is my tank too big for my old fish?

"Stephanie" <stephanie123.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi! I recently upgraded my 10 gallon tank which had 4 platties, 6
zebra
> danios and 2 cories, to a 55 gallon tank (for my birthday last month).
But
> now I notice, like all my zebra danios who used to school together are
now
> all over the tank and not really hanging out together anymore and
stuff.
> it's like they are getting lost and seperated and all confused. so now
I'm
> wondering if maybe the tank is too big for these little guys, and maybe
I
> either need more of them or should these small fishes only be in
smaller
> tanks? do you think they like the big tank? cause I thought they were
> playing together when they all played follow-me in the 10 gallon.
>
> ** Stephanie ;>)

Imagine your apartment walls were removed so that your living area was
now 5 times larger. I think your fish are very pleased with the change,
but are a little disoriented with all the extra space. Adding more Zebra
danios would (I think) be a very good idea, as it would reset their
chase/hide strategies to the new dimensions.

ps: some of their chase 'playing' would also have been the males pursuing
the females, so I suspect that some of them are especially happy with
getting a bit of a break.

NetMax
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She's off with the fairies, not lost in space...


NetMax <computeralias RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message

> Imagine your apartment walls were removed so that your living area was
> now 5 times larger. I think your fish are very pleased with the change,
> but are a little disoriented with all the extra space. Adding more Zebra
> danios would (I think) be a very good idea, as it would reset their
> chase/hide strategies to the new dimensions.

> "Stephanie" <stephanie123 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bhujhv$2r0$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> > Hi! I recently upgraded my 10 gallon tank which had 4 platties, 6
> zebra
> > danios and 2 cories, to a 55 gallon tank (for my birthday last month).
> But
> > now I notice, like all my zebra danios who used to school together are
> now
> > all over the tank and not really hanging out together anymore and
> stuff.
> > it's like they are getting lost and seperated and all confused. so now
> I'm
> > wondering if maybe the tank is too big for these little guys, and maybe
> I
> > either need more of them or should these small fishes only be in
> smaller
> > tanks? do you think they like the big tank? cause I thought they were
> > playing together when they all played follow-me in the 10 gallon.
> >
> > ** Stephanie ;>)
>
>
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