Datnoides polota info required
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Datnoides polota info required
Has anyone kept Datnoides polota ? Would like to know their temperment and how they act
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Re: Datnoides polota info required
I kept them for a brief period in a fish only single species tank. They were peaceful towards other datnoides in the tank. Didn't like the way they kept dangling here and there in the tank hence returned after 2 months.
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Re: Datnoides polota info required
Jibran bhai will be your man
P.S. - After channa now you are after daltonoides
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After reading more about them dropped the ideaAbhishek wrote:Jibran bhai will be your man
P.S. - After channa now you are after daltonoides :p
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Re: Datnoides polota info required
They are specialist fish for sure...
Those stripes are irresistable, but a lot of things to watch out for. Never keep two, one or 5, for instance. Many of them being wild caught will not be used to dry food and will die before they realise it is edible... They grow large enough to need large tanks even for a single fish, though they grow slowly.. long-term commitment.
Those stripes are irresistable, but a lot of things to watch out for. Never keep two, one or 5, for instance. Many of them being wild caught will not be used to dry food and will die before they realise it is edible... They grow large enough to need large tanks even for a single fish, though they grow slowly.. long-term commitment.
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Re: Datnoides polota info required
hmmm datnoides polota or datnoides quadrifasciatus are very much the same fish
it took me close to 2 years to grow 10 specimens of 10mm-15mm babies to 6 specimens 5.5", 4 of them were cannibalized as they took more time to grow
as they grew bigger they were more aggressive as well more shy, always in hiding and during feeding would dart out from their caves and get back inside with the same speed
a 6 sqft footprint tank should suffice for at least 4-5 years for a group of 4.
it sometimes is a challenge to get them onto dry foods if they are already grown up, but if they are young of the year then they should accept pellets very easily
have extremely large mouths and you will be surprised when they swallow a fish you thought was big enough for them
it took me close to 2 years to grow 10 specimens of 10mm-15mm babies to 6 specimens 5.5", 4 of them were cannibalized as they took more time to grow
as they grew bigger they were more aggressive as well more shy, always in hiding and during feeding would dart out from their caves and get back inside with the same speed
a 6 sqft footprint tank should suffice for at least 4-5 years for a group of 4.
it sometimes is a challenge to get them onto dry foods if they are already grown up, but if they are young of the year then they should accept pellets very easily
have extremely large mouths and you will be surprised when they swallow a fish you thought was big enough for them