I have recently added a Dat to my collection and I will say I am new to Dats. Any way he is rubbing on the wood in the tank. I have checked him out several times and I can't find a mark or a spot or anything that would tell me he is sick. He appears to be healthy other than the rubbing. He swims around, eats a little but not a lot. Any thoughts or recommendations. As I mentioned I just got him within the past week and he is about 3".
Dat Rubbing?
- Thread starter KJP
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It is normal. My dats do this all the time. It seems like it's try to get to a scratch but can't.
If its only been a week it may not be eating well just because its still settling in. If its only flicking a little bit and the other tankmates aren't showing any signs of illness I personally wouldn't be too worried. If the dat is doing it a lot or the other fish are flicking off objects as well, as krich said, I'd say it could be parasites.
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That's why I said I wouldn't be too worried unless it was doing it a lot or other fish were doing it too. Just didn't want to see him have a sick tank and chalk it up to normal behavior because of the dat.
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For no reason whatsoever?...People say its normal because so many dats do it.Its not like they are cats rubbing against a tree.