Datnoid Growth?

[dangitseric]

I juss picked up a very nice Datnoid pulcher around 3-4 inches from Wes, does anybody know how fast they grow or how to get them bigger quick??

[dangitseric]

ne1?

[redtailfool]

takes a while.. Thats why dats at large sizes are expensive. I would say they an inch per 2-3 months. best way is to feed them a regular diet of feeder fish . Just q the fish . That and the clean water of course.

[ThisIsTong]

i got a 2-3 inch from wes too :)

[sen_jie]

i find their growth rate extremely slow.

if u wan them to grow fast, then u got to feed them with tons of feeders...

for mine ST i feed them with MP and the grow rate is like 1inch every 4 months??

[ThisIsTong]

wow.... that is actually really slow. compared to other kind of fishes.

[JD7.62]

I was planning on making a thread asking this today! Also who is Wes I would like dats that size.

[fishyboi]

Wes is the guy who owns rare fish and I also got a Dat too.

[downset21]

feed a varied diet, such as beef liver, krill, ghost shrimp, beef heart, blood worms, black worms. they learn to take these readily, and it is much healthier than straight up feeders... and less chance of disease. they are very slow

[FlammingWoodChuck]

I have a dat but i feed mine Bloodworms. He take the whole gum drop and eats it. He is about 4inch.

[fishyboi]

tried feeding mine bloodworms and beefheart but wont take it. He ate a little bit if dried krill. He also staying on the corner kinda to his side. Is it because hes stress? or scared of my arrow since my arrow is about 9 inches. and hes about 3-4 inches.

[dangitseric]

my dat is da best one out of all of urs :nutkick:



jk

[paOol]

tried feeding mine bloodworms and beefheart but wont take it. He ate a little bit if dried krill. He also staying on the corner kinda to his side. Is it because hes stress? or scared of my arrow since my arrow is about 9 inches. and hes about 3-4 inches.

mines not eating either. maybe our whole shipment is still stressed from the ride here?

but he has gotten alot better, he's out all the time, and swimming around w/ my other fish. i just need to get him to eat.

[downset21]

it's a time consuming thing. they wont starve if you force it on them day after day.

[fishyboi]

dont want to lose mine. want to grow him out to be a true monster

[Steve_89]

Datnoids are very slow growers. It will take a few years to be considered a monster.

[ThisIsTong]

all 4 of my widebars have become statues. theres something wrong all 4 hide now.. i though atleast 1 would swim around.

[alfon76]

Datnoids do not seem to do what we expect them to do. There is no sure shot or rule to get them to show off but I have gotten mine to stress less when I have lots of decorations and plants (artificial). The hide anyway for about 7-14 days. They eat during that time but not prepared foods. Some will take live blackworms but some not. I always feed them feeder guppies or rosy reds as wll as feeder ghost shrimp during their first week with me. After that, I start with krill daily until they eat it. Some hold off more than others but eventually they will eat.

Good luck with them and don't worry too much because if they came from Wes they will be in top shape.

Ivan

[stotty]

Datnoid pulcher are relatively slow-growing and long-lived i have been told that a proper filtration system would help greatly in their growth rate too.