My first dats! datnioide quadrifasciatus

[Bogwoodbruce]

Today i got my first Dats. I got two of them. They are datnioide quadrifasciatus and are about 2inches. They are going into a 2x1x1 with a few L numbers. At the Momement they are eating bloodworm but i should be able to get them off it. And i've got 6 packets of the stuff in so i shuddent run out. Hopefully i should get some more soon. They are incredibly slow growers they are already a year old. I got them for £13. Is that a good price? Get ready for piccys, i apologise for my photography skills.

[Bogwoodbruce]

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r35/BogwoodBruce/newdats004.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r35/BogwoodBruce/newdats002.jpg

[vanimate]

From the picture it looks more like microlepis , either way Nice pickup! ;)

[VVateverzYo]

nice pickup

[Bogwoodbruce]

They have settled in well, and have gotten their yellow and black marking, but they are gasping a lot though. But it has been an incredibly hot day today, and i've got the filter making ripples on the surface. And tommorrow i'm going to set up a small air stone for extra oxyegen. Later i'm gonna give them some blood worm, i'll put up a vid of them eating it.:D

[sQwiReL]

they cant be a year old and only 2". i hope whoever sold you these didnt tell you this because that is completely false information. they are somewhat slow growers, but 1 year old and 2" is way too slow.

[rallysman]

From the picture it looks more like microlepis , either way Nice pickup! ;)

:iagree:

[ewurm]

They have settled in well, and have gotten their yellow and black marking, but they are gasping a lot though. But it has been an incredibly hot day today, and i've got the filter making ripples on the surface. And tommorrow i'm going to set up a small air stone for extra oxyegen. Later i'm gonna give them some blood worm, i'll put up a vid of them eating it.:D

I would get that airstone in asap. Gasping is a sign of poor oxygen, and that can get fatal quick.

[Bogwoodbruce]

I sorted the gasping problem out, the tempreture had risen by 4 degrees due to the heat and now they are ok again, and tonight when i buy a new tetratec air pump they will have a better oxygen supply.

[KenyanSandBoa]

From the picture it looks more like microlepis , either way Nice pickup! ;)

I agree...definitely ITs. Nice pick up!!

That seems like a pretty fair price to me...for 2". One of the lfs near me sells 1" ITs for $12 each so that seems in line.

[Bogwoodbruce]

I think that they are microlepis, heres some better pics, but they aren't much better:
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r35/BogwoodBruce/newdats012.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r35/BogwoodBruce/newdats010.jpg

[Bogwoodbruce]

I think that they are microplepis as the polota needs brackish and they were in fresh water at the shop and fresh in my tank. I gave them some bloodworm last night and they loved it. It brought out their colours.

[Bogwoodbruce]

Today i added some slate and more bogwood. I'm still waiting on some plants. Hopfully in a fortnight i'll be getting 4 more. Untill then check out this vid.
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r35/BogwoodBruce/th_texasandothers015.jpg (http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/r35/BogwoodBruce/?action=view&current=texasandothers015.flv)

[Bogwoodbruce]

Heres their tank. I'm gonna try and get some live plants for it.
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r35/BogwoodBruce/texasandothers014.jpg

[Bogwoodbruce]

I picked up another two today they did me a deal and said that for all of them i could pay £40 for 4.

[Bogwoodbruce]

Heres a pic of them in the bag they seem to be a tiny bit bigger than my others, they are also less scared than the others.

[Bogwoodbruce]

Oops forgot to put the picture on.
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r35/BogwoodBruce/texasandothers022.jpg