My Fish Seem Bored

[Lola&Spike]

I don't even know if it's possible, but they are all healthy. I have three glofish tetras. They live in a 60 gallon tank with one planted plant and a couple of large fake rocks. 
 
They kinda just swim around looking dazed/lazy. They are certainly healthy and happy, but I'm just wondering if they're bored... and I should give them a little something that they would like? They usually don't like floating around in castles and the like, I tried that so... 

 

[AmtotheBurr]

I don't know if fish can get bored.
Maybe try taking a veggie they can have and putting some in the tank. Just something to change up their routine?

 

[NickAu]

I have never seen these Glofish, but being tetras there should be at least 6 of them preferably 10 or so. They may also like a few floating plants and a few plants in the tank.
 
Now onto these GloFish. Are they injected with something?

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Are you sure you don't mean glowlight tetra aka Hemigrammus erythrozonus?
 
If all you plan to keep only glowlights in a 60 gallon tank, then I suggest you consider at least 50 as an appropriate number. They barely get over about 1.5 inches. In fact you can probably have as many as 75.
 
You can find more information on this fish and how to set-up a species tank for them here http/www.seriouslyfish.com/species/hemigrammus-erythrozonus/

 

[RCA]

I agree you need a lot more of them. A lot of the fish we keep are shoaling fish, so you see their true behaviours when in large groups. In addition try live food, that will also get them moving

 

[Fishmanic]

glofish tetra is a genetically modified  colored skirt tetra.   I have one left out of 4.  Three died prematurely.  I also have a white skirt tetra and 2 black skirt tetra, most not genetically modified.  The unmodified tetras grow bigger and look healthier than the glofish tetras ever did.   I personally would not buy any more glofish tetra for my tank.   

 

[RobRocksFishTank]

Genetically modified used to be a scary term. Now a days, it's thrown around like bubblegum.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

 
The GloFish Tetra is the latest selective-breeding development from the aquaculturists that bred the popular GloFish Danio, a variant of the Zebra Danio (Danio rerio). 

GloFish Tetras are bred from the popular White Skirt Tetra, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi. The genes of this tetra have been altered with the genes of certain anemones, corals or jellyfish that features the illuminescence, giving the tetra a bright, permanent neon hue that is much safer to the fish than the outdated methods of dyeing or color-injecting fish. The original Electric Green GloFish Tetras are bright neon yellow-green in color; two new colors - Moonrise Pink and Sunburst Orange - were released in May 2013 and the Galactic Purple GloFish Tetra was released in November 2013. Two more colors - Starfire Red and Cosmic Blue were released in September 2014.

from http/www.thatpetplace.com/glofish-tetras
 
 
In my totally personal opinion-
UGH!

 

[Goggy]

 
The GloFish Tetra is the latest selective-breeding development from the aquaculturists that bred the popular GloFish Danio, a variant of the Zebra Danio (Danio rerio). 
GloFish Tetras are bred from the popular White Skirt Tetra, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi. The genes of this tetra have been altered with the genes of certain anemones, corals or jellyfish that features the illuminescence, giving the tetra a bright, permanent neon hue that is much safer to the fish than the outdated methods of dyeing or color-injecting fish. The original Electric Green GloFish Tetras are bright neon yellow-green in color; two new colors - Moonrise Pink and Sunburst Orange - were released in May 2013 and the Galactic Purple GloFish Tetra was released in November 2013. Two more colors - Starfire Red and Cosmic Blue were released in September 2014.

from http/www.thatpetplace.com/glofish-tetras
 
 
In my totally personal opinion-
UGH!

I don't believe that the color on the tetras were bred I think it was injected into the fish as white skirts are the best fish for being injected with color

"Galactic purple, star fire red, electric green, sunburst orange" colors+big words=genius marketing scheme

 

[AmtotheBurr]

I think the point of all this is: try buying more fish because they're meant to be kept in larger numbers

 

[Jenste]

When (if) you do get more, do so in groups, don't just throw 50 more in at once.  Gradually increase your stock so that your filter can make the adjustments to the bioload as three fish won't have had cause to build up a large bacteria colony to filter the water. 
 
If you can quarantine the new additions first, that's great. If not (as not everyone has spare tanks and filters laying around) then keep a close eye on the tank and do extra water changes. 

 

[CthulhuReborn]

I've always wondered what they do to Glofish and like what was said earlier if you do add more add 2-3 at a time and also good luck

 

[RobRocksFishTank]

In my totally personal opinion-
UGH!
 

 
I totally agree. But... selective breeding has been going on with fish for a very long time. Introducing genetics into the process was only a matter of time. I'm wondering how much more freakish goldfish can get.