Datanoid question

[dangitseric]

I want to get a Datanoid but i heard they are brackish. Will i be able to keep brackish fish with non brackish fish without killing one or the other???

[dangitseric]

ne1 know?

[ashdavid]

Only the silver dat really needs to be kept in brackish water, all of the other speices of dat will do best in freshwater. Cheers.

[redtailfool]

some datnoids are from pure freshwater ( d pulcher, microlepis ) while some will thrive in brackish (D. Quadrifasciatus )

[redtailfool]

Only the silver dat really needs to be kept in brackish water, all of the other speices of dat will do best in freshwater. Cheers.


He beat me into it! lol

[thefishofdoom]

ya u shouldn't have a prob keeping most dats in fresh and u can add some salt to help in health of most fish. mines ben fine in a freash water enviroment

[M|L]

Only silver and new guinea datnoids are brackish (however, new guinea datnoids are also freshwater) water fishes.

[ashdavid]

He beat me into it! lol

:topic: Its all in the speed of the draw! LOL:hitting:

[redtailfool]

Its those damn scientific names that i had to type out. :(

[ashdavid]

Its those damn scientific names that i had to type out. :(

So thats what I did right. :ROFL:

[downset21]

will the brand " aquarium salt " be sufficient to turn it brackish?

[thefishofdoom]

u dont have turn ur tank brackish it depends what dat u r going to get so befor u do that specify which one u will get

[guppy]

If you use salt other than for parasite treatment then marine salt mixes are best.

[DiXoN]

if you want to keep it with other fresh water fish then go for the D pulcher or microlepis or even campbelli that way you dont need to bother with salt at all.

[Jesse]

Yikes! This is what happens when a thread gets hijacked. However, if you sift through it with a fine-tooth comb, you should be able to gleen the following conclusions on the two issues raised here:

1) Whether you need to add salt to your Datnioides tank depends on the species you are keeping. Of the five Datnioides species, widebars (D. pulcher), Indos (D. microlepis), and thinbars (D. undecimradiatus) are generally considered to be FW species, i.e., not needing salt. Silver dats (D. quadrifasciatus) and New Guinea dats (D. campbelli) are generally considered FW and BW species that benefit from some salt. Of these two species, I would say that NGTs are easier to raise in a completely FW environment.

2) Regarding downset21's unrelated query about aquarium salt, guppy's comments are right on. Aquarium salt typically is only sodium chloride, the primary but not only salt in SW. Marine salt mixes contains sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and other salts that occur naturally in SW. Thus, use aquarium salt for treatment of illness. Use marine salt mixes for creating a BW or SW environment.