Stressed Kuhli

[scottsheldrick]

Hey Everyone,

I had 4 new Kuhli Loaches and a Bristlenose shipped to me today however one of my loaches has been darting around the tank for a good hour now.

Is there anything I can do to destress him?

Ammonia has picked up to 0.5 with the in rush of bioload so I will be doing daily water changes and using ammo lock every other day but is there anything I can do for him?

I feel helpless and I am almost certain I'm going to wake up to a dead Kuhli [emoji17]

Thanks for your help.

 

[TMaier]

Are there plants and rocks for them to hide under? Keep the lights dim too. Khuli's hate dramatic water changes.

 

[scottsheldrick]

Thanks, yeah got a whole bunch of live plants, driftwood and an ornament for them to hide under. He seems to have calmed down a bit but now theyre all just hiding or laying motionless which i guess is to be expected for the first day or so. Im just hoping i dont wake up to dead fish coz im absolutely obsessed with kuhli's. im hoping to get a couple more when the tank cycle catches up again.