How Big Is Your NTT?

[impala]

Sorry to see your departed NTT, know how you feel, I lost a 10" NTT. Grew him out with six other thin bars, he was thinner than the others and I started hand feeding (with tongs) raw shrimp daily. After around one week of bulking him up I sat down to my morning coffee and witnessed him spaz out, hit the top glass of the tank, sink to the bottom, swim across to the other end and die.

Freaked me out, looking back I suspect the daily raw shrimp was the cause because of a chemical, the name escapes me, but it started with a T, and I've read since that too much raw shrimp is toxic to datnoids because of this certain chemical.

"Tripolyphosphate" Sodium Tripolyphosphate, STPP, found in cleaning products, paints, ceramics, and used as a food preservative.

Some time ago I read that tripolyphosphate, found in very small amounts in raw shrimp/market prawn could be toxic to datnoids, and the article recommended not feeding to tigers too frequently.

How accurate this write up was I can't say, but it would explain my 10" NTT's sudden death.

On the other hand over the years I raised many dats IT, ST NGT, on raw shrimp with no problems. Could be that NTT are more delicate and susceptible to tripolyphosphate.

 

[krichardson]

On the other hand over the years I raised many dats IT, ST NGT, on raw shrimp with no problems. Could be that NTT are more delicate and susceptible to tripolyphosphate.

I think so...They generally seem to be more delicate than the other dats and more susceptible to different ailments.

 

[vinson vr]

Mine...still small, currently 4.5 inches. Got him as 1.5 inches baby June 2012.
This guy grows a bit slow, 3 months 3 inches, average 1 inch per month, haha, i love him so much !

 

[ILikeBichirs]

Mine...still small, currently 4.5 inches. Got him as 1.5 inches baby June 2012.
This guy grows a bit slow, 3 months 3 inches, average 1 inch per month, haha, i love him so much !

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Dang three inches in three months that's awesome! I got my NTT at around the same time mine was about 2.5" and after three months mine has only grown an inch lol but that's probably due to mine being super picky with food. He was stuck on feeders nightcrawlers nd bloodworms but I'm putting him on a eat or die pellet diet lol

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[vinson vr]

Haha....not really....The TRUE fact is, i bought and raise this guy from 27th May (i still kept the receipt, lol), he was like 1.8++inches.
And now 24th Sptmber, he is bout 4.5 inches, bout 3 inches grow in 4 months!
Yes, this guy NTT ate a lot, compared to my Indo Dat. I fed them 6 days per week. Hehe ^^

 

[ILikeBichirs]

Haha still very good growth though, mind telling us Wat u are feeding em

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[strollo22]

My biggest is 4.5"


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[vinson vr]

For 6 days a week,
~ 4 days feeding them market shrimps
~ another 2 days I fed them live goldfish feeder

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[shaiful]

Here's mine. Abt 5-6inches. Fussy bugger eats nothing else but feeders!

 

[KingoRock]

I had a 11-12" one couple years back.. Sold him like a fool

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