Tiger Barbs

[brads]

Hi I have 8 tiger barbs......some of the day they are very active and swimming around, but in the evenings they seem to be nose down tail up!!! Is this normal or is there a problem, they have been in the tank for a year now.

Cheers Brads

 

[SJ2K]

Fish need to rest/sleep too this is common night time behavour, all my fish rest when its lights out

 

[arvlyn]

Fish need to rest/sleep too this is common night time behavour, all my fish rest when its lights out

Yup. One of my rainbow cichlids actually LAYS DOWN on the bottom of the tank to sleep! Goofy thing. He got poked with a piece of tubing many many times before I realized that's just what he does. He's done it for years now.

 

[omega59]

Hi I have 8 tiger barbs......some of the day they are very active and swimming around, but in the evenings they seem to be nose down tail up!!! Is this normal or is there a problem, they have been in the tank for a year now.

Cheers Brads

omg! i have this same experiance, i purchased 5 tiger barbs and the next day i saw just one of them standing on his nose with his tail upwards, i thought he was sick and dying. it appears that is what they like to do sort of bathing in the water hehe. when i see him he is swiming perfectly fine but now and then i look over and that is exactly what he is doing haha. no need to panic as i did i believe this is their behavioure

 

[brads]

Cheers guys.....Went to three LFS's today and they all said the same thing. They do act like this in the evenings.......but also it can be a sign of nitrite in the water so if they start doing in all the time I would get concerned. Tested my water and nitrite is at 0, so alls as it should be.
I also got the shop to do water tests for me and they said everything appears to be ok........so to celebrate I bought two tigers and a green one to go with my other barbs

 

[Straydum]

sleeping in the evening is alittle early i would say

 

[Squidman]

My blue gourami is usally active but he is at the bottom at around 10pm till 7am