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ericm Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 448 Votes: 47 Registered: 21-Aug-2004	My danios have gone crazy! I just added 6 black neon tetras and the danios have gone crazy and keep chasing the tetras around. I think they were hungry so i fed the danios and they gobbled down all their food quickly. What should I do if they keep chasing the tetras around? I wanted to get rid of the danios, they were just to cycle my tank but now the lfs won't take them back. I just fed my cories also and the danios went for the sinking tablets too!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
johnnylaw1984 Enthusiast Posts: 158 Kudos: 168 Votes: 19 Registered: 27-Sep-2004	sounds like they may be hungry, i can feed my dainos all day long and will always eat....but dont do that
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
trifaciatus Fingerling Posts: 25 Kudos: 58 Votes: 3 Registered: 12-Mar-2004	The Danio is a very fast moving fish that really ads life to every aquarium it's in. I can´t see any reason for not keeping them. Now of course i don´t know the size of your aquarium but it should not be a problem as both the danios and tetras are a small sized fish. I think the aggression they are showing could be a simple curiosity that will disappear after some time. It could be good idea to feed the cory after dark as they don´t mind eating at night.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	If you don't want them in there try to "donate" them to a LFS or someone else. Danios can be very nippy and play fish. It could be that are investigating the other fish. Due to their hyper-activity they could eat all day, but as suggest above don't overfeed them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
SJinNJ Fish Addict Posts: 568 Kudos: 447 Votes: 16 Registered: 21-May-2003	I keep 9 danios with my 10 black neons, and while there is a little bit of chasing they mostly don't bother one another. Addtionally, danios are gluttons, and will continually eat until all the food is gone. I also keep 17 cories, when I feed my fish I take a cup of water out of the tank and put some sinking pellets and flakes in the cup and let it sit a couple minutes. Then I dump a little bit of the cup all around the tank. That way everybody gets to eat. BTW, my tank is 75 gallons.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
blondie Big Fish Posts: 453 Kudos: 341 Votes: 5 Registered: 03-Aug-2001	you'll need plants and hiding places for the neons. They love real plants. And make sure you do have room for all your fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Wizard Enthusiast Posts: 185 Kudos: 105 Registered: 04-Mar-2003	I agree -- this sounds like normal Danio behavior to me. I compare them to puppies -- always running around and getting into everything, and always eager to play. That's why I like having them in my tank!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
jenbabe256 Big Fish Posts: 316 Kudos: 312 Votes: 10 Registered: 21-Jul-2004	Give them a few days or so to see how things work out. I always feel so bad for any new fish I had to the tank because the current ones always chase them around and nip at them. After a while though, they all start to get along and the old fish could care less about the new ones. Good luck!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59


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