i was wondering, if i was to have a 60 gallon tank full of datnoid pulchers..wut kind of environment or setup would b best for its colors and comfortability? i heard dat a bare tank wid no plants or gravel is better and also dat black backround wid light sand is better. i was wondering which was true? thanks in advanced.
good/best environment for datnoid
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This topic is a confusing one....
People have tried everything to get there datnoids stable and sometimes it just will not work. I don't think factors like sand or plants etc have a major role in this. It is just the individual fish.
Some of the best dats I have seen are in complete bare tanks and some are in planted tanks.
All of the tanks I keep dats in have either sand or gravel. They all have a dark background and numerous peices of driftwood. They are all stable.
I found that my datnoids didn't like plants, they ripped them up...
Try a few different combos. Whatever works best, keep it that way.
People have tried everything to get there datnoids stable and sometimes it just will not work. I don't think factors like sand or plants etc have a major role in this. It is just the individual fish.
Some of the best dats I have seen are in complete bare tanks and some are in planted tanks.
All of the tanks I keep dats in have either sand or gravel. They all have a dark background and numerous peices of driftwood. They are all stable.
I found that my datnoids didn't like plants, they ripped them up...
Try a few different combos. Whatever works best, keep it that way.
I'm having problems with them trying to kill each other. I only have 2 thin bars and 1 Indo in a 55. Just sand and a few rocks. Every tank I put them in they always get beat up byone of my thin bars. And there all the same size. I think thats why my other indo died. Stress, leads to disease.
you make datnoids sound like your mother-in-law.
jeez.
raise it like you would raise any other fish.
if you're water is clean and the tankmates are nice, then it'll show good color and be a great fish.
there are no magic formulas.
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jeez.
raise it like you would raise any other fish.
if you're water is clean and the tankmates are nice, then it'll show good color and be a great fish.
there are no magic formulas.
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They are very hardy fish and just treat them like anything else and they should be fineyou make datnoids sound like your mother-in-law.
jeez.
raise it like you would raise any other fish.
if you're water is clean and the tankmates are nice, then it'll show good color and be a great fish.
there are no magic formulas.
yeah, I've even cycled a tank before with a thinbar dat, they're not like discus or rays.
very hardy just like your average fish.
very hardy just like your average fish.
any reason why they died?
i currently have 12 dats in my 60 gal tank with an xp3 filter and a powehead aquaclear 30 for air and water circulation bare bottom. hardy fish... yes i agree. i do water changes straight from the tap water with titration on stress coat meds. they eat like hell. 36 feeders in less than 10 minutes. i believe they are not as sensitive as other fishes. i had kept exotic plecos and they are hard to keep healthy. don't know why. but i find dats as nice and tough fish but not to abuse them.