im gunna set these stupid fish on fire

chesterthehero

chesterthehero

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ok not really... but wtf


my congo tetras finally got out of the Qtank a few hours ago and went into the planted tank... and they are hanging out at the bottom with the army of corys....


stupid stupid stupid fish i planted this tank with them in mind...

GET TO THE TOP WHERE YOU BELONG!!!!!



i realize its because they are not use to the tank yet.. but still... i want them at the top NOW
 
hahahahah the title of the thread is great...but yes patience is a virtue, good things come to those who wait, all that crap blah blah blah :D
 
chesterthehero said:
ok not really... but wtf


my congo tetras finally got out of the Qtank a few hours ago and went into the planted tank... and they are hanging out at the bottom with the army of corys....


stupid stupid stupid fish i planted this tank with them in mind...

GET TO THE TOP WHERE YOU BELONG!!!!!



i realize its because they are not use to the tank yet.. but still... i want them at the top NOW
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And don't forget the old adage - Experimental animals, under laboratory conditions, behave however they damned well please.

Animal behaviour is a matter of tendencies, stronger or weaker, but never certainties. Whatever you say in any form of animal husbandry, someone will have an exception. There's probably someone out there with two male Betta splendens in a 10 gallon who are best of friends. And someone else with fighting corydoras.
 
My first black neon tetras seemed to be totally content to float mid-level in my 10G and let food pass by them unless the fish caught sight of it at the right angle, I guess. They weren't starving, as far as I know, they just weren't acting "normal". I put some glow-lights in the same tank for added color, and they knew to "go up" for food. The black neons observed this, caught on, and they've zipped up to eat ever since and outlived the glow-lights, though now I note that if the Aussie Rainbow gets there first, he gets the food. Still, the BNs aren't starving. My guess is that sometimes a fish just needs to be shown what to do... or they're so laid back and happy, they do the "right" thing in their own time.
 
KarlTh said:
And don't forget the old adage - Experimental animals, under laboratory conditions, behave however they damned well please.

Animal behaviour is a matter of tendencies, stronger or weaker, but never certainties. Whatever you say in any form of animal husbandry, someone will have an exception. There's probably someone out there with two male Betta splendens in a 10 gallon who are best of friends. And someone else with fighting corydoras.
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The Fighting Corydoras would be a great name for a band btw.

Anyway, fish are weird. I once had a banjo cat who actively swam back and forth in the mid to top layers of the tank. He went through phases when he wouldn't sit still and would just make laps about mid-level in the tank. Then there would be days where I swear he wouldn't move at all.
 
Fish will do as they please when they please. I know you set the tank up just for them and they are not doing what you want at the moment. Believe me, in due time they will do what comes naturally to them and be swimming around in the tank. You just have to be patient. They will do what they want in their time not yours unfortunately.
I would be willing to bet that these fish are quite confused and do not know exactly where they are much less how they even got there. They do not have the capacity to remember such things. In no time at all, they will be acting normally and swimming around. Patience.

Marinemom
 
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they look amazing right now
 
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