nm1223 - 2012-01-26 Help my torpedo barb is chasing my new giant danio. I don't know why this happening can someone help asap plz
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David Brough - 2012-01-26 The barb is probably territorial so a new fish in the aquarium is a threat. Try getting more barbs to keep him occupied and spread the aggression around to other fish.
Robert Ryan - 2012-04-01 I had the opposite problem my giant danio was chasing my roseline shark so I got two more roseline sharks and now all of my danios and roseline sharks swim together. I dont know if that helps but it worked for me :)
Jeremy Roche - 2012-04-02 You can also try re-arranging the tank to force the barb to find a ne territory. Both of those fish should really be in a school.
Robert Ryan - 2012-04-01 I have 3 giant danios and 3 roseline sharks in my 55 gallon with other random fish like yoyo loach and pleco. I love my danios they are so lively it's fun to watch and good to hear about other peoples tanks :)
Stephen - 2010-07-09 Very cool. I have a fish tank with just 3 small zebra danios right now. Feel free to check out the live stream of my fish tank. If the stream is black, it's because its night time here, try back M-F 7am -7pm.
Caroline - 2010-04-21 I have a school of giant danios in with my piranhas. I have 3 red-bellied piranhas and 6 giant danios in a 90 gallon tank. They're fast enough that they're safe, and they do really well in there. I just found about 300 fry in there, yesterday, so I've moved as many fry as I could catch to a separate tank.
janelle - 2009-09-15 We have just purchased two Giant Danio's. After two days having them in our tank I have just found 1 of them floating yesterday and another floating today. The ph is 7.0. It's a Cold water tank and cleaned regularly. We are trying to find out what happened, as also they were healthy fish. We have others in there that are healthy also.
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Sailfin Molly - 2010-04-05 From personal experience - my Danios love my wamer water temperature of 80.2F and do really well. Perhaps your tank was too cold for them.
Jeca - 2010-04-18 Cold water tank huh? 70 degrees and higher for these fish. Does your cold water tank maintain a consistent temperature? That might have been your problem.
Sarah - 2011-09-12 I had the same thing happen, I had to add aquarium salt and baking soda to my tank. It made an immediate difference. My fish had lost most of their color and were constantly moving their mouths before they passed away. I ended up with 2 of my 5. Find a test stip that does GH and KH to see if you need salt or baking soda.
ISRW - 2010-04-20 My small batch of giant danios has seemingly adjusted well to a vertical 33-gallon tank, despite not having as much room to school side to side as they'd ideally like. The tank is a little warm for their tastes by the range listed here, more like 80 degrees F than 75, but they remain active and engaging and have shown no health problems.
These really are among the most engaging truly peaceful fish I've kept. They immediately learned to react when I'm near the aquarium lid, and their eating is a little feeding frenzy of darting bodies hitting the surface. Despite the constant active swimming, they've never shown any obnoxious interest in the fins or movements of anyone else; Gouramis, for example, don't get their feelers nipped.
In general, for me these have been easy to care for and quite enjoyable fish. They're beautiful, and also inexpensive.
TopCat James - 2009-08-22 I have six Giant Danios with four Dwarf Gouramis in a 20 gallon tank. The Gouramis are not bothered by the Danios and the Danios have enough of their kind to keep them amused. I am very pleased with this combination. Cheers, TopCat james
Rick - 2009-07-22 A minimum number of Giant Danios is five. I have about 18 in a 50 gal tank. You need a small school, and then they won't bother other fish.
MM - 2008-07-23 I have two Giant Danios in a thirty gallon with other bigger and smaller fish. They constantly and aggressively chase the other fish in the tank. It doesn't seem like playing. It looks like constant pestering.
mckenzie - 2007-02-17 Wow! I'm a beginner with fish tanks. For my first fish my brother gave a giant danio. I've kept him for about 4 months now. and two months ago I bought another giant danio two keep the other one company. The giant danios love swimming in circles and chasing each other around.
The Giant Danio is aptly named, reaching two or three times the size of the other danios!
Help my torpedo barb is chasing my new giant danio. I don't know why this happening can someone help asap plz
The barb is probably territorial so a new fish in the aquarium is a threat. Try getting more barbs to keep him occupied and spread the aggression around to other fish.
I had the opposite problem my giant danio was chasing my roseline shark so I got two more roseline sharks and now all of my danios and roseline sharks swim together. I dont know if that helps but it worked for me :)
You can also try re-arranging the tank to force the barb to find a ne territory. Both of those fish should really be in a school.
I have 3 giant danios and 3 roseline sharks in my 55 gallon with other random fish like yoyo loach and pleco. I love my danios they are so lively it's fun to watch and good to hear about other peoples tanks :)
Very cool. I have a fish tank with just 3 small zebra danios right now. Feel free to check out the live stream of my fish tank. If the stream is black, it's because its night time here, try back M-F 7am -7pm.
http://www.stephencarr.net/fish_tank_web_cam.php
I am hoping to add a Giant Danio or 2.
I have a school of giant danios in with my piranhas. I have 3 red-bellied piranhas and 6 giant danios in a 90 gallon tank. They're fast enough that they're safe, and they do really well in there. I just found about 300 fry in there, yesterday, so I've moved as many fry as I could catch to a separate tank.
We have just purchased two Giant Danio's. After two days having them in our tank I have just found 1 of them floating yesterday and another floating today. The ph is 7.0. It's a Cold water tank and cleaned regularly. We are trying to find out what happened, as also they were healthy fish. We have others in there that are healthy also.
From personal experience - my Danios love my wamer water temperature of 80.2F and do really well. Perhaps your tank was too cold for them.
Cold water tank huh? 70 degrees and higher for these fish. Does your cold water tank maintain a consistent temperature? That might have been your problem.
I had the same thing happen, I had to add aquarium salt and baking soda to my tank. It made an immediate difference. My fish had lost most of their color and were constantly moving their mouths before they passed away. I ended up with 2 of my 5. Find a test stip that does GH and KH to see if you need salt or baking soda.
My small batch of giant danios has seemingly adjusted well to a vertical 33-gallon tank, despite not having as much room to school side to side as they'd ideally like. The tank is a little warm for their tastes by the range listed here, more like 80 degrees F than 75, but they remain active and engaging and have shown no health problems.
These really are among the most engaging truly peaceful fish I've kept. They immediately learned to react when I'm near the aquarium lid, and their eating is a little feeding frenzy of darting bodies hitting the surface. Despite the constant active swimming, they've never shown any obnoxious interest in the fins or movements of anyone else; Gouramis, for example, don't get their feelers nipped.
In general, for me these have been easy to care for and quite enjoyable fish. They're beautiful, and also inexpensive.
I have six Giant Danios with four Dwarf Gouramis in a 20 gallon tank. The Gouramis are not bothered by the Danios and the Danios have enough of their kind to keep them amused. I am very pleased with this combination. Cheers, TopCat james
A minimum number of Giant Danios is five. I have about 18 in a 50 gal tank. You need a small school, and then they won't bother other fish.
I have two Giant Danios in a thirty gallon with other bigger and smaller fish. They constantly and aggressively chase the other fish in the tank. It doesn't seem like playing. It looks like constant pestering.
Wow! I'm a beginner with fish tanks. For my first fish my brother gave a giant danio. I've kept him for about 4 months now. and two months ago I bought another giant danio two keep the other one company. The giant danios love swimming in circles and chasing each other around.