My brother and i got 6 new fish aboout 3 days ago. These are our only ones and there are 3 tiger barbs,2 assorted platies, and 1 zebra danio. The past two days they have been doing good and have been lively but today i noticed that they are acting strangly. The danio is spinning around and stuff and a couple of the barbs are sticking their nose area out of the water. I think one of the barbs got into a fight with some other fish because its bottom fin is all chewed up and they have been fighting. We tried to put an air blower thing in but i dont think its helping and we have to get a new filter cartridge but the question is what do you think is wrong? Do u think that it is something to do with the conditions of living or fighting. Please explain too. Thnx.
2007-06-23 09:23:26 · 11 answers · asked by Michelle 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
The barbs are bullies and need to be kept in a group of 6 or more to be happy. The danio isn't a bully (just hyperactive) and should also be kept in a school.
The behavior you're describing is one of ammoinia poisoning from having too many fish in the tank too soon. You need to do a partial water change (25-50%) ASAP.
2007-06-23 11:51:25 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok the tiger barb should be kept in groups of 6 or more (you are keeping them in a 3, (this is why they are fighting/attacking other fish ) Did you test the tank,Cycle it? Do you have a filter? How big is the tank?
2007-06-23 09:30:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vacuum the gravel, but don't remove more than 20% of the water. The Danio will need at least 2 more of the same kind and the Barbs will have to go because they are really aggressive with Platties and will absolutley destroy them. What size is your tank? If it is less than 10 gallons, all of the fish except the Platties have to go. If you can, email me and I can help you fix whatever problem you are having with your fish... email me at "nosoop4u@cox.net". Good luck!
P.S.: Somebody posted that Danios are aggressive, they are not aggressive at all, just hyper.
Nosoop4u
2007-06-23 11:42:20 · answer #3 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there is something wrong with the water. While the barbs do fight, flesh eating parasites can also damage fins. Look for tiny white spots on the fins. If they are present, then it is probably ick or some other disease. Ick Away and melafix will take care of it if it is a disease. Also, have you declorinated the water?
2007-06-27 08:01:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tiger barbs are semi aggressive so will eventually kill your others. I would guess you put too many fish in at once and changed the ph in the water. In a well established tank you can do this but a newer it changes things.
2007-06-27 09:10:28 · answer #5 · answered by laurie aka petsrus6 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Zebra Danio... This is an agrasive fish! The zebra will attack your other fish no matter how small it is! I had one and it killed some of my Tetras... You sounds like you have a Community tank! When you get new fish ask for Community fish only! Also.. Buy your fish in Odd numbers... NEVER get just one... like 3 or 5... some fish you can buy in 2's but never buy just one!
2007-06-23 09:30:03 · answer #6 · answered by Sunnie Richards 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to research cycling your tank until then do a 40% water change right away.Your fish are suffering from ammonia possoning and until the tank is fully cycle you must do frequent water changes to keep the fish from dieing. Heres a good web site with lots of information for beginers:
http://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/index.html
This page explans the nitrogen cycle in detail:
http://www.aquatic-hobbyist.com/profiles/misc/fishcycling.html
2007-06-23 10:27:21 · answer #7 · answered by Jackp1ne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the fish/ pet store and ask what it is. I would leave it alone and see how it dose. After a couple of days it could get better and do fine.
2016-05-18 03:56:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tiger barbs are bullies and should be kept in large groups or theyll be miserable
how big is your tank? they may just be stressed out, or you may have added in too many fish . you have to add them slowly.
hope this helps
2007-06-23 09:29:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rotting fins are probably a symptom of ammonia poisoning.I'll bet no-one told you about cycling the tank.
2007-06-23 09:28:23 · answer #10 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋