Weird question. Can I get my fish less active

[Awesomefazekas]

Ok I know everybody wants their fish to be as active as possible but Is there a way to get my fish hiding in the background and in the plants because right now 3/4 of my fish are an inch away from the front glass piece and there shooting around everywhere so I want to know if there's a way to "calm them down"

 

[Brookster123]

Dump some Xanax in there...

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[Awesomefazekas]

What's that? Where can I get it

 

[Brookster123]

It's an anti anxiety medication for humans. I've heard of a study conducted where when introduced it made fish more relaxed when humans were around and also increased appetite in skittish fish.. what kind of fish do you have? Mollys and platys?

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[Awesomefazekas]

Neither I have a lot of tetras and Cory's and a loach and a gourami

 

[Brookster123]

And all.of them stay front and center all the time?

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[Awesomefazekas]

Except the gourami and large emwrald Cory

 

[Awesomefazekas]

All except the gourami and large emerald Cory

 

[Brookster123]

How many of each fish do you have?

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[Awesomefazekas]

10 neon tetras 4 black skirt tetras

 

[Awesomefazekas]

3 panda Cory 1 peppered Cory and an emerald cory

 

[Awesomefazekas]

And a 3 spit gourami and 2 Chinese algae eaters and the loach

 

[Brookster123]

What size tank?

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[Awesomefazekas]

40 but it's custom so it's long instead of wide

 

[Brookster123]

Hmmm, plenty of room.. good group numbers.. the gourami will usually chill high front side but could the others be scared of the cae? They can be rather nasty.

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[Awesomefazekas]

Idk I have a little rock formation in the back corner that I've never seen them leave even to eat so idk and yeah gourami hangs in back corner where i have a little bamboo thing

 

[Mcgolg76]

Lower temp a few degrees can help calm them down

 

[Awesomefazekas]

Ok thanks

 

[Hulka9]

Lower temps will make corys more active actually. Higher temps around 78-80 makes them really inactive.