trav Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 hey guy just bought a 4 foot tank 200l and 2 dats one is 6cm and other is 15 cm and the leopard fish is 8cm any ideas what other fish would go nice in there and it say he feeds them hikari sinking carnivore pellets anything else i should feed them etc blood worm ... 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 you can also feed them chopped up ox heart, shrimps/prawns, worms - my dats eat anything - hikari cichlid gold, flake feeder fish (every now and then) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 this is travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 this is travis Why do you keep saying that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I was feeding them on cichlid gold mainly travis. Ill try and get you some cheap, but its gonna be about 2 weeks until my special order comes in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 trav could you put up some pic's up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 yup i will post some pics abit later . they are awesome i feed them blood worms and the small dat ate 1 and a half squars of bood worms and the big one only ate the small ones that feel of the others same with the leopard centempoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 hey there, you proberly don't want to be feeding them on bloodworm all the time - try getting them onto pellet foods or raw prawns my dats love the stuff yesterday i feed them mussels and they looked so cool trying to eat them. Bloodworms aren't very nutrital (sp?) so the dats won't grow on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 would shrimp be good for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mel Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Hi, shrimp is good - but you should try getting them on pellet food as it has all the goodness that they need and cheaper to feed them on Also try thinly slicing ox heart (remove ALL fat), they will love that to - and that puts weight on them fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 thanks mel do you have dats can you post some pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mel Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 i have 2 american tigers - sorry i have no pictures of them they are pretty shy guys very hard taking photos of them. What kind of dats do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 2 borneo tigers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 awesome trav glad the settled in well i'm trying to get my to eat pellets there are being starved :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 2 borneo tigers Borneo tiger is a bit of a nonsense name. Have a read of the Datnioides Species profile here, there's a couple of good pics to help identify them. More than likely they are D. microlepis or Indonesian Tiger, but lately D. polota or American Tigers seem to be more commonly available. I've only ever seen one true widebar/siamese tiger/D. pulcher here, although many IT's can have similar looking striped but the two bars on the base of the tail give it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 hi guys travis have indo datnoid's just leting you now his still quite new to keeping the more pricey fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 thank dee lol :bounce: 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 no problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 here some pictures will try and get some better ones when they eat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 trav your signture can only be 3 lines long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Borneo tiger is a bit of a nonsense name. Have a read of the Datnioides Species profile here, there's a couple of good pics to help identify them. More than likely they are D. microlepis or Indonesian Tiger, but lately D. polota or American Tigers seem to be more commonly available. I've only ever seen one true widebar/siamese tiger/D. pulcher here, although many IT's can have similar looking striped but the two bars on the base of the tail give it away. Cheers David. these fellas know, its for the 'uneducated' ones out there, as thats what they sell as. I had to educate the importer the other week in an attempt to get NGTs. fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Cheers David. these fellas know, its for the 'uneducated' ones out there, as thats what they sell as. I had to educated the imported the other week in an attempt to get NGTs. fingers crossed! What you calling me 'uneducated'?!!!! :evil: :-? :lol: :lol: :lol: yeah, it confuses me sometimes. hi guys travis have indo datnoid's just leting you now his still quite new to keeping the more pricey fish haha, lol coming from you D thats great! :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 i'm going to get secound pick ay morc's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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