ilwis Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 I have a lovely pair of convict cichlids last week I was waiting and waiting for them to lay their eggs They were happily both swimming around the tank at the same time so I figured they didn't spawn yet so I did a heavy clean took everything out of the tank vacuumed up everything and found 2 little eggs, since they usually spawn about 60 eggs I figured the rest are eaten so they got vacuumed too Since then the male has dug a hole in the corner of the tank and sits in there with his face pressed into the corner of the tank all despessed and doesn't want to swim much with the other fish He kinda went that way last month when they lost their last batch So is there anything I can do? I could buy him flowers and chocolates but I don't think he will enjoy the smell or taste it might be lost on him, he is a fish after all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 buy him a couple of small feeder guppies, normally perks them right up and yes they do get depressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Drop a valium into the tank, will get him perked up in no time :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 yeah up to the surface, don't want to hear about drug addicted fish soon..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilwis Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 it seems strange but thats the first time ive heard of feeder guppies strange the things you learn i might have to find some because it might be good to give the fish some better live varity tho to be honest the convicts i have a quite small the male is only about 4 inches long so it would have to be a small feeder guppie his mouth is only about 4mm across and the other fish will prob gobble them up before him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 http://link.springer.com/article/10.102 ... 27?LI=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 strangely enough it makes the convict feel better by allowing it to kill and savage something else..... Rule #1: treat your fish as 14yr old teenagers, they seem to have the same mentality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilwis Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1009236618927?LI=true does that mean if i change the light it might cheer him up? ive been thinking about putting him in another tank (has red juwels x5 and 2 nicaragua cichlid's in) tho i have a bit of a problem with the nicaragua cichlid's ive got the one male and one female so the feamale is harassing the crap out of the male (a bit odd it being that way around im thinking about seperating them too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1009236618927?LI=true Anyone else pick up on this in the title of that article? "Temperature Tolerance and Metabolic Depression of a Convict Child Under the Influence of Enhanced Ultraviolet-A (320–400 nm) Irradiation" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilwis Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Anyone else pick up on this in the title of that article? "Temperature Tolerance and Metabolic Depression of a Convict Child Under the Influence of Enhanced Ultraviolet-A (320–400 nm) Irradiation" yea i did but i just ignored the person wrighting the title of the article as a idiot but i figured the article was ok prob had a mind blank and couldnt remember what a baby fish was called Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16061329 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilwis Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16061329 now that is funny :slfg: basically saying bears are depressed so they sleep, they are depressed because they eat too much, put on some calories, get sad because they are fat, so run off crying to there room and sleep not eating for 6 months till they can stand to look at themsleves, then come out gorge themselves because they are hungry and get depressed all over again with a bunch of mood swings... sounds fimilar somehow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critter_crazy Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 I swear my severum gets depressed sometimes Maybe it's because he's called Severus.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news/2012/05/52-hertz-the-loneliest-whale-in-the-world.html now thats depressing...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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