Saturday the 20th I put two zebra danios in my tank, as stocked in my sig. I acclimated them slowly, hanging the bag, then slowly adding tank water. Took a good hour before release. Immediately upon release, one danio immediately swam to the bank of the tank and hid behind a plant that reaches the surface, and the other just sort of mills around him.
And that's where they stay! At feeding time they will come out, dart around like madmen between the other fish to get their share of flakes, then go back where they were. They won't dive for any sinking food, in fact they haven't left the surface at all. They literally hug the surface, dorsal fins practically almost breaking the top. The less shy danio might dive an inch to snag food, but that's it. The other one just hangs out behind the plant unless it's feeding time.
Is this normal adjustment? None of my other fish did this when introduced. All my parameters are good and pH is stable around 6.7. My temp is a little high, 83 or so, that's for my mollies.
I hope they will come out of it and explore the tank soon, otherwise a pretty useless addition!
And that's where they stay! At feeding time they will come out, dart around like madmen between the other fish to get their share of flakes, then go back where they were. They won't dive for any sinking food, in fact they haven't left the surface at all. They literally hug the surface, dorsal fins practically almost breaking the top. The less shy danio might dive an inch to snag food, but that's it. The other one just hangs out behind the plant unless it's feeding time.
Is this normal adjustment? None of my other fish did this when introduced. All my parameters are good and pH is stable around 6.7. My temp is a little high, 83 or so, that's for my mollies.
I hope they will come out of it and explore the tank soon, otherwise a pretty useless addition!
