IT Datnoid Growth

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i just put 4 x 2-5inch IT in a 30x14x14 tank connected to my main 1000g system i was lucky all 4 took pellets from day one so lets see how fast they grow

i have 2 IT in the 1000g i got them both about 1 year ago one will eat pellets the other only prawn the

when i got them they were both 10inch in a year the one that eats pellets is only near 12inch the one that eats pellets is 16inch + so its all about food prawn and other sea foods are crap for growth pellets are the way to go for fast growth
 
T1KARMANN said:
i just put 4 x 2-5inch IT in a 30x14x14 tank connected to my main 1000g system i was lucky all 4 took pellets from day one so lets see how fast they grow

i have 2 IT in the 1000g i got them both about 1 year ago one will eat pellets the other only prawn the

when i got them they were both 10inch in a year the one that eats pellets is only near 12inch the one that eats pellets is 16inch + so its all about food prawn and other sea foods are crap for growth pellets are the way to go for fast growth
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This guy here knows what he's talking about, I really do have to agree that I saw very minimal growth with shrimp/tilapia/other seafood, they are not as calorie dense and hence will not allow for maximum growth potential unless you are constantly always feeding them but that will cost a lot of money. Massivores are the way to go.
 
question to everyone here, does any of your datnoids bother with surface food??? mine would only exlusively eat sinking pellets but I would love it if I could some how trian them to take floating pellets
 
Definitely get them on massivore and cichlid gold sinking and mine also eat catfish pellets,pleco wafers whitebait,mealworms prawns etc.
 
digidat said:
dats do grow slowly but they can manage more than 1" a year if treated PROPERLY meaning fed properly and their water are changed at least once a week or every 2 weeks, my 4"er who got on massivore went from 4 to 8" in just 8 months
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I agree with this! I feed mine Massivor and cut up Tilapia Fillet's. I bought 10 IT's two years ago, about the size of a quarter. Of the 9 that are still alive all but 1 is 6". The "runt" is 3".

Edit: Some more info. They grew out in a 180 for a year and the last year they have been in a 360 with a trickle water change system. I think/hope they have optimum "growth" conditions and that's why I'm seeing this kind of growth.
 
digidat said:
question to everyone here, does any of your datnoids bother with surface food??? mine would only exlusively eat sinking pellets but I would love it if I could some how trian them to take floating pellets
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two of my datnoids eat exclusively from the surface which is weird

food sticks and freeze dried shrimp, etc
 
silverlude15 said:
two of my datnoids eat exclusively from the surface which is weird

food sticks and freeze dried shrimp, etc
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Most of my brood will take freeze dried krill from the surface.I have not tried any floating pellets or food sticks yet.
 
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