Deal about Dats
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Datnoids are popular in some Asian countries because they are thought to bring good fortune. It's thought to be good luck to have a dragon (arowana) above and tigers (datnoids) below. However, I've always liked datnoids for reasons other than superstition, such as their striking appearance and engaging "personality."
There are five recognized datnoids species:
Datnioides pulcher, widebar datnoid
Datnioides microlepis, Indonesian datnoid
Datnioides undecimradiatus, thinbar datnoid
Datnioides campbelli, New Guinea datnoid
Datnioides quadrifasciatus, silver datnoid
As far as bars are concerned, they are generally only an issue with widebar datnoids, Datnioides pulcher. Wider, darker, and cleaner bars are typically preferred over thinner, more muted, and ragged bars. A full necklace, i.e., a first bar that completely encircles the fish, is also considered desirable.
There are five recognized datnoids species:
Datnioides pulcher, widebar datnoid
Datnioides microlepis, Indonesian datnoid
Datnioides undecimradiatus, thinbar datnoid
Datnioides campbelli, New Guinea datnoid
Datnioides quadrifasciatus, silver datnoid
As far as bars are concerned, they are generally only an issue with widebar datnoids, Datnioides pulcher. Wider, darker, and cleaner bars are typically preferred over thinner, more muted, and ragged bars. A full necklace, i.e., a first bar that completely encircles the fish, is also considered desirable.
umm...i wouldnt say aggressive but they are predators. all i know is when i first got into fish. wes showed me his huge ATF and huge datnoids. watching them open their mouthes huge to suck in fish drawn me into them. looks like they could eat anything.
Bigg081 said:
Its beautiful and have a great personality. It livens up your comm tank like no other fish. Bottom line is you cant appreciate as much as the dat fanboys do until you own one yourself.
I loved the dat I used to have for its personality and antics. It was in a 150 C/A cichlid community tank and lived fine among them. He had his hiding spot and he'd come out whenever I got around the tank. When I lifted the lid to feed them, I would drop in some pellets to get the other fish eating while the dat mind you stayed down around the bottom of the tank. then, once the other fish were eating I'd get out the can of freeze dried krill, take out a piece and wave it in front of the glass where the dat could see and you could just see the excitement out of the dat as much as you could possibly see excitement in a fish. I'd raise my hand up to the top of the tank with krill in hand and the dat would follow my hand very closely until I dropped the krill in and he snatched it up. 
I really miss that guy...lost him when I moved. 
I'll definitely be getting another...or 2, or 3.
I really miss that guy...lost him when I moved. I'll definitely be getting another...or 2, or 3. Great sized, beautiful colors (esp. the campbelli), active personalities. costly enough to be uncommon.