Danios - Are They A Problem In My Tank

[gforce17]

I have 4 Zebra Danios in my 64litre tank who have been there since the beginning. They are very healthy and have grown to a good size (2cm ish) - probably too big now for this size of tank especially as I gather they prefer a long tank to swim back and forth in. They zip around all the time and I'm a bit concerned that they are upsetting all the other fish who seem to be very cowed by them. Should I ask the lfs to have them - they can be very helpful. Any advice welcome!

 

[Fishy friend2]

What fish do you have in the tank, as some fish can be very weary about danios

 

[Keeper Of Cichlids]

Put an ad in the classified first, if you give them back to the LFS there's a high chance they'll end up in another small tank.

 

[Fishy friend2]

Do you have any friends that could take them off you

 

[gforce17]

I haven't got any contacts who would take them. The other fish are:

3 neon tetras
Male blue dwarf gourami
Female blue dwarf gourami
Male honey dwarf gourami
Female honey dwarf gourami
2 male rainbow platys
1 male betta

 

[Fishy friend2]

Yeah, I'd imaging that the Betta, and gourami would be freaked out so I would take them back, or post the classifieds if I were you

 

[gforce17]

Freaked out by the danios or each other did you mean?

is there a classified section on this site?

 

[Fishy friend2]

Yes, there is a classifieds section. You just have to scroll down

 

[gforce17]

Scroll down where?

 

[Fishy friend2]

From the home page

 

[gforce17]

Found it. Thanks, but how local do people tend to be?

 

[Fishy friend2]

Usually are very nice, and passing

 

[gforce17]

Yeah, I'd imaging that the Betta, and gourami would be freaked out so I would take them back, or post the classifieds if I were you

You didn't say whether you meant that the betta and gourami would be freaked with each other , or if the danios are the likely problem?

 

[Fishy friend2]

It would be both mate. Danios, will sometimes freak both out, and the gourami, and the Betta will most likely freak eachother out too

 

[gforce17]

They don't appear to be aggravating each other in the tank. They swim past each other quite confidently with no real sign of stress (betta & gouramis),