Need help chosing a good Tankmate for Datnoids...

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I heard there was a place near me that has endlie but I dont remember the name of it... so I am trying to find out the name....

It isnt Dragon or a chain store...
 
Oh yeah Archers I forgot about them... ya Sinister J keeps a couple with his dats...
 
Keep them with a shoal of silver dollar (with a black mark on the side), but they are quite expensive $45 a piece. Or like attackfish said, try it with the green arowana, my lfs is selling them for $168, they are around 10" or so :O Or maybe a triginus $140 or peacock bass 6-7" $18 or something, and my lfs is selling endii for $40 not sure if it is cheap or expensive.
 
Fishes33;1885603; said:
Keep them with a shoal of silver dollar (with a black mark on the side), but they are quite expensive $45 a piece. Or like attackfish said, try it with the green arowana, my lfs is selling them for $168, they are around 10" or so :O Or maybe a triginus $140 or peacock bass 6-7" $18 or something, and my lfs is selling endii for $40 not sure if it is cheap or expensive.

Which LFS is this?
 
How about trying the giant gouramy,I have never had one but intend to look into getting one soon if they are not aggressive.I always try to keep fish together that are found in the same area,never kept dats with cichlids because it doesnt occur naturally and it just does not look right to me.Do some reading and see what comes from their native waters and find out whats available.
 
krichardson;1886184; said:
How about trying the giant gouramy,I have never had one but intend to look into getting one soon if they are not aggressive.I always try to keep fish together that are found in the same area,never kept dats with cichlids because it doesnt occur naturally and it just does not look right to me.Do some reading and see what comes from their native waters and find out whats available.

I tried it, kept a same size Red Tail Giant Gourami and my datnoid beat it up badly with missing scales.
 
wonword;1886941; said:
has anybody tried keeping a ctenopoma with their dats? i think that would be cool

What kind of Ctenopoma?

I keep a Leopard Ctenopoma with my dats...
 
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