Never had success keeping dats in a group peacefully. There will always be the usual bullying and chasing even at 2in sizes. That is just what they are programmed to do.. And i will just let them be. Some will tolerate while most don't.
This is especially true with regards to tank size. You are better off keeping just one specimen. But then again, this will not last as there will always be this urge to get more!
A few ways around it is to provide more hardscapes in the form of twigs or mangrove like roots and of course the logic of adding in tankmates that would hold their own.
Then again, all these will come back to the issue of having an appropriate tank size to accomodate that.
Personally I have no tank with just a single Dat, with the exception of one that has been with me for about 4 years from 2inch. He has earn his rights to have a tank of his own.
This is especially true with regards to tank size. You are better off keeping just one specimen. But then again, this will not last as there will always be this urge to get more!
A few ways around it is to provide more hardscapes in the form of twigs or mangrove like roots and of course the logic of adding in tankmates that would hold their own.
Then again, all these will come back to the issue of having an appropriate tank size to accomodate that.
Personally I have no tank with just a single Dat, with the exception of one that has been with me for about 4 years from 2inch. He has earn his rights to have a tank of his own.
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