PH IMPACT - on 15 inch dats

[henward]

Hi there

i have 2 15 inch dats

old tank was about 6ph to max of 6.3ph

new tank is about 7ph

do you think this will contribute to its stressed behavoiur.

been 3 weeks

still hasnt settled and hardly eating if eating at all

kinda hiding on top of the tank, close to the corner, both huddled together.

like when ou see small dats in the LFS and they are all skittish

like that but they are massive so obviously they cant really hide.

they were never lik that

the wide bar was always kinda shy

but the INDO was always outgoing and to the front waiting for food.

any ideas?

temp is 25 to 26 c

water parameters are fine

[David R]

Find it hard to believe it would be the pH after 3 weeks.

[henward]

i have changed the water 3 times weekly sometimes more to keep it clean. LFS said frequent water changes helps

now i am thinking it doesnt. so will hold off on water changes as they are not really consuming much.

[ryanjury]

I have no idea on the dat's, but have had this problem before with fish.. I have had a few tanks when I can stick the most confident fish in it and they will hide and not do well. I think it has to do with the location of the tank rather than water quality or anything else..

Have you moved the tank? Is it somewhere were people walk past often (my worst tank was right by the fishroom door and the fish got a fright everytime the door opened). Is the tank in some sort of sunlight that sometimes seems to freak them out as well.. Is it just the 2 fish in there? Maybe they're being skittish and need some dithers (probably hard with dats I know) alot of big fish need them..