tiger barbs

[Deno 0]

does anyone elses tiger barbs float head down and arse up? one has been doing it all day and I thought something might be wrong with him but now 2 or 3 others are doing the same. Our little girl thinks they are just being copy cats.

[yeeahboy 0]

Resting?

[Mel 0]

Mine seem to tilt slightly forward (head down bum up) when resting - i guess it depends on how far bum up they are.

[Caryl 224]

Is one of the other fish bullying them? It can be a sign of submission I think.

[helen2289 0]

mine does it all the time. he has done it since we got him and i have always wanted to know why

[Caper 0]

I've seen my barbs do this as well. Now I can't tell you if it's the same ones doing it all the time, they don't wear name tags :-? I've always seen them doing this so I dont' worry unless there's something else going on as well.

Caper

[Ianab 0]

Thats pretty normal for Tiger Barbs, they do seem to rest like that.

As long as they perk up and swim straight when food appears they are OK.

Ian

[Deno 0]

stupid tiger barbs :roll:

[Luke* 0]

no they tend to overeat and it sounds like bloat.. are you feeding too much? or are you noticing it around feeding time?

[Deno 0]

its definitely not overeating

[Dixon1990 0]

They sleep like it too

[fattythecatty 0]

Yep, you can pretty much set your clock by mine. Head down bum up 9pm every night. They're funny fish, they make me laugh.

[cpk 0]

Yes they do sleep like this my friend has quite a few and we were discussing this yesterday

[DutchKiwiCowboy2 0]

Mine do it too, it is how they sleep/rest. They're fine unless they are trying to keep down. If they are they might have gas. mine sometimes are too greedy and gulp down a lot of air at feeding time. Make sure you give them crushed peas regularly to help them stay regular.

[skaffen 0]

Do yours surface feed? Mine only seem to like sinking crumbles. Learned behaviour I guess.

It's funny how they spend ages chasing each other about, but then they like sleeping in a tight school - head down, bum up of course.

[Caper 0]

Make sure you give them crushed peas regularly to help them stay regular

I've tried peas with mine but they don't go for them...any suggestions?

Caper

[Luke* 0]

epsom salt will clear their gut 1Tbsp/10G, or feed them up on brine shrimp

goodluck

[DutchKiwiCowboy2 0]

Did you crush the peas? I usually grind mine up with a morter and pestle.

[Caryl 224]

I save a few cooked peas from my tea then just give them a slight squeeze to pop them out of their skin, then drop the peas in. They disintegrate easily when squished by hand so no need to grind them up.

[DutchKiwiCowboy2 0]

I use the morter and pestle to grind up the skins as well, they seem to enjoy the tougher pieces. If there is a piece that is too big to swallow then the race is on.

[livingart 453]

Dutchkiwicowboy.

On 10/25/2008 at 9:56 AM, DutchKiwiCowboy2 said:

I use the morter and pestle to grind up the skins as well, they seem to enjoy the tougher pieces. If there is a piece that is too big to swallow then the race is on.