rtg and indo dats tankmates?
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arowana usually active at mid to top of water level, and pleco usually stay at the bottom of the tank, so they are fine.
They are a popular combo, but I'd recommend either 1 or a few, 3-4 due to aggression issues.
With two the dominant one will bully and stress the other one out to the point of getting very little food, staying small and in extreme cases stop eating and die. With more of them the aggression is spread around and they can all thrive.
For size I would advise buying the dats smaller than your rtg. Good luck.
With two the dominant one will bully and stress the other one out to the point of getting very little food, staying small and in extreme cases stop eating and die. With more of them the aggression is spread around and they can all thrive.
For size I would advise buying the dats smaller than your rtg. Good luck.
Be wary with this combo, I tried it several times without much success. The indo dat will claim lower part of the tank. The RTG being curious will cause the dat to be aggressive and defend it's territory. Indo dats have a hell of a nasty bite. Giving the dat some hiding space makes it even more defensive and it protects that particular part of the tank. Having multiple arowana, or dats (more than 5 asian arowana or 3 dats can work as I have seen this done a few times when I lived in Singapore.
good luck.
good luck.
