flitabout
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Yes please wait!
Thanks I was really worried about thatAs noted previously, chasing and bullying is what cichlids do. The big Angel is just trying to establish himself as tank boss. They will form a pecking order. Might just turn the lights off for the night. That might slow the action down.
Don't apologize for asking questions.
I've tested the water multiple times everything is normal (I can't give u exact numbers ) but chlorine was 0 ph was 7 and the alkalinity was around 120 and I've been using water conditioner and seed bacteria to get the tank cycled
Guys I just noticed that the older bigger anglefish is eating a lot but the smaller Angel fish and the catfish are not eating that much is that normal?
I began the cycle last week on Wednesday (sorry if I didn't make that clear) I've been adding the chemicals since that day too it's a 20g tank with a heater preset to 78 (and I can't change it) also I cannot tell you the specific motor now but it came with the kit and is workingg well cause when I went into the store and got the water tested on 3 separate times they said the water was normal and they did the test with the files not the strip and to specify on the fish not eating they come to the top well at least the angels do and look at the food they just don't eat it I don't know if it is a matter of the size of the food or what and the corydoras are apparently known to eat the stuff off the bottom and I see them poking their noses around the bottom all the time if their not sleepingYou just began a "fish in cycle" 3 days ago, and then added more fish after we said you shouldn't.... My guess is they are incredibly stressed out. If they aren't eating it usually is not a good sign.
Are you performing water changes? if so how?
Do you have a way of testing nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, pH, and temperature?
Are the fish's gills red and slightly opened?
Whats the total stock?
Whats your filtration?
Size of heater?
Size of tank?
I began the cycle last week on Wednesday (sorry if I didn't make that clear) I've been adding the chemicals since that day too it's a 20g tank with a heater preset to 78 (and I can't change it) also I cannot tell you the specific motor now but it came with the kit and is workingg well cause when I went into the store and got the water tested on 3 separate times they said the water was normal and they did the test with the files not the strip and to specify on the fish not eating they come to the top well at least the angels do and look at the food they just don't eat it I don't know if it is a matter of the size of the food or what and the corydoras are apparently known to eat the stuff off the bottom and I see them poking their noses around the bottom all the time if their not sleeping
Ive been doing 1/3rd every week but I have a bubble wall in the back to make sure the water is moving enough the only reason y I don't change it more often is because I saw that the mote you change the water the longer it takes for the water to cycle but the fish look fine not looking any funky colors or behaving that strangly I found out that is is normal for the catfish to sleep a lot so the only weird thing is the Angel fish going to the topAre you performing water changes? If so how often and how much?