Why do datnoids prefer a bare bottom tank?

[Berber King]

I think their natural habitat is bare bottom

 

[jasoncambs]

I've read a few articles that say dats like no gravel or sand in the tank. Why is that? A few other articles say that seeing their own reflection on the bottom of the tank can make them unstable.

I have a 60gallon tank right now that I'm planning to put some baby indo dats in and I'm just not sure whether to put a low level of sand in it or not.

What would you do if you had a new datnoid tank?

Interesting .
Can you let us know these articles or the author . I would love to know how they decide dats PREFER bare bottom tanks

 

[nicknwillys]

I have 10 baby indos in a 20 gallon with 3m quartz and they are stable and eating like crazy!

 

[benzjamin13]

The bare bottom thing is just human preference.

 

[T1KARMANN]

The bare bottom thing is just human preference.

the bare bottom thing is just human lazyness

 

[jasoncambs]

the bare bottom thing is just human lazyness

So true lol