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my zebs darting up and down glass on tank ?

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:39 pm
by craigzeb
i have had my 5 zebs in the tank together since july last year they always hiding around caves and moving about in and out of rocks quite quiet usually but i had nodded off and then woke up to see 3 of them flying around 1 up and down the front on the glass and two sort of doing a relay race up the back end of the tank :loldude: i thought i was seeing things at 1st but i have just this min sat here and watched them for a few minutes doing this water levels are all fine and clear ???????
is this normal ?? is it sign of something all help and comments welcome

Re: my zebs darting up and down glass on tank ?

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:06 pm
by Mr. Johnson
I seen this more common with new fishes.

But I have also seen it done once in a while by older fishes.

From my exp. there wasn't anything wrong. It seems like the fish just wanted to keep swimming (perhaps due to high aggression levels at the current place). The fishes all went back to normal after a few hours or even days.

Do note, I have not seen this with my plecos.

Re: my zebs darting up and down glass on tank ?

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:17 pm
by craigzeb
yes mine did it when 1st put in the tank while they were sorting theirselves out for 1st wk then nothing all been quiet and chilled now they have gone on a mad un :loldude: not a sign of trying to spawn or out ?? as they chasing hand hanging around certain cave too

Re: my zebs darting up and down glass on tank ?

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:54 pm
by TwoTankAmin
If you had moon lighting you might notice that adult zebras will be out and about and more actively so when its dark. The daytime frolics I have seen in my tanks were most common among juveniles. It was almost as it they came out to play. I would watch them from across the room but if I tried to move closer to the tank they would all bolt for cover fast.

This was not an ongoing behavior but seemed to occur in any given tank for several days to a few weeks and then it stops for good.

Re: my zebs darting up and down glass on tank ?

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:10 pm
by craigzeb
they did it as i said when i 1st got them then nothing for months now i noticed other night when just room light was on drting around i did a water change tonight and they were doing it while i was doing that with tank lights full on lol they dont seem shy sometimes then others like you said when i walk over they dart for cover and caves ???

Re: my zebs darting up and down glass on tank ?

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:01 pm
by craigzeb
1 wk on and there still at it all 5 up and down glass and all over the place sometimes looks like their chasing each other ??? hope nothing is wrong with them starting to worry even with lights on they carry on doing it over and over again ??? help!!!!!