ive got 4 danios however i did have 5 but 1 died this morning i think this was due to getting nipped by the other 4 fish has i had a lot of nip bites on it! Is there anyway to stop the fish from nipping each other?
2006-09-19 22:15:48 · 10 answers · asked by laura c 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
if i put other fish wuld they nip them to?
2006-09-20 00:09:02 · update #1
Knock the bottom off a clay plant pot and put it on its' side in the tank. The new decoration will give them something else to worry about for a couple of days and more room for them to get away from each other reducing stress. Adding salt for freshwater fish sill stop the nips from getting infected and speed the healing process.
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2006-09-20 02:53:38 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, we've got cyclids and they are doing the same thing to each other and we've also had the occasional dead fish.
We put the 5 fish in a bigger fish tank and now they're not fighting each other anymore.
Also it's a good thing that you only have one kind of fish or related species in your aquarium, because there are some species that really aren't compatible!
Since you only have danios, compatibility is not an issue here! Just give your fish some more space and maybe it's a good idea to talk to the people from the shop where you bought your fish from!
2006-09-20 05:33:24 · answer #2 · answered by alternative_be 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Danios need to be in a group of 6 or more. They need to have a big tank. Danios are peaceful fish but if these 2 conditions are not satisfied the fin nipping problem can arise.
2006-09-20 10:47:16 · answer #3 · answered by oops1388 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with my goldfish, believe it or not. I ended up having to separate them to stop it. You might try watching them for a bit to see if there seems to be one "troublemaker", then either put him in a separate bowl/tank or buy an isolet so that it can still live in the same tank but be separate from the other fish.
2006-09-20 05:28:49 · answer #4 · answered by LoniV 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only solution is to get other types of fish and put them in with the danios, it will stop the danios attacking each other
2006-09-20 06:35:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way is to seperate them. All it is is a territory fighting. All fish do. The weak get killed and eventually the strongest will be the leader. Good luck
2006-09-20 09:29:16 · answer #6 · answered by Melba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well until you find a reseneble explaination put them in little zip lock container things filled with water To separte them
2006-09-20 05:24:57 · answer #7 · answered by Someone 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your tanks probably to small, they are trying to establish territory
2006-09-20 05:28:39 · answer #8 · answered by Chris 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your tank could be too small, or you could need more placesfor them to hide from each other. If your tank is 10 gallons or less, it is too small
2006-09-20 05:24:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
cook them for dinner
2006-09-20 05:22:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋