No Fish?

[weirdsteve]

hi! I have a 60 ltr tank with 7 neon tetras and 4 orange barbs. BUT everytime you go to look at them they swim away into the plants, even tho when i had them at first they swam at the front not bothered by any people. My question is..... Why do they swim away when someone enters the room and looks at the tank ???

 

[DevUK]

They could be spooked. Have you checked your water stats lately? If you have poor water quality it might make them jumpy.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

How long have you had the fish in the tank for?

 

[weirdsteve]

The water quality is good because i changed it yesterday and did pH etc. I have had the fish for 2 months now!

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Can you get a pic of the tank? Does it have a background picture and how much plant/decor is in the tank? How often do you feed the fish a day?

 

[weirdsteve]

I can't get a pic because my camera's broke. I can tell you tho:
1) 40% plants (with heavy planted area for shade from the lights)
2) I feed them 2 times d day
3) no background pic

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Such fish will feel a lot more secure and safe in larger numbers on their own kind, i would advise getting another 3 neons and 6 more barbs, this should help stop the fish from being so skittish all the time. Also feeding them smaller portions of food but 3-4 times a day instead of 2 may help get them more used to the sight of people and human contact in general .

 

[weirdsteve]

Thanks Very Much !

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Thanks Very Much !

I'm glad to help .