bottom line is most people who enjoyed dats are those with patience to let them get stable and comfortable to truely enjoy this fish. there are a few that try just to see what the hype is about but never really enjoy them because they end up with a unstable dat that stays dark and hides all the time. common thing.
not all dats are the same. they are have different personalities which i see in all 8 of my dats. they are always curious fish and recognize his tankmates and owner.
when i put in new fish in the tank, they dat will swim by, see it, then get this little stare down while its swims pass it slowly to the back side. then slowly move up and try to size it up to see if it food. its kind of hard to explain the personality it shows in the tank.
with fishes, you just have to try it and see. everyone likes different types of fishes for different reasons. with dats, i started out with one just to see what the hype was soon after i ended up with 8 cause i enjoyed the first one so much.
I was about to trade my 14" dat for an 18" RTG, but after much consideration, I gave up the idea because you can find ARO everywhere here but not DATs
