Datnioides campbelli

[jelly]

They have a couple of these guys at my LFS, good looking fish. about 3". Quite expensive.

I have googled these guys and have found mixed info regarding Water type. Some say Brackish some say Brackish to alkaline Freshwater. Can they realistically exist in Freshwater on a long term basis?

Thanks

 

[Oddball]

I keep mine in high alkaline with some salt. Nowhere near brackish, though. They're doing fine. Eating like pigs, fat, and growing. Keep in mind, I have them in a 650 with 200-300gal water changes done twice a week.

 

[Oddball]

Sorry, I meant to say...I keep them in a 2,460 liter tank with 755-1135 l water changes twice a week.

 

[Oddball]

You will find more up-to-date info if you google their current name of Coius campbelli.

 

[jelly]

Thanks for the info. I will google the updated name.

Are they slow growers like other Dats?

 

[Oddball]

Yeah, pretty slow growers. But, they're growing noticeably in the 650 with lots of fresh foods and water changes.

 

[Jesse]

You will find more up-to-date info if you google their current name of Coius campbelli.

Phil, all five species of datnoids are now recognized as belonging to the genus Datnioides following a brief period of time in which some of the species were in Coius and some were in Datnioides due to a taxonomic glitch that I jokingly refer to as Coius Interruptus.

 

[vanimate]

Coius Interruptus.

Lol Jesse
I hate it when that happens!

 

[Oddball]

Phil, all five species of datnoids are now recognized as belonging to the genus Datnioides following a brief period of time in which some of the species were in Coius and some were in Datnioides due to a taxonomic glitch that I jokingly refer to as Coius Interruptus.

Damn!! I never saw the change memo.

Still, when I googled both genus', I found more info with 'Coius' than 'Datniodes'

 

[jelly]

So we can still call them 'DATS'

I also found more using 'Coius'

I am a big fan of water changes so that won't be a problem.