New tank stocking ideas, Polys with Dats? Or other combos?
- Thread starter DMD123
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Trust me bro the pearsei wont bother the dats, dats will fight back no matter how small it is, it will stand up against bigger fish.
My IT is only 1” and i have a 4” jardini with it and the jar trys to bully it but end up the jar got bullied.
My IT is only 1” and i have a 4” jardini with it and the jar trys to bully it but end up the jar got bullied.
Here, there are two videos but i just put it in one,
Toward the end you can see the jardini scales were the IT bite it.
Toward the end you can see the jardini scales were the IT bite it.
Ive never owned a dat and dmd's female is more laid back than my male. (Just thinking outloud) what if she were to not back down or continue messing with the dat ? Are dats the type of fish than can accept a sub dominant role ?
That im not sure, but i just noticed that dats only become aggressive when defending themselves.
The only dat i know that is aggressive to other is NGT,
Hao
might give you a better answer.
So exotic only really has two dats I would consider and they are the IT at $279 for a 6.5" dat or the NGT at $159 (sale) for 6" dat. These would likely be a size that the polys would leave alone. Im basing this off when I had added the baby oscar and it was right up in their faces and no one ate him. lol
Polyaddict86
, when you say 'aggressive to other', are you meaning other fish like cichlids? This would defeat getting the fish if it would have an issue with the pearsei.
Polyaddict86
, when you say 'aggressive to other', are you meaning other fish like cichlids? This would defeat getting the fish if it would have an issue with the pearsei.
So exotic only really has two dats I would consider and they are the IT at $279 for a 6.5" dat or the NGT at $159 (sale) for 6" dat. These would likely be a size that the polys would leave alone. Im basing this off when I had added the baby oscar and it was right up in their faces and no one ate him. lol
Get a New Guinea Tiger (NGT). Here’s mine. It’ll match your Pearsei’s colors. ;-)
Polyaddict86
- U need to get one too 
lol 
Get a New Guinea Tiger (NGT). Here’s mine. It’ll match your Pearsei’s colors. ;-)
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Thats a nice looking fish
These kind of dats are fine with cichlids. Most are seen with pbass but larger and friendly cichlids should be fine. Seen with mixed fish including cichlids.So exotic only really has two dats I would consider and they are the IT at $279 for a 6.5" dat or the NGT at $159 (sale) for 6" dat. These would likely be a size that the polys would leave alone. Im basing this off when I had added the baby oscar and it was right up in their faces and no one ate him. lol
Here’s my Indonesia Dat. On occasion, they’re visually a frustrating specie to own. Some will change colors on ya, or stay dark the whole damn time. It’s the Roll of the dice with Indos, lol. It’s not everyone’s cup a tea. Indo dat owners know about this 
. FYI- Singular indos usually do best visually.
. FYI- Singular indos usually do best visually. 