crazyzoo Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 I have 13 Blue Dolphins which I have put into another tank (set up as a rocky Malawi lake as opposed to a normal community tank) with exactly the same water conditions, and they are just sitting around the bottom of the tank. They were with Clown Loaches and Gouramis, now by themselves-would this make a difference? Any suggestions how to get tham back to there active selves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Give them time to settle in. They won't like the new surroundings. The other fish would have helped them feel secure too so having been moved, and lost their usual companions, they will be a bit unsure for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 As Caryl said.. Fish are funny things and changing their tanks around or tank mates can all of a sudden cause them to start packing a sad and hiding and then freaking out whenever you walk past.. I have found that the position of the tank has something to do with it have found tanks near doorways or doors freak out when doors are opened or people walk through or tanks in direct sunlight sometimes they just spaz out.. With the africans adding more confident fish would help (lol however I add my grow out dolphins to tanks this happens to as they are usually always out in the open and happy). Or you can just wait it out, maybe add some more hiding holes (or take some away if there are too many). Probably before you do too much just wait and see if they settle because sticking your hands in there and changing too much stuff will just freak them out more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyzoo Posted March 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 I put my Honey Gourami's in this tank and the Cichlids were a lot happier.....now someone has told me that these two types of fish can't live together....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 How are they breathing? ie; heavy or normal? Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyzoo Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Who? The Gourami's or Cichlids? They all look like they normally do! I have now moved the Gourami's out of the Cichlid tank....but Cichlids gone into hiding again. Now I'm trying to source some big Blue Dolphins to put with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Are they swimming around with you not there. As in can you do a sneaky peek & see what they are doing without you seeing them. If they are still hiding, apart from checking temp, try a 30% water change just to freshing things up. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyzoo Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 They do swim about a bit, just get frightened off when I approach.....but when Gourami was in the tank followed them about, and didn't worry about me being about. I do a 25% change every Sunday, and Ammonia and Nitrites always at zero, and Nitrates below 10. ph is 7.6. Hopefully they will come right, bit of a pity to have fish and not see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 They'll come around. Probably half scared of you as they remember you catching them. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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