datnoid id

[minimonsterkeeper]

Im new to dats, this is my first dat. It was sold to me as a golden indo. He/she seems to be pretty stable but like i said I'm new to these guys and could be wrong. His stripes aren't perfectly symmetrical but I think he's awesome. Any help.to get an id would be greatly appreciated. He's about 8"

 

[IsdaFish]

micropelis, looks awesome tho! i want but dont want to drive.

 

[minimonsterkeeper]

I knew i should have called you when i was down there. Sorry bro, i didnt think about it until i was halfway home.

 

[minimonsterkeeper]

After looking at the id sticky I'd definitely say this guy is an indo tiger. Wish i had the cash to go grab a couple more. Theu have a good deal on these guys right now.

 

[minimonsterkeeper]

This guy is a 3/4 bar, ill try to get a pic of the 3 bar side up later. Would this be considered an odd bar? Or asymmetrical 4 bar, I'm not sure how that classification works.

 

[minimonsterkeeper]

Here's some pics of his second day in this tank. He seems very stable. Colors look great. He moves around more often than imagined. He's kinda hard to get a good shot of. You can see his 3 bar side in these pics, at first i didn't like that he wasn't symmetrical but it has grown on me. He's probably my favorite fish in this tank now.

 

[minimonsterkeeper]

He is housed with 4x 5-8" mono or ocell pbass(one is actually a for sure hybrid), 2x Florida gar 10" and 16", 1x venezuelan pike cichlid 8" and 1x watermelon panaque 5". I thought for sure the pike and bass would stress him out at first but they seem great together so far.

 

[minimonsterkeeper]

Is 86 degrees to warm for my datnoid? I keep the tank warm for my young bass. Let me know if i should drop the temp some. I don't want my dat suffering

 

[minimonsterkeeper]

Come on guys, advice on temperature would be great

 

[FunWow!]

Yes it's a Indo and I'd call it oddball since bars aren't symmetrical. 86 is ok but the hotter the water gets I make sure you have a lot of aeration going. I've had dats from 70-93degrees I'd say and seem to be fine with plenty of oxygen. Dropping temp to quick is what will shock them. Indos always look great first put into a new tank but it's hoping they keep that color and not turned dark brown or black is the key... That's still a mystery lol. Hope this helps you