I just recently (yesterday) got an ST and honestly I am not real happy with it (at the moment).
first thing is it is a dirty brown color which has gotten worse since he's been in the tank.I understand this might go away but the fact that it only "might" go away "if I'm lucky" bothers me a great deal.For what it cost me I really would like it to have good color.
Also it's bars are incredibly blotchy.I am talking blotchy like it thinks its an NGT and weather or not its possible it almost looks like a NGT/ST hybrid.You guys will see in the pics.
Also there is an issue with his personality.I have had fish want to hide for awhile after being introduced to the tank but this guy immediately went to work trying to push himself under all my decorations and has not stopped for the last 48 hours.He is just going around the tank trying to shove himself under rocks and driftwood alike.After he's tried them all he starts over again.Just his persistence in doing this is really making him seem like he's not carrying a full deck...as though an ugly ST wasn't enough he also has to be mentally handicapped, just my luck.
I will take out all the deco before I will make a cave large enough to house a 6.5" dat,esp since if I make him one I have to make everybody one.Sucks though because I have a BGK and some loaches,I am not sure how they will cope with having no deco whatsoever.
Last thing is his eye.I was trying to explain it in photo lounge but I don't think it was understood what I was trying to say, hopefully a dat expert who understands what I am saying can help me here in the dat section.
Here is my explanation of the eye problem the best I can give it,copied from my other thread in photo lounge:
I noticed dats have their inside their eye what almost looks like another "lens" covering their pupil.Its the thing that makes their eyes glow blue so often when people are trying to take pics of them.My indos have it, you can see it especially from the side like when they are facing you, and I can see now how I almost mistook it for an air bubble.
whats up with my dat is on one side that little lens is pushed in.When you look with a flashlight you can still see it but its pushed pack into the pupil not covering it.Thats the only way I can explain it.
I made a little illustration showing a normal dat eye with the "second lens" over the pupil (a) and then another showing how my dats eye looks..you can still see the second pupil but its pushed back down into the eye and almost looks like an air bubble.
also I took some pics that clearly show what I am trying to explain.The eye thats messed up is the one on his right.I took pics from both sides so you can clearly see the difference.
It is clearly visible in person and is enough on its own that if it's not likely to heal up I will probably be trying to sell this dat if thats even a feasible endeavor.
so what do you guys think about his bars and color?
what do you think about him continuously trying to hide when I have nowhere for him to really hide because he's too big?And on that note what do you think about removing all deco and the impact it might have on my BGK and CL's?
what do you think about his eye as far as weather or not it might heal up or if you can even see what I am talking about?
thank you for your time,SPF
first thing is it is a dirty brown color which has gotten worse since he's been in the tank.I understand this might go away but the fact that it only "might" go away "if I'm lucky" bothers me a great deal.For what it cost me I really would like it to have good color.
Also it's bars are incredibly blotchy.I am talking blotchy like it thinks its an NGT and weather or not its possible it almost looks like a NGT/ST hybrid.You guys will see in the pics.
Also there is an issue with his personality.I have had fish want to hide for awhile after being introduced to the tank but this guy immediately went to work trying to push himself under all my decorations and has not stopped for the last 48 hours.He is just going around the tank trying to shove himself under rocks and driftwood alike.After he's tried them all he starts over again.Just his persistence in doing this is really making him seem like he's not carrying a full deck...as though an ugly ST wasn't enough he also has to be mentally handicapped, just my luck.
I will take out all the deco before I will make a cave large enough to house a 6.5" dat,esp since if I make him one I have to make everybody one.Sucks though because I have a BGK and some loaches,I am not sure how they will cope with having no deco whatsoever.
Last thing is his eye.I was trying to explain it in photo lounge but I don't think it was understood what I was trying to say, hopefully a dat expert who understands what I am saying can help me here in the dat section.
Here is my explanation of the eye problem the best I can give it,copied from my other thread in photo lounge:
I noticed dats have their inside their eye what almost looks like another "lens" covering their pupil.Its the thing that makes their eyes glow blue so often when people are trying to take pics of them.My indos have it, you can see it especially from the side like when they are facing you, and I can see now how I almost mistook it for an air bubble.
whats up with my dat is on one side that little lens is pushed in.When you look with a flashlight you can still see it but its pushed pack into the pupil not covering it.Thats the only way I can explain it.
I made a little illustration showing a normal dat eye with the "second lens" over the pupil (a) and then another showing how my dats eye looks..you can still see the second pupil but its pushed back down into the eye and almost looks like an air bubble.
also I took some pics that clearly show what I am trying to explain.The eye thats messed up is the one on his right.I took pics from both sides so you can clearly see the difference.
It is clearly visible in person and is enough on its own that if it's not likely to heal up I will probably be trying to sell this dat if thats even a feasible endeavor.
so what do you guys think about his bars and color?
what do you think about him continuously trying to hide when I have nowhere for him to really hide because he's too big?And on that note what do you think about removing all deco and the impact it might have on my BGK and CL's?
what do you think about his eye as far as weather or not it might heal up or if you can even see what I am talking about?
thank you for your time,SPF
