Thin Bar Dat
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brackish is better for them i think but i am not a dat man
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sorry thinking of that song
They do well in freshwater but always require some salt. They seem to do better when salt is added to their tank even if it is a low dose. If they are in brackish try to find out just how brackish it really is. Some stores call brackish any tank with a bit more salt added. If the salinity is not really high to be considered true bracksih you can add them to your tank after a drip acclimation and add some salt to your tank. They should be fine but always watch them closely.
My opinion and experience shows that Thin bars tend to be the more sensitive/delicate of all the species of datnoids. Not sure as to why but with me they are not as tough as the other species.
Ivan
My opinion and experience shows that Thin bars tend to be the more sensitive/delicate of all the species of datnoids. Not sure as to why but with me they are not as tough as the other species.
Ivan
Just while the bag is sitting in the tank adjusting temperatures, take a shot glass/cup and give it some of your water every couple minutes. I usually ad a glass or so like 3 or 4 times before I release any fish. I had dats in with no salt and they were fine, no probs. i do now keep a degree of salt in all my tanks now, never believed in it and once I did it they thrived, because the fish are more active and hardy it seems. The dat will live but will like it better with a little salt.
Aargh! If you don't know, why do you even bother to respond?rottbo said:
I concur w/ Ivan (alfon 76). Although Datnioides undecimradiatus is primarily a FW species, they do fine w/ some salt added, which can be beneficial to combat disease or stress. IME, thinbars can be rather susceptible to the strange ulcerating disease that's been hitting dats. I've found that salt and heat are the best "cure" for it.
icthyophile said:
If you dont have anything to add dont answer, If you want to know something, post a question. This isnt a contest to see how many posts you can make.you can put them straight on a freshwater tank. just let the plastic bag float inside the tank for atleast 15mins then after that slowly add some water coming from the tank as they say to acclimatize your new fish with the tank temperature.
no need to add salt.
no need to add salt.