i just got 6 fish for a 10 gallon tank. everything is new and the water was run through a couple days before i got them by the filter. i even got conditioning salt for the fish. a few of them chase each other around and kind of bite each other and the one that is being chased doesn't seem to like it...also a few of them are also doing this wierd thing like kind of streching....its hard to explain but they hold their tail to the side and they kind of vibrate and they do this for a few seconds every couple minutes. whats wrong with my fish??
2007-03-28 08:57:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
they are freshwater tetras
2007-03-28 09:16:58 · update #1
they are tropical but definetely non aggressive....they are all from the tropical community
2007-03-28 09:19:06 · update #2
Knowing the types of your fish would really help here, but all of that sounds like typical fish behavior really. The ones doing the chasing may be a bit more agrressive than the others and just becoming the dominant fishes in the tank. They may or may not stop depending on what they are.
The other stuff you describe is often also associated with dominance and territorial desputes.
You have quite a few fish for a new tank. Be ready to start checking your ammonia in the next few days and changing water often to keep the ammonia down until the bacteria grows enough to control it. Here's a link that explains what you should expect in your tank over the next few weeks and the details of how to handle it
http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php
Welcome to the hobby and best of luck!
MM
2007-03-28 09:24:21 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What kind of fish you have would really help explaining this. If they are an aggressive breed of fish, chasing each other around staking out territory is perfectly normal, and won't ever change, they always fight for their space. The vibrating thing sounds like you probably have a pair mating. If you have a few convicts in there, you definitely have fish mating, that's all they do, fight and mate. Also 6 fish in a ten gallon tank, unless they are guppies or something similar, is quite a bit, you should allow something like a gallon of water per inch of fish, although I'm not positive that amount is exact.
2007-03-28 09:12:47 · answer #2 · answered by shadow21276 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 03:31:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a hard q
2007-03-28 09:02:26 · answer #4 · answered by puppydog108109 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋