I have 3 blue danio with some other fish in a 5 gallon tank. I bought some other fish and know one of the blue danio that was always at the top with the other 2 is just lying on the floor. And his face looks kind of weird. Whats going to happen? The water in the tank is all clean.
What can I do?
2007-01-22 12:50:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
you may have to many fish in that tank that would stress out you may need a bigger tank for that good lucky and there is some stuff you can buy at a pet store call stress coat so they you go
2007-01-22 13:09:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your tank is too crowded. A buildup of ammonia is killing your fish. You need to do a water change, using dechlorinator and matching your water temp closely.
All you should have in that tank is either a betta, or a few shrimp and an african dwarf frog or two, or two or three dwarf platies or neon tetras or another small fish like that. Plus, even so, you will have to do weekly partial water changes to keep the waste products like ammonia down. In the meantime, don't overfeed: once a day as much as they can eat in a couple of minutes is enough.
2007-01-22 15:22:56 · answer #2 · answered by j s 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think what happened was the blue danio was very stress and needed a break.Good Luck!
2007-01-22 12:56:45 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋