Ive got 3 Dats. My big forkbar is just a hair short of 12" (I've had it since it was a fry and it has been in a brackish environment all its life). The little guys I've had about 8 mos. I introduced them in a tank separated by egg crate and then one day the littlest one decides it wants to cross over - course I freaked for a sec and then realized that not only was the big guy not interested in the little one but it even backed off and was yielding to the little guy. All three are now in my 250 along with a 10" Australian jardini. The Jar is a brute and will take on pbass nearly 2x his size. But he yields to the little dat while tormenting the Silver Barbs (2") that are left from cycling the tank.
The big question is when will it be safe to add my pbass. The biggest is all of 18"+ and nearly 7" from top of its dorsal. It's eats mostly pellets but will swallow 3 standard comets at the same time. I'm also not sure how safe the jar will be with this mono but will have to move them soon.
Is the dorsal on the dat something that keeps the bigger fish away? Maybe they just taste lousy!
You can see the 3 dats in this pick. Sorry about the dark tannins - still filtering this out.
The big question is when will it be safe to add my pbass. The biggest is all of 18"+ and nearly 7" from top of its dorsal. It's eats mostly pellets but will swallow 3 standard comets at the same time. I'm also not sure how safe the jar will be with this mono but will have to move them soon.
Is the dorsal on the dat something that keeps the bigger fish away? Maybe they just taste lousy!
You can see the 3 dats in this pick. Sorry about the dark tannins - still filtering this out.
