Update of my datnoid comm

[Magnus_Bane]

They’re definitely cowardd towards everythin that could nip a fin. Over time (months or even years) they can become like puppies as long as theyve learned they’re 150% sure they’re safe. They are breathtaking though when big and command respect, in theory and in price... a large high quality one will go for $1500, I’ve even seen $2100 in all honesty their expert level requirements are big portion of what make them so sought after, it’s like saying you can tame the most finicky of fish. but also because of their amazing patterns which varries slightly by species

They definitely look like they take allot of caring for. Personally the most delicate fish if cared for, successfully, are angel fish. Tried discus and arowana a few times but never had any luck, mostly do to the high PH here. When I get my 2,000 gal built I might try raising a dat but it'll be a few years before I get that completed. What all can you even stock with them? I would imagine nothing small enough to eat or anything aggressive.

 

[Blakewater]

my NGT took three years before he even ate any thing that wasn't alive, mostly ghost shrimp, fish and earthworms.

Now he eats anything that's dropped in the tank

Yeah breaking in my NTTs took 3 months just to get them to not completely vanish 99% of the time and they still aren’t stable

 

[Magnus_Bane]

my NGT took three years before he even ate any thing that wasn't alive, mostly ghost shrimp, fish and earthworms.

Now he eats anything that's dropped in the tank

Only had a few fish I had to ween off of live food. Mainly my ex-roommates Jaguar cichlid and my 2 pike Cichlids. Only took a couple months at most for those guys tho.

 

[Blakewater]

They definitely look like they take allot of caring for. Personally the most delicate fish if cared for, successfully, are angel fish. Tried discus and arowana a few times but never had any luck, mostly do to the high PH here. When I get my 2,000 gal built I might try raising a dat but it'll be a few years before I get that completed. What all can you even stock with them? I would imagine nothing small enough to eat or anything aggressive.

Actually they work with a lot quite well their body shape makes them hard to swallow. Just nothing that’ll challenge them. Bigger predators like Arowana, bass, stingrays, even tiger fish are usually fine. They like similar set ups as angelfish. You could probably get one in a 75g for a year or two if you wanted to try. They grow slooooooow like .5” a month sometimes less

 

[Blakewater]

Actually they work with a lot quite well their body shape makes them hard to swallow. Just nothing that’ll challenge them. Bigger predators like Arowana, bass, stingrays, even tiger fish are usually fine. They like similar set ups as angelfish. You could probably get one in a 75g for a year or two if you wanted to try. They grow slooooooow like .5” a month sometimes less

Just make sure if they’re babies to get 1 or 5+

 

[Magnus_Bane]

Actually they work with a lot quite well their body shape makes them hard to swallow. Just nothing that’ll challenge them. Bigger predators like Arowana, bass, stingrays, even tiger fish are usually fine. They like similar set ups as angelfish. You could probably get one in a 75g for a year or two if you wanted to try. They grow slooooooow like .5” a month sometimes less

So they would probably get along well enough with large mouth bass and crappie possibly? I'd have to reseal my 80g first, that's going to be a major pain, got to scrape out 5 tubes of silicon out of it and add a patch of glass to the bottom pane. Probably would never be able to add any of my FH's to the tank either just to keep the dat happy.

 

[Blakewater]

So they would probably get along well enough with large mouth bass and crappie possibly? I'd have to reseal my 80g first, that's going to be a major pain, got to scrape out 5 tubes of silicon out of it and add a patch of glass to the bottom pane. Probably would never be able to add any of my FH's to the tank either just to keep the dat happy.

I usually wouldn’t recommend naturally tropical with cold water species. But they’re similar to crappie in body type anyway so they could be your crappie haha

 

[Magnus_Bane]

I usually wouldn’t recommend naturally tropical with cold water species. But they’re similar to crappie in body type anyway so they could be your crappie haha

Haha yeah, I know the lakes around here can get quite warm during summer, sometimes even into the late 80's to early 90's. It can even keep that temp into October. But yeah they do get extremely cold too. Used to keep those species as a teen in a heated tank usually in the mid 70's for temp if I remember correctly. Only fish we had a problem with was the bass and that was just because he wanted to eat everyone and everything including my dad's cat buddy. Least to say it was hilarious to whatch the cat drinking from the top of the fishtank just to have that bass bite his tongue. We even kept non native species with them and they all got along for the most part, except the mbuna, that lil ahole got fed to the cats for bullying the other fish.

 

[headbanger_jib]

Early May my NGT got tagged by the hybrid BD.

Hybrid BD tagged 16" NGT

Yesterday night, when I went to the fishroom, I saw the NGT which usually has solid colors had become really pale, from bright yellow it had gone to dull flourescent. After a certain amount of time I saw the fish swimming haphazardly and even gasping, a few times it started to swim upside down...

www.monsterfishkeepers.com

Although the wound healed and he ate after a few days, I noticed that although he wanted to eat, he didn't want to open his mouth, I segregated him and tried giving him smaller sized foods, even that he didn't eat, and yesterday night he passed away.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

so sorry to hear that