View Full Version : Datnoides!
AquataHolic420
02-09-2007, 3:07 AM
I was just wondering about how there are so many baby Datnoides around various LFS these days...
I mean not until this past week i have NEVER seen a dat in any LFS around me, and now every LFS across America seems to carry them...
I was just wondering what you guys thought the reason was for the sudden Boost of Datnoides available in the hobby??
I mean i ve seen that most of these are all Indo dats too... I couldnt find a Baby Widebar though if my life depended on it... Whats the reasoning?? Thanks MFK!
Fish Room Plus
02-09-2007, 7:26 AM
They spwaned , got caught, got imported, now there are thousand around the world now being offered. First there were none,now there are plenty
AquataHolic420
02-09-2007, 10:30 AM
thats what im saying! but how come theres only baby indo dats going round... never baby widebars... get them to spawn!
ethnics
02-09-2007, 10:40 AM
i dont kno what the reason is but im still tryin to get my hands on some. i got a hold on 4ish but im waitin for my lfs to heal them cuz they came in sick. out of 10 dats, 3 already died, and the other 7ish have ich...
johnptc
02-09-2007, 11:08 AM
HOW ABOUT
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fw&1171477087
???????????????????
i dont kno what the reason is but im still tryin to get my hands on some. i got a hold on 4ish but im waitin for my lfs to heal them cuz they came in sick. out of 10 dats, 3 already died, and the other 7ish have ich...
ethnics
02-09-2007, 11:13 AM
thanks for the heads up john. i jus hate paying for shipping, makes the fish over double the price of normal. im gonna wait on these babies here locally to heal up. at 20 a pop, can't complain as long as they make it.
AquataHolic420
02-09-2007, 12:15 PM
i dont kno what the reason is but im still tryin to get my hands on some. i got a hold on 4ish but im waitin for my lfs to heal them cuz they came in sick. out of 10 dats, 3 already died, and the other 7ish have ich...
Watch out the LFS that are getting these guys have absolutley no IDEA how to take care of them.. my LFS had a dozen baby indos and out fo the 12 i got 2 and 8 died in the store... they had the bright idea to put 1" baby dats in with 2 " convicts... needless to say i told the LFS to not do that anymore and they agreed. also they were feeding them Brine shrimp to no avail and they didint even try any other foods, they said that some of the dats actually starved, funny cuz the 2 i got i bvrought them home, threw in some bloodworms and i had 2 FAT BELLIED dats 5 mins after they were let out fo the bag... it just shows that LFS tend to not care for ODDBALLS as well as the common cichlid... damn shame too.. i needa open a LFS!!! im serious. thats why im getting my business degree right now!
Mr Pleco
02-09-2007, 12:40 PM
Nothing anywhere close to a Dat locally here in our LFS's.:drool: .....I'm somewhat green that you are enjoying access to even the small ones.
AquataHolic420
02-09-2007, 12:46 PM
Nothing anywhere close to a Dat locally here in our LFS's.:drool: .....I'm somewhat green that you are enjoying access to even the small ones.
I was SHOCKEDDDDDDD, i put myself on waiting lists at every LFS within a 45 mile radius of me for any dats and widebars in particular... but all the LFS around me dont know the difference between a Dat and a cichlid... Im just glad i finally got some in my stores here in southern NH!
AquataHolic420
02-09-2007, 12:49 PM
Nothing anywhere close to a Dat locally here in our LFS's.:drool: .....I'm somewhat green that you are enjoying access to even the small ones.
Also in the same LFS that i got the baby indo dats from they have some 5" thinbars, for 60$ each. and a 11" Indo for 300$(the price is so high cuz the store "Wants to hang onto it for awhile") all of them are just labeled Dats, and the store gives no info on them cuz they have no idea...
ethnics
02-09-2007, 12:54 PM
i swear i wanna jus go pick up these lil guys, even tho they got ich im sure ill do a better job saving n raising them then my lfs will. he said "dont worry, ill move them to a quarantine tank, bump up the temp, add melafix or aquarium salt and they should be ready by next week". so im hopin for the best cuz its the first time in over a year i've seen them locally.
AquataHolic420
02-09-2007, 12:58 PM
How much they goin for if u dont mind me askin... anything around 20$ i would get... mine were 19.99 .. even though other people have seen em around for like 15$.... whatever though theyre worth it to me! and i put 100$ on the fact u could treat the fish better then the lfs... the fish need some TLC. go out and get like3 and quarentine them in a 10G for a week or 2. get them on bloodworms and do exactly what you said.. just make sure not to OD with the ich cleansers..GOOD LUCK!
If they live, buy the store out.. that is if they havent killed the remainder by then...
Fish Room Plus
02-09-2007, 7:00 PM
HOW ABOUT
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fw&1171477087
???????????????????
indo dats, plenty around now
Fish Room Plus
02-09-2007, 7:01 PM
thats what im saying! but how come theres only baby indo dats going round... never baby widebars... get them to spawn!
2-3" wide bars are going for $100-$150 each........
jsodwi
02-09-2007, 7:58 PM
I wish I could find some in NJ you guys are lucky I've been looking for weeks
there seems to be a shortage of widebars around the world recently, ngt's ntt's and it's are all over the place even here in the UK.
marcos
02-09-2007, 8:28 PM
you guys are lucky I have been looking for one to replace one I had for close to 7 years that was killed by my arowana and haven't seen any for over a year :(
Fish Room Plus
02-09-2007, 11:13 PM
you guys are lucky I have been looking for one to replace one I had for close to 7 years that was killed by my arowana and haven't seen any for over a year :(
were do u live
my LFS has some baby thinbar dats too about 1" i realy wanted one but figured it wouldent live because of size and my water(PH 7.8-8)there the first dats ive seen around here and i coudent belive they were so small:eek: , they were $30 but iam in canada so i gess thats an ok price....
Fish Room Plus
02-10-2007, 1:01 PM
Yes its a good price, they will be fine, just feed them black worms. The PH is ok for those datnoids:)
softturtle
02-10-2007, 1:44 PM
All the indos (the 1"ers) I'm seeing around here are in brackish! It kills me, becuase I would have a bunch of them if I didn't have to worry about the acclimation.
How would you go about an acclimation from brackish to fresh?
(I don't have a brackish tank to slowly lower the salinity either)
Fish Room Plus
02-10-2007, 2:00 PM
None of them are brackish, dont sweat it:chillpill:
dimebag983
02-10-2007, 7:26 PM
how big of a tank do dats need?
marcos
02-10-2007, 7:45 PM
were do u live
I live in Seattle and would settle for a wide bar thin bar anything just cant find them
AquataHolic420
02-12-2007, 12:02 AM
I got mine from Fish room plus, and it looks great, i got 2 baby indo dats from a LFS for 20$ each and one just died... Was very sick at the store but i tried ot "save" it...
so i just bought another 5" Thinbar to take its spot..
2-3" widebars.. thats sick!! im just sketched out about ordering offline since all these recent posts of everyone complaining.. i think ill wait til the weather is warmer..