How essential is it to raise dats in brackish water? I put aquarium salt in with every water change. Is this sufficient? What is the best way to go about turning the tank to brackish? I heard that aquarium salt will not do the job right.
dats in brackish water
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There is no real need to have Brackish conditions for Dats.
Perhaps some salt concentration of 0.2% would be good for small Dat specimens but as they get bigger, they are perfectly fine in purely FW.
All my Dats thrive in pure FW.
Perhaps some salt concentration of 0.2% would be good for small Dat specimens but as they get bigger, they are perfectly fine in purely FW.
All my Dats thrive in pure FW.
Just like stated above a Dat should not have any problem living in freshwater. In wild the swim around between fresh and brackish waters.
I was wondering if there is such thing as a Red Datnoid. I supposibly had one a year or so back and thought that its coloration and traits were interesting. The teeth were quite pronounced I remember. So if anyone has any clue on what I'm talking about let me know if i actually had one or not and some additional info.
Does aquarium salt contribute to the salinity of the tank?
And as for the red dat, I've never heard of one. Do you have more specific details?
And as for the red dat, I've never heard of one. Do you have more specific details?
if you are trying to do brackish you should use sea salt. but as far as the dats go im far from an expert on them. but i am interested in learning something about them.
The only dats that are deemed brackish are AT(silver dat) and NGT. Both can live their lives in full fresh. I have a silver almost 11-12" living in full fresh and no problems. Same thing for all 11 of my ngt's. If your going to keep them brackish, use sea water mix and slowly acclimate them.downset21;123955; said:
Red datnoid are mislabled Mangrove jacks. MJ are very aggressive and go from fresh-brackish to full saltMichael 125;124206; said:
