Dither fish for wide-bar datnoid

[tlindsey]

But, eventually, when the datnoid grows large enough, it will start to see the filament bars as food, right? Even if the datnoids grew up on a diet of earthworms and krill, or pellets, right?

Tbh I really wouldn't know. That's why I stated for how long honesty don't know.

 

[TheEelKing]

Thanks. I've only kept thin-bar dats in the past with my various stocks. I am thinking about trying a wide-bar now. My 10-12 inch thin bars were cool with adult filament barbs. No problems at all. However, I never kept a thin bar dat long enough for it to reach 16" and I know wide bars can get up to 2 feet.

I never got a thin bar to eat pellets, so I always fed them a diet of earthworms and whole frozen krill.

 

[tlindsey]

Thanks. I've only kept thin-bar dats in the past with my various stocks. I am thinking about trying a wide-bar now. My 10-12 inch thin bars were cool with adult filament barbs. No problems at all. However, I never kept a thin bar dat long enough for it to reach 16" and I know wide bars can get up to 2 feet.

I never got a thin bar to eat pellets, so I always fed them a diet of earthworms and whole frozen krill.

If you don't feed live fish feeders you may be fine.

 

[krichardson]

There is no way to be certain,especially with a pulcher that is fully grown.....at that size just about any dither fish could be fair game to be eaten.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

How about freshwater drum as dithers? They are fairly slow growing, intelligent and mind their own business, they also love to eat snails

 

[krichardson]

How about freshwater drum as dithers? They are fairly slow growing, intelligent and mind their own business, they also love to eat snails

Slow growing might not be a good thing for them in a datnoid tank.Dats grow slowly too but you don't want the dats to be able to overtake the drum before they get to a respectable size.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Slow growing might not be a good thing for them in a datnoid tank.Dats grow slowly too but you don't want the dats to be able to overtake the drum before they get to a respectable size.

Start with a larger drum

 

[krichardson]

....gotta get what is available .