250g general fish behavior help

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It's not you but others who walk by the aquarium. I don't know if you have children in the home. My children had to be told not to tap on my aquarium.
got a boy but he’s always in his room and has no genuine interest in the tank.
 
Honestly, I would just wait it out. Spend a lot of time near the tank so that they can grow accustomed to your presence. I promise (unless there is something terribly wrong) that they will warm up to you eventually. I thought for a while that my discus pair would never warm up to me, and now they come up to me; heck, they've even fed from my hand. Just be patient, and they will come around.

Don't let anything especially loud near the tank, like dogs, cats, etc. Children, loud cousins, etc. The cats riding on the Roomba, lawnmowers, excessive cooking noises like angry wives beating on pans and smacking pancakes against the wall...I think you get my point lol.
as far as i know there isn’t anything wrong, water params say 0/0/40, we have no other pets and nobody is excessively noisy
 
It can also depend upon traffic flow and patterns in the room. A tank set up against a wall can have people walking close in front of it all day, but the fish will become accustomed to this if they can see the "danger" approaching from a distance. But...if a tank is placed right next to a busy doorway or corner, such that anybody entering the room suddenly looms into view right next to the tank...well, some flighty fish may never get used to that.


The friend's wives, you know how women are LOL

Well...I'm pretty sure that most of us know how they are...but...hmmm...

Personally, I think that the OP's fish are just too sensitive to the harsh realities of life. I think he needs to butcher a rabbit in front of the tank every day, in plain view of the fish, and then pop it into the oven and cook it up for dinner. That'll harden those namby-pamby fish right up....the wimps...! :)
 
It can also depend upon traffic flow and patterns in the room. A tank set up against a wall can have people walking close in front of it all day, but the fish will become accustomed to this if they can see the "danger" approaching from a distance. But...if a tank is placed right next to a busy doorway or corner, such that anybody entering the room suddenly looms into view right next to the tank...well, some flighty fish may never get used to that.




Well...I'm pretty sure that most of us know how they are...but...hmmm...

Personally, I think that the OP's fish are just too sensitive to the harsh realities of life. I think he needs to butcher a rabbit in front of the tank every day, in plain view of the fish, and then pop it into the oven and cook it up for dinner. That'll harden those namby-pamby fish right up....the wimps...! :)
tanks right at the stair well but i’m glad that atleast the bichir i have is active. he’s very happy and swims to play and eats from my hand. these photos are taken from my instaIMG_1568.jpeg

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It can also depend upon traffic flow and patterns in the room. A tank set up against a wall can have people walking close in front of it all day, but the fish will become accustomed to this if they can see the "danger" approaching from a distance. But...if a tank is placed right next to a busy doorway or corner, such that anybody entering the room suddenly looms into view right next to the tank...well, some flighty fish may never get used to that.




Well...I'm pretty sure that most of us know how they are...but...hmmm...

Personally, I think that the OP's fish are just too sensitive to the harsh realities of life. I think he needs to butcher a rabbit in front of the tank every day, in plain view of the fish, and then pop it into the oven and cook it up for dinner. That'll harden those namby-pamby fish right up....the wimps...! :)

Dammit do you have to bring up eating rabbits AGAIN?! =_= *sigh*
 
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Shame on you...eat ducks or guinea pigs or smth else *sigh*

Ducks? That ship has sailed; ducks are even better than rabbits! A perfectly-prepared Mallard or Canvasback can't be beat.

Guinea pigs?

Hmmm....:naughty:
 
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Ducks? That ship has sailed; ducks are even better than rabbits! A perfectly-prepared Mallard or Canvasback can't be beat.

Guinea pigs?

Hmmm....:naughty:

Yes eat guinea pigs, leave the rabbits alone. I mean Guinea Bacon wrapped around moist and well seasoned burger patties sound delicious, and then pour on the BBQ sauce *sigh* now I'm making myself hungry...
 
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