Dat owners

[MarlboroMan]

Sorry I couldnt find the right place to post this, but.. I noticed that some peoples dats are shy and whatnot. Ive only had 1 dat before and it was pretty much like a flowerhorn in attitude. Does your dat hide when you walk up to the tank or does it attack your fingers?

 

[Pangong_ilong]

Mine hides.

 

[paOol]

depends on the personality i guess.
mine hid for a few days, and i got a nice ass piece of driftwood.
after that, i'd see him swimming against the powerhead , and he became really bright in yellow.

 

[cougar579]

Most fish will be more comfortable with some cover in their enviroment.

 

[MarlboroMan]

Myabe I got lucky with that dat, I regret selling it to this day. When I bought it, it was punking every large fish in the tank, it was the smallest fish.

 

[blacktip]

Mine quickly dives into one of his two favorite caves and then pokes his head out begging for food. But normally he is out and about being a punk.

 

[fishyboi]

Mine hides, but when it comes to food he has some compitition with a barramundi so hes quick

 

[twk1]

Mine are always swimming around, back & forth, with the other dats, but sometimes they just stay in the back and change their color to camoflage in with the background.

 

[redtailfool]

Size has a lot to do with it also. Under 6 inches they usually are very shy, hiding under the rocks etc.. 7 ,8 above, is when they start swimming about in the open

 

[MarlboroMan]

Mine was 3.5" and loved the flick of a bic (tried to eat it).