I bought them yesterday, but this morning, the long finned danio is chasing the others, trying to nip their tails. I bought them all at the same time, and to start off with they seemed fine. There are only 4 altogether in a 60L tank. I don't know what do do? I haven't seen any damage to their tails or fins, but I am worried. They have plants and ornaments and caves to hide in/behind, but please help!
2007-05-05 22:48:24 · 2 answers · asked by wildbeauty123 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
take the fish out if the other fish are fine & showing no aggreshion give the fish away or swop it at the shop if you can,you don`t want stress in your tank as when the fish get stressed they get disease,the art of keeping fish is having a tank where the fish all get along.the sad thing with tropical fish is the better looking the fish is the more aggressive it is,you are better keeping a small back up tank running for problems like this & allso if you suspect a fish is ill so it as less chance of spredding
2007-05-05 23:09:07 · answer #1 · answered by glynn b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may want to get two more if you have the room. This is the way danios behave. Most likely the one chasing the others is a dominant female. Some of the ones she's chasing are probably males (they will be smaller than females, but more brightly colored). If you have a few more fish, it will spread out the chasing so no one fish gets picked on too much.
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2007-05-07 05:06:36 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋