Punkymom
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I brought a Firemouth Cichlid home from the pet store yesterday. He's by himself right now in my 55 gal with a small pleco type guy. The pleco is doing fine, but the Cichlid seems strangly lethargic. He's stayed hidden all day long, and today I was a bit worried so I tried to chase him out (gently) with the handle of a fish net. When I did he just seemed indifferent to the whole experience. He seemed to be "hugging" the gravel...does that make sense? Should I take this guy back and get another? Is he sick? Or just shy? He's so cute!!! I've been checking the levels in my tank every day and every thing is normal so I don't know what it could be. I've had the tank set up for a week now, and it contains live plants. I hate mysteries...