Datnoid Questions

[Kelly_Aquatics]

Hello! I have been looking into getting a dat and I would like to know what is the smallest type? I know silvers stay small but I dont wanna mess with brackish water I have heard that sumatra datnoidoly get 12-14" I dont know how accurate that is but let me know I have also heard that NGT only get 14-16"on average let me know!

Thanks!

 

[kno4te]

K krichardson

 

[Ohiofishguys]

Short body

 

[tlindsey]

Short body

Welcome aboard

 

[tlindsey]

Here is my Datnoid close to a foot.

 

[Egon]

They grow very slow so you will have years before their size is an issue.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

ok but long term will they be fine and what max size could I expect from the two I listed

 

[KATALEKEEPER]

ok but long term will they be fine and what max size could I expect from the two I listed

I want to know as well lol.

 

[banesbane]

IME/IMO NTTs stay small but that might be a parasite issue. Getting them up to size is incredibly difficult. NGT are a hard fish to keep, would probably prefer some brackish water eventually as well, but can for sure live its whole life in fresh.

Size wise I would say:
Silver/AT (smallest)
NGT (by far the most aggressive IME)
NTT
IT (IME Sumatrans and all other indos get about the same size)

 

[NCTRNL]

Hello! I have been looking into getting a dat and I would like to know what is the smallest type? I know silvers stay small but I dont wanna mess with brackish water I have heard that sumatra datnoidoly get 12-14" I dont know how accurate that is but let me know I have also heard that NGT only get 14-16"on average let me know!

Thanks!

They grow fairly slow but can get pretty big. I personally like all the south East Asian variants. I like to start them small as it’ll take a long time before they’re too big and actually have to worry bout housing. But this is coming from someone who loves dats a lot with sizes ranging from 2”- bigger than VHS tape size ?