Um.. Why do fish slam themselves into the top of a tank? - Aquarium Advice

fishygurl · 03-25-2006, 06:32 PM

One of my zebra danios did this, so i was glad the lid was on, and hoped he wouldnt do it again. Obviously he was trying to get out or somthing, but youd think that hed stop after 1 time or mabye 2. But NOOOO time number 6 this morning. Pretty weird for a fish that is sometimes smarter than my cat. Although my cat is stupid but still.

Puriti · 03-25-2006, 06:35 PM

Maybe he thinks he's a salmon

lol

fishygurl · 03-25-2006, 09:37 PM

LOL that cracked me up, picturing little Zebra danios in a river jumping over rapids like almon.

**Devilishturtles** · 03-25-2006, 11:13 PM

My Silver Dollars do this all the time. I even have to wake up in the middle of the night with my flashlight and check to make sure they are ok. Who knows?

PrettyFishies · 03-25-2006, 11:18 PM

My columbian shark does it and wakes us up at night!

fishygurl · 03-26-2006, 12:22 AM

LOL. Its just weird.

RoK · 03-26-2006, 04:58 PM

My bichir does it and sometimes if some of the other fish get really spooked by noise, they'll do it too.

newfound77951 · 03-26-2006, 05:46 PM

One of my australian rainbows does it, I spent a long time trying to figure out what the thunking noise was, then I realized that the fish was picking off fish food that got stuck to the underside of the canopy (my fish get a little excited at dinner time). She's the only one who has figured out how to do this. Smart fish!

fishygurl · 03-26-2006, 07:28 PM

lol mabye thats what the danios are doing! THat makes sense.... There is some food on the bottom of the lid.

trotty · 03-26-2006, 07:58 PM

Well IME Oscars and saratogas like to jump for flies and cocroaches. I'll often hear a crash in the middle of the night from my silver sharks if they get startled.... Mostly its from trying to get away from other fish IME.

03-25-2006, 06:32 PM	#1
fishygurl Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: British columbia Canada Posts: 399	Um.. Why do fish slam themselves into the top of a tank? One of my zebra danios did this, so i was glad the lid was on, and hoped he wouldnt do it again. Obviously he was trying to get out or somthing, but youd think that hed stop after 1 time or mabye 2. But NOOOO time number 6 this morning. Pretty weird for a fish that is sometimes smarter than my cat. Although my cat is stupid but still. __________________ 24 Gallon Freshwater Community Planted ____________________________ Alex

03-25-2006, 09:37 PM	#3
fishygurl Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: British columbia Canada Posts: 399	LOL that cracked me up, picturing little Zebra danios in a river jumping over rapids like almon. __________________ 24 Gallon Freshwater Community Planted ____________________________ Alex

03-25-2006, 11:18 PM	#5
PrettyFishies Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 781 Images: 2	My columbian shark does it and wakes us up at night! __________________ 55 gal Malawi (Mixed Mbunas) - In Progress 29gal Freshwater/Brackish 20gal Planted

03-26-2006, 12:22 AM	#6
fishygurl Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: British columbia Canada Posts: 399	LOL. Its just weird. __________________ 24 Gallon Freshwater Community Planted ____________________________ Alex

03-26-2006, 04:58 PM	#7
RoK Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,224 Images: 11	My bichir does it and sometimes if some of the other fish get really spooked by noise, they'll do it too. __________________ Current fish (includes all 8 running tanks): Gouramis, polypterids, SA cichlids, convicts, rainbows, plecos, loaches, ACFs, a platy, tetra, & a Ctenopoma

03-25-2006, 06:35 PM	#2
Puriti Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,596	Maybe he thinks he's a salmon lol

03-26-2006, 07:28 PM	#9
fishygurl Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: British columbia Canada Posts: 399	lol mabye thats what the danios are doing! THat makes sense.... There is some food on the bottom of the lid. __________________ 24 Gallon Freshwater Community Planted ____________________________ Alex

03-26-2006, 07:58 PM	#10
trotty Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: sydney Australia Posts: 361 Images: 31	Well IME Oscars and saratogas like to jump for flies and cocroaches. I'll often hear a crash in the middle of the night from my silver sharks if they get startled.... Mostly its from trying to get away from other fish IME.

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