白肚鱼 !

14-02-2010, 08:38 PM

Anyone knows its english scientific name and anyone tried rearing it to sell during chinese new year? lol

Thanks in advance ;D

14-02-2010, 08:39 PM

My bad, i forgot its a salt water fish. LOL

14-02-2010, 09:24 PM

I think is called 'rabbit fish'.

http://www.google.com.sg/imglanding?...MJd_2M&start=2

15-02-2010, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by seriallain85

Anyone knows its english scientific name and anyone tried rearing it to sell during chinese new year? lol

Thanks in advance ;D

if my failing mandarin skills serve, bai tu = rabbit? rabbitfishes are any species of the genus siganus. some of them are quite popular aquarium fish, like the foxface or majestic foxface. a few of the other rabbits are occasionally spotted in our LFS too.
what's the significance of rabbitfish during the chinese new year, anyway? it's not the year of the rabbit this year.

**KaLiB** · 15-02-2010, 11:26 AM

If I'm not wrong, their consumed for their roe during Chinese New Year.

15-02-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by KaLiB

If I'm not wrong, their consumed for their roe during Chinese New Year.

i see. the spinefoots [feet?] that we normally eat are a bit bitter for my taste.
actually, seeing as next year is the chinese year of the rabbit, i have half a mind to grow out some siganus now. profits!

15-02-2010, 01:38 PM

Actually the chinese words' hanyu pinyin is "Bai Du" not "Bai tu". Like what kalib says its a fish eaten during chinese new year for its roe. And its meat becomes sweeter during this period too. YUMMY!

15-02-2010, 04:04 PM

i think it mean 'pat dor' == white stomach.

Overpopulated during CNY?

Culling...ex way...

08-04-2010, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by seriallain85

Anyone knows its english scientific name and anyone tried rearing it to sell during chinese new year? lol

Thanks in advance ;D

Hi bro, in mandrin they call it 白肚鱼(White-spotted Spinefoot), generally called rabbitfish. English scientific name (Siganus Canaliculatus). It hard to rear in captivity.

byteslurve · 09-04-2010, 11:12 AM

How big can they grow?

14-02-2010, 08:38 PM	#1
seriallain85 Guest Posts: n/a	白肚鱼 ! Anyone knows its english scientific name and anyone tried rearing it to sell during chinese new year? lol Thanks in advance ;D

15-02-2010, 11:26 AM	#5
KaLiB Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,635	If I'm not wrong, their consumed for their roe during Chinese New Year. __________________ A fishtank is just like your computer. When your tank crash(OS crash), its time to cleanup(reformat hard drive) and setup(install OS) again and add new livestock(re-install software).

14-02-2010, 08:39 PM	#2
seriallain85 Guest Posts: n/a	My bad, i forgot its a salt water fish. LOL

14-02-2010, 09:24 PM	#3
sweetlips200278 Guest Posts: n/a	I think is called 'rabbit fish'. http://www.google.com.sg/imglanding?...MJd_2M&start=2

15-02-2010, 01:38 PM	#7
seriallain85 Guest Posts: n/a	Actually the chinese words' hanyu pinyin is "Bai Du" not "Bai tu". Like what kalib says its a fish eaten during chinese new year for its roe. And its meat becomes sweeter during this period too. YUMMY!

15-02-2010, 04:04 PM	#8
sweetlips200278 Guest Posts: n/a	i think it mean *'pat dor'* == white stomach. Overpopulated during CNY? Culling...ex way...

09-04-2010, 11:12 AM	#10
byteslurve Arofanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 131	How big can they grow?

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