New Addition: DAT!

very nice! but be forwarned. We had a datnoid come into our store that was 18 inches long..even though most of the books say 12 inches or so...

he is an amazing fish! great find~!

oh man, i would be overjoyed if this guy got 18 inches long!
 
thanks!
 
I forgot to mention that the 18 inch datnoid we had come in was actually the silver variety, not the gold one that this is.

still, both are stunning fish.

one of my favs.

I have often wanted to put one in with my monos, but was concerned over possible aggression.

I have never kept these fish, but from what I understand, they can be nasty.
 
a quick google search brought up a massive gold datnoid, that looks to be at least 18 inches:

:)

your fish is going to be awesome.


can't really see the size on him, but if its really 18 inches then wow, thats awesome.

classic dats used to get huge, you dont see them much over 12-13 inches
 
can't really see the size on him, but if its really 18 inches then wow, thats awesome.

classic dats used to get huge, you dont see them much over 12-13 inches

the site that I found that pic talks about datnoids reaching 22 inches in length.

after the one I saw that was one and one half floor tiles long at our store (LOL) I can believe it.

your fish is going to be cool!
 
you have a link to that site?
 
AquariaCentral.com