Sick WCMM's

[Guest]

I've just bought some WCMM from my lfs and they don't look terribly healthy. They are they only ones in a cold-water tank and aren't eating and a few are just sitting at the top of the tank. They have had a few nips in their top fins but I'm not to worried about that, as I know they will grow back. I was just wondering if I should be worried or if they will be fine in a week or so.

Any help is appreciated.

[ryanjury]

if you just brought them take them straight back.. I know your young and hard up for it.. I have brought a few WCMM and had trouble too couldn't get them healthy..

[Guest]

Most of them are O.k it's just that some are hanging around the top and don't look too well (mainly because the only have a stick as a dorsal fin but I think that they will grow back).

[Guest]

I've just turned out the light on the tank and they all of a sudden became active and started swimming here, there and everywhere is there a reason for that.

[jn]

When I first got my WCMM I had to hide in the other room to be able to watch them swimming. They were extremely timid like they'd had very little contact. They also stayed right at the top of the tank. So much so that I thought the piece of driftwood I had in there that was making a bit of a division visually into top/bottom layers had to be taken out. After I took the drift wood out it was still a couple of weekd before they felt safe venturing closer to the middle of the tank!

Odd lieele things. Now they're everywhere.. but it took quite a while. If they're not gasping for air and look health other than behaving a little stunned, maybe they'll get over it?