matildanz Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Strange question but has anyone found the depth of water in a tank having any effect on certain fish? When our last tank was set up a few months ago, as soon as the Clown and Kuhli Loaches went in we never saw much of them. The Kuhlis disappeared and I honestly thought they had died, didn't see them once in months. Never saw them out feeding or swimming around. Same with the Clowns, they came out very rarely and only if it was completely dark and nothing moved outside the tank (I'd spend half the evening sitting in the dark squinting at the tank hoping for a glimpse of my elusive fish - yes I know, I need a life!!! :lol: ) There were plenty of hiding places, subdued lighting and dithers to keep a Clown happy!! I understand about water pressure and atmospheres when diving but I wouldn't have thought it would make diddly squat difference in a home aquarium! Anywho, when we were removing water from tank as soon as it got perhaps 1/3 down, all the loaches came out - Kuhlis, Clowns, Zebras, the whole tank was a party!! :happy1: The tank we've just replaced was a fairly tall one 75-80cm tall to one that is just as long, fractionally deeper from front to back but not as high - I can at least get my arm to the bottom in this one!! I understand about water pressure and atmospheres when diving but I wouldn't have thought it would make diddly squat difference in a home aquarium! I was starting to lose a little interest in my fish since I never saw anything other that Neons and Rainbows but since the weekend I don't think I've watched a single programme all the way through........... much more interesting things to watch in the tank now!! :happy2: :bounce: I did wonder if it had anything to do with the substrate in the new tank being silica sand instead of stones but that doesn't explain why they came out all of a sudden in the old tank with less water........... :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I would imagine streams/rivers where these fish live in the wild would be alot deeper than a tank. You might have stirred them up with all the splashing and what not, also they were probably thinking wtf is going on wheres all my water going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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