Are Zebra Danios Fin Nippers?

[daddylovesfish]

I have a 55 gallon tank with:

6 Zebra Danios
11 Tiger barbs (3 grn, 3 albino, 5 tiger)
5 Yellow Labs
4 Pseudotropheus Salousi's

My question is:

Most of my Zebra Danios have pieces missing from
their tails after being in there a week. Is this from the
other Zebra Danios or my other fish? Are Zebra Danios aggressive toward each other? I have never seen any of my other fish pick on or chase the Zebra Danios but it seems like the Danios are constantly chasing each other and biting each other.

No, my Cichlids do not bother the Zebra Danios at all and the Danios dont bother the Cichlids either.

Should I move the Danios to another tank and see what happens?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[catfishmike]

check those tiger barbs there notorius nippers

 

[agpoel]

I had leopard danios who nipped each others tails until their deaths!! (about 1 week later)

 

[fishman0]

I have four long finned leopard danios which don't nip eachother or my bettas fins so i'd say no.

 

[sinasster]

the tiger barbs are definate fin nippers, but i dont think the danios will alow the barbs anywhere near them. perhaps there is a bigger problem causing the fin damage... like sickness

 

[adamj]

yea, disease is a fact to be looked at, i agree,,, with the number of barbs in that tank, they should all basicaly stay in their own selective groups, tiger barbs are like that.

 

[Paul]

I have 2 Zebra Danio and they will fin nip each other every once and awhile.

 

[SLO-Dean]

I also have some Zebra Danios, while they love to play a little chasing game I've never seen them nip.
but, Barbs I've been warned will nip in a community tank.

 

[ryanjcalifornia]

I have small tiger barbs and zebra danios...and between the two "gangs" of fish, the danios actually chase the barbs, and the barbs run from the danios...(regular striped danios)...the barbs are more nippy towards each other, and chase and nip anything besides danios and corys (i've had to evacuate an angelfish and a betta from getting mauled by those piranna like barbs.)

 

[bobrob]

They can be. I had 2 and one wouldnt stop nipping the other but then I got another one a they have not been doing it as much. It probably is the danio's nipping eachother. It's basically just for fun when theyre chasing eachother but it's a typical case of not knowing your own strength taken out of context.

 

[CANOECRAZY]

danio fin nipping

I had one of my danios tails bitten right off, no disease, and it is growing back nicely now but could have only been either the other zebra danios or the leopard danio.

 

[Matt Nace]

Danioes will nip each other in play and in chasing other danios(and other fish) from their spots they claim.

 

[fishaddict]

I have a mixed variety of the danios and they do seem to nip at each other every once in a while although it looks like playing. The tiger barbs that i kept with them also did not seem to bother them much.

 

[fish_tank_cam]

Nipping Zebra Danios

I have 2 Zebra Danio and they will fin nip each other every once and awhile.

If you have less that 6 danios they will usually nip. The more danios you have the "calmer" they will be. I originally had 3 in a 10g tank to cycle, then added 3 more which drastically changed their jumpy, nippy behavior. Now they are all calm and only dart across the tank every so often. Check them out if you like, my fish tank can be found here.

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[FishGeek]

With your tank stock there is no telling who is doing the nipping. It could very well be the Tiger Barbs or the Cichlids. IMO your tank stock isnt the greatest and that may be the problem. If I had to guess I would say the Tiger Barbs as well but there really is no telling

 

[TAL]

Tiger Barbs...... Nippers they are...arrrrgghhhh matey.

Yes I did type this with a pirate's accent me heartys...

 

[Kissyboots]

This thread is from 2003...

 

[TAL]

What's old is new again.

Heck...if bell bottoms can make a comeback, anything can!