ok thanks, yea i have noticed that at night he is more active, is he naturally a nocturnal fish? do you guys know any good websites with info on Dats? alot of the ones ive come across have conflicting info.Steve_89 said:This is normal behaviour like the others have said.
You might find that as soon as you turn the lights out he becomes very active??
Try and get your dat onto prawns or shrimp like the others said.
DW about the slanting. Its normal aswell.
yea i would love for mine look like some of the ones ive seen on this site.ahlex said:give e new guy some time to adjust to e new environment... as for feeding, try to feed it after abt a week... siamese tigers r hardy fishes... so nt to worry too much... give it enough care n e rite conditions n u will be rewarded with its potential display of colours...
Thanks for the info, he has a driftwood cave but its a little small, it used to belong to my knife but the tiger kicked him out of it. im going to the LFS in lawton today, will see if they have something bigger over there.RockyGoldy said:If you wan it to be less frightened of the new environment, try putting a driftwood (bogwood) in the tank so that the Dat can hide in there...
it will then slowly wean into feeding..by darting out from the hiding place..feed and darting back again....in about a week..it should be free swimming in your tank.
Sure..do keep us updated on the progress.islander671 said:Thanks for the info, he has a driftwood cave but its a little small, it used to belong to my knife but the tiger kicked him out of it. im going to the LFS in lawton today, will see if they have something bigger over there.
They are more active at night. But if you want them to be active during the day, then feed them only when you switch on the tank lights. So that they will know that there will be food when the lights are on. Then they will be more active during lights on after a while.islander671 said:ok thanks, yea i have noticed that at night he is more active, is he naturally a nocturnal fish? do you guys know any good websites with info on Dats? alot of the ones ive come across have conflicting info.
Yeah..this is why i mention, give them as many hiding place as possible...redtailfool said:i would also like to add that they are ambush predators, they like to stay in a corner or a shaded area, waits for a fish to come by and then SNAP ! .. fish is gone.
