does this sound like a silver dat to you?

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bluedempseyboy

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hey guys my parents got this fish the other day form a LFS and had it in brackish water. they labeled it a silver datnoid...

when i went to visit my rents, just looking at it i dont see how it could be a silver datnoid.

some facts (no pic yet, i told my pops to take one asap)

-it had no vertical lines, just some horizontal lines
-the top fins were in two segments the first fin that was closest to the head spikes up, the second top fin was more of a normal rounded fin
-it was silver, for the most part, it had like spots towards its tail that look like a fancy O
-its about 3" has a longer body than a regular dat
-it glides across the tank, not like a dat, it definately seems like a predatory fish though
-it was 12.99


i was hoping if anyone had an idea if this was a different species, and judging from what info i have given you have you seen or heard of what kind of species if this is not a silver dat. if anyone is familiar with brackish predators I would be greatful on your opinion here
 
well silver dat are in brackish water....it's really hard to ID without pictures. could you take it by camera phone?
 
Nandus?
 
i dont think its that, it has a datnoid face, but the top fin closest to the head looks like a datnoid, its not all silver its semi-blackened throughout the body
 
it could still be stress...give it a couple of day to let him show the actual color.
 
it looks more like a nandus than a datnoid, my parent have a indo in their FW tank and it looks nothin like one another,

the top fin looks like a nandus but my parents fish has 2 seperate topfin

sorry for no pic, if it was my fish it would be there, hopefully within a few days
 
well if it had horizontal stripes, spots, and 2 separate "top" fins then it isn't a silver Dat.
 
hey guys thanks for the posts, finally here are some pictures, what do you think it is? is 12.99 a fair price for whatever it is?

silverdat1.jpg


silverdat2.jpg
 
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