorado caught in the wild before. THe golden and attractive fish had tempted me a lot. However, I had yet see any dorado posted in this forum that have good golden shine. Most are silvery in colour even though some seemed to of a good length, above 16 inches.

I wonder why. Is it because these fishes cannot grow to their full yellow golden in captive? Or are they too aggressive to be comm with other fishes long before attaining those maturity? Hence leading to disposal before reaching their full golden potential?

Does anyone have any gold captive dorado to show hand?

WiNd.feNg · 10-12-2011, 06:57 PM

i, too haven't see very gold ones.. but there are 2 species of dorado out here.. i dno how to tell apart though haha

anyway, i read somewhere before in an article that the minerals in the soil make some fish yellow.. like certain SA catfish have a gold hue when in their natural environment.. in captive they become silverish..

10-12-2011, 08:26 PM

There is one that is full gold in color and is huge in size although one of it's eye has a defect(kind of looking downwards)but still its a beauti,not sure still there anot but u can check it out at Tampines.

thee_boss · 11-12-2011, 12:49 AM

yea, i find them not very outstanding as a silverish coloured fish...

Goliath108, tampines very big brother...where in tampines you saw the dorado..

11-12-2011, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by thee_boss

yea, i find them not very outstanding as a silverish coloured fish...

Goliath108, tampines very big brother...where in tampines you saw the dorado..

Golden Classic at Tampines Blk 822 St81

tifanis79 · 11-12-2011, 04:09 PM

I think the environment has a lot to play.
Also, I think they only get really golden when they hit almost 2 feet or so. I've seen them very golden, but they were all above 2 feet.

user134679 · 13-12-2011, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by goliath108

There is one that is full gold in color and is huge in size although one of it's eye has a defect(kind of looking downwards)but still its a beauti,not sure still there anot but u can check it out at Tampines.

I wouldn't consider that piece "full gold".

It's far from it.

09-12-2011, 07:03 PM	#1
thee_boss Dragon Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,701	Dorado in captive Have seen the beauty of mature golden dorado caught in the wild before. THe golden and attractive fish had tempted me a lot. However, I had yet see any dorado posted in this forum that have good golden shine. Most are silvery in colour even though some seemed to of a good length, above 16 inches. I wonder why. Is it because these fishes cannot grow to their full yellow golden in captive? Or are they too aggressive to be comm with other fishes long before attaining those maturity? Hence leading to disposal before reaching their full golden potential? Does anyone have any gold captive dorado to show hand?

10-12-2011, 06:57 PM	#2
WiNd.feNg Dragon Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,805	i, too haven't see very gold ones.. but there are 2 species of dorado out here.. i dno how to tell apart though haha anyway, i read somewhere before in an article that the minerals in the soil make some fish yellow.. like certain SA catfish have a gold hue when in their natural environment.. in captive they become silverish..

10-12-2011, 08:26 PM	#3
goliath108 Guest Posts: n/a	There is one that is full gold in color and is huge in size although one of it's eye has a defect(kind of looking downwards)but still its a beauti,not sure still there anot but u can check it out at Tampines.

11-12-2011, 12:49 AM	#4
thee_boss Dragon Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,701	yea, i find them not very outstanding as a silverish coloured fish... Goliath108, tampines very big brother...where in tampines you saw the dorado..

11-12-2011, 04:09 PM	#6
tifanis79 Arofanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 492	I think the environment has a lot to play. Also, I think they only get really golden when they hit almost 2 feet or so. I've seen them very golden, but they were all above 2 feet.

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