Blue Danios terrible tank mates? - Aquarium Advice

fishNCovice · 04-25-2004, 11:45 AM

i have two danios and whenever its feeding time they love to push other fish away or even take food out of their mouths

anybody else experience this?
what did you do?

i am thinking of maybe taking them back to [acronym:125a77c650="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:125a77c650]
since it is prob inherent in their nature

krap101 · 04-25-2004, 08:50 PM

ever try feeding em more?? maybe you should get a couple moe??

hmm blue danio?? ive only heard of long finned leopard giant and zebras? or just are they a danio just blue?

Endgame319 · 04-25-2004, 08:54 PM

yeah, they are just blue danios, exactly like the name. They are also known as turquoise danios

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...=21&pCatId=948

Menagerie · 04-25-2004, 10:12 PM

I don't have those fish, but for my pigs (aka larger cichlids), I open both sides of the aquarium and drop food on both sides. That seems to work

Maillis · 04-25-2004, 10:15 PM

You only have 2 of the danios? If you get more they may spend more time harassing each other instead of stealing from your other fish... or it could get worse... hard to say really.

Strikh · 04-26-2004, 10:22 AM

I've got long-finned blue danios, and never saw them act the way yours are... maybe it's not inherent for them to act that way...

**QTOFFER** · 04-26-2004, 11:36 AM

I would try Menagerie's advice: feed from both ends at the same time.
I do something similar. I sprinkle some food on the surface for the danios and release the rest underwater. Everybody gets fed, but sometimes, my danios seem more interested in my fingers than the food I sprinkled out for them.

[acronym:14b26c60b1="By the way"]BTW[/acronym:14b26c60b1], the blue danio is a beautiful fish - I never saw one in my [acronym:14b26c60b1="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:14b26c60b1].

fishNCovice · 04-26-2004, 05:33 PM

thanks

the feeding both sides at the same time works out...

04-25-2004, 11:45 AM	#1
fishNCovice Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Highlands, NC Posts: 26	Blue Danios terrible tank mates? i have two danios and whenever its feeding time they love to push other fish away or even take food out of their mouths anybody else experience this? what did you do? i am thinking of maybe taking them back to [acronym:125a77c650="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:125a77c650] since it is prob inherent in their nature __________________ SeventyFive Gallon One Rainbow Platy Two Blue Danios Two Cory Cats Nine Glass Shrimp Two and a Half Gallon [acronym:c79b6ab7a5="quarantine or quart depending on context"]QT[/acronym:c79b6ab7a5] Tank

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krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	ever try feeding em more?? maybe you should get a couple moe?? hmm blue danio?? ive only heard of long finned leopard giant and zebras? or just are they a danio just blue? __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

04-25-2004, 08:54 PM	#3
Endgame319 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edmonton AB, Canada Posts: 694 Images: 2	yeah, they are just blue danios, exactly like the name. They are also known as turquoise danios http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...=21&pCatId=948 __________________ Cam

04-25-2004, 10:12 PM	#4
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	I don't have those fish, but for my pigs (aka larger cichlids), I open both sides of the aquarium and drop food on both sides. That seems to work __________________

04-25-2004, 10:15 PM	#5
Maillis Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 176 Images: 4	You only have 2 of the danios? If you get more they may spend more time harassing each other instead of stealing from your other fish... or it could get worse... hard to say really. __________________ 55 Gallon Community - 2 Bala Sharks - 1 Sailfin Pleco - 30-40 Zebra Danios - 7 Orange Von Rio Tetras - 3 Otos - 1 Bamboo Shrimp 20 Gallon Menagerie - 4 German Blue Rams (2 Males, 2 Females) - 1 Dwarf Puffer - 1 Clown Pleco - 1 Candy Stripe Goby 5 Gallon Eclipse - 1 Female Betta - 2 Otos - 1 Ghost Shrimp

04-26-2004, 10:22 AM	#6
Strikh Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 29	I've got long-finned blue danios, and never saw them act the way yours are... maybe it's not inherent for them to act that way...

04-26-2004, 11:36 AM	#7
QTOFFER Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kew Gardens, NY Posts: 3,701 Images: 30	I would try Menagerie's advice: feed from both ends at the same time. I do something similar. I sprinkle some food on the surface for the danios and release the rest underwater. Everybody gets fed, but sometimes, my danios seem more interested in my fingers than the food I sprinkled out for them. [acronym:14b26c60b1="By the way"]BTW[/acronym:14b26c60b1], the blue danio is a beautiful fish - I never saw one in my [acronym:14b26c60b1="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:14b26c60b1].

04-26-2004, 05:33 PM	#8
fishNCovice Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Highlands, NC Posts: 26	thanks the feeding both sides at the same time works out... __________________ SeventyFive Gallon One Rainbow Platy Two Blue Danios Two Cory Cats Nine Glass Shrimp Two and a Half Gallon [acronym:c79b6ab7a5="quarantine or quart depending on context"]QT[/acronym:c79b6ab7a5] Tank

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