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dempsey's acting weird

Discussion in 'Cichlids' started by littledane, Jan 15, 2009.

  1. littledane

    littledane Thread Starter Member

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    ever since i put my two dempseys in their own tank they have been acting weird. the both seem to only come out at night now and hide when ever i enter the room. any sugestions as to what might be the problem?
     
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  2. Anthony

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    Are they eating ?
    Is the tank cycled ?
    What size tank is it ?
    How big are the fish ?
     
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  3. littledane

    littledane Thread Starter Member

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    they both seemed to eat fine this morning. the tank is cycled it was my old 30g tank that had all my fish in it until i got my 55g cycled. One dempsey is about 7 inches and the other is about 5 inches.
     
    littledane, Jan 16, 2009
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    Is this a 30 gallon long ?
     
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  5. littledane

    littledane Thread Starter Member

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    30 tall
     
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  6. Anthony

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    That's likely the problem... They're probably really stresses from being in a small tank, aggression is probably high between the two.
     
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  7. littledane

    littledane Thread Starter Member

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    Dosent seem to be any agression. I know i cant move them to my 55 though. I have a 9 inch terror in that tank
     
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    Are you sure this isn't a 29 gallon
     
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    Or is it a 30 gallon Extra High ?
     
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  10. littledane

    littledane Thread Starter Member

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    Its the tank in my avatar pic. It might be a 29 gallon
     
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    Appears to be... You've really got to get those guys a bigger tank. A 7" and 5" fish in that tank will be the root of many future problems.
     
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    :eek:
     
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  13. littledane

    littledane Thread Starter Member

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    Yeah i know. Im going to look at a 55g in kents store probably this weekend
     
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    Sounds good. I bet if you did that and make some nice caves with rocks they'd perk right up.
     
    Anthony, Jan 16, 2009
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  15. MonteSS

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    Lots of good deals on tanks on craigslist in our area lately.

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    Dont forget to search "fish tank" as well as "aquarium"

    ...Bill
     
    MonteSS, Jan 18, 2009
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