Now all fish chasing!

that is probably an article which can be found here

the articles are still being written, but is a good place to start befor you use the search function to find something.

oops that link is to the finished ones, the article corner is where that one is right now, it hasn't been moved to that index yet.
 
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how long does a fish have to be healthy and happy before it's safe to assume he has fought off and killed any ich parasites he may have once had, hiding in his gills and whatnot?
 
Without treatment, you can't make that assumption. With treatment, I tend to go on the long end and treat for a full 4 weeks past the last visible stage of the parasite.
 
LOL! I refer to my fish as a dysfunctional family sometimes. I have a pair of platies. The male chases my Serpae tetras. The Chinese algae eater chases the platies and tries to stick onto them. The neons constantly chase each other... seems like they are constantly trying to spawn. The only calm tank residents are my cory and my dwarf frog. I have really thick vegetation in my tank, though, and that helps a lot. Danios are notorious for being overly energetic. It can be stressful for less active fish.
 
Yes, just like in real life with kids. Since I put the two rambunctious danios in the tank, seems like a dominoe effect--the rest of the gang wants to act up now and chase eachother. My only concern is that the fish will get stressed and get sick--how do you know if it's playing and they're having fun, or if they are stressed? Why is just considered "energetic" and no cause for alarm for danios, yet can stress out the other guys? :confused:
 
I wouldnt be too worried about your fish getting sick from chasing each other around. I have a small group of danios in my 10 gal tank and they just love chasing my barbs arounds...I think the thing you want to do is keep danios with other active fish. I would also inspect the fins of your other fish to make sure they are not nipping at each others fins. And a final word of advise...make sure to add stress coat to your tank very time you do a water change, especially with such active fish! Good luck!

Catlin
 
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