Datnoid help

[drewb629]

My tiger dat seems to be pretty afraid of me or the light. Whenever I come in my basement he is out and active but when I turn on the lights he hides in this dark ledge in my drift wood. If had him for a good week. He eats a lot and he is 5 inches. All my other fish are out and about expect for him.
Any advice?


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[that_fish_Guy]

My tiger dat seems to be pretty afraid of me or the light. Whenever I come in my basement he is out and active but when I turn on the lights he hides in this dark ledge in my drift wood. If had him for a good week. He eats a lot and he is 5 inches. All my other fish are out and about expect for him.
Any advice?


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That's how dats are when they are small. Just have to deal with it. They don't like bright light and get spooked by sudden movements. This is what has pushed me to the brink of getting rid of all my dats. But after time and adding fish all are more active now. If your patient things will work out. That's what I've learned from my expirence not that I have lots of it but that's what I have learned.

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[Chicxulub]

I can't say for sure with Dats, but when my beloved silver tooth fishes would experience lights-on jitters, I found that a moon light would help to assuage their issues. I suspect that it was because they no longer went from dark to super bright, they went from lighted to more brightly lighted. It might be worth a try; moon lights are what, $8?

EDIT- Oh, and moved to Datnoids.