Red Indonesian Datnoid

[T1KARMANN]

Look with your eyes and you will see another thread on the forum called stable unstable always good to look at other threads and the stickys you never know what info you will find

 

[pshtex]

it does sound like a snapper is it like this

what kind of fish is that

 

[DiXoN]

what kind of fish is that

its a juvenile red snapper.

 

[T1KARMANN]

It's not a fresh water fish not that that seams to bother most people

I think it's also called a mangrove Jake if it's not that's also sold sometimes as a red dat

 

[Laben]

Never heard of a red indo.

 

[krichardson]

Oh, crap, so it may stay that ugly color its whole life? I want it to be striped throughout its body. I don't like how its back half is a solid color.

LOL.

So will my datnoid ever stablize? Is there a way I can make that happen?

Time,trial and error.....It might stable up over time or it may never go stable.You will have to try different decor arrangements and light intensity levels.

It's not a fresh water fish not that that seams to bother most people

I think it's also called a mangrove Jake if it's not that's also sold sometimes as a red dat

It's mangrove jack and a different fish than the one that Dixon posted.That one is L.sebae......The mangrove jacks,or snappers (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) are sometimes sold here as redfin datnoids to those who don't know any better but they are very aggressive and I've seen them put a real hurting on their tankmates.

 

[T1KARMANN]

The one Dixon posted is real nice and a shame that they are not FW

 

[krichardson]

The one Dixon posted is real nice and a shame that they are not FW

That's one of the fish that lured me into salt keeping but unfortunately they are only brightly colored as juveniles.When they become older their colors fade and they almost look like a different fish....Same goes for the jacks actually.

 

[DiXoN]

That's one of the fish that lured me into salt keeping but unfortunately they are only brightly colored as juveniles.When they become older their colors fade and they almost look like a different fish....Same goes for the jacks actually.

you could eat it once it loses its colour and buy another juvi, best of both worlds.

 

[krichardson]

you could eat it once it loses its colour and buy another juvi, best of both worlds.

No thanks...I'm not big on snapper,I'm a catfish man.