Freaking out Severums

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Scott S

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here recently my severums are freaking out when I turn off the lights. they dart around crashing into stuff and other fish. they also freak out at the tv if a scene changes they freak.
any ideas? someone's going to get hurt.
I have 2 turquoise and 2 gold
 
How old is the tank? How big?

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100 gallon. 60" long
they've been in there for a few months. same with tankmates, nothing new.
 
How's the water quality?

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I have two big gold Severus and I know they enjoy the moonlight phase of my LED lighting at the end of the day. I think it gives them a chance to settle down before it's just dark. If you don't have this You may want to try to have some back lighting in the room when you turn your lights off so it doesn't go totally black on them. As far as the TV goes I wouldn't let them watch anything R rated because it makes them rambunctious. :banghead:
 
Again always check your water first. After that, if everything is good, having your lights on a timer might also help a little. My fish seem to appreciate the set schedule of lights. It can also help you control algea as you can limit the light if it gets out of hand

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the water wasn't bad, I had just done 10% but I did 30% last night anyway.
they freak out if I use the blue night mode. they really hate it.
 
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