$12.50 per inch. NOT cosmetic surgery.

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Back in the early 90's we had a Datnioides Microlepis that we loved and, well, we lost due to a winter storm/power outage/ cold... You know. We're totally upgraded now and since last August I've been trying to get another one. None of the big city stores (35 miles away) could find one but our LFS (15 miles and in a corner of a feed store) has been in touch with their distributor all this time. Last Tuesday she called us and said they could get us one for $50.00 and that it would be 3 inches long. I said "yes!".
Well. It turned out to be 4 inches long ; and what a neat fish. The first pic is of it on its first day here and the second pic is on its 3rd day. This guy is right at home. :) Colors coming out and an apetite that would make an NFL mother proud. At $12.50 an inch I'm satisfied with this purchase.
(P.S. I tested the water in the bag it arrived in and it was 180 ppm hardness and 7.4 ph. Our water is 180 ppm hardness, 7.6 ph, and we have driftwood. BIG wood). Happy fish everyone--
--Steve
(Oh, and if it dies I'll be sure to tell you; but I'm thinkin' we'll have this fish for 10 years or more. Thanks for reading this).

Dats first day.jpg

Dat's 3rd day.jpg
 
Nice dat. I just got one the other day too. They are great fish, congrats.
 
That is indeed a nice dat.
 
Nice thin bar :thumbsup:

I really want a thin bar...
 
Thank you . Notice how the colors are coming out? It likes shrimp and bloodworms, and it has an eye out for the mosquito fish (gambusia) that we always keep around. I figure a happy $50.00, 4" inch happy dat will be as much fun eventually as an 8", $200.00 one.:)
 
Congratulations on your new Thin Bar Dat... It looks awesome! :thumbsup: I feed mine market shrimp and krill.. they love it!
 
Oh, and I wanted to point out one other thing. This fish came directly from the distributor. There was no "in between tank" like the LFS so I didn't quarentine it. Most reputable distributors quarentine their fish so since the Dat was in the distrib's original bag we put it directly into our tank. No problems.
Yay for fish distributors!
 
nice pickup.. just because its from a distributor dosent mean it cant have anything... (someone correct me if im wrong!)
 
Nice dat you got there.
 
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