kaiofcanada
Aquarium Advice FINatic
So I ordered three german blue rams at my LFS, and after two months of waiting, due to heat and issues with shipping, they came in yesterday. The two females I ordered came dead/nearly dead but the male looked really pretty and colourful. So I brought him home to his new house while I await his future girlfriends.
I was ready with a new setup, water cycled with gravel from an established tank and filter that I had been running on a mature tank for two months. Everything looked good. I planted two sides fairly heavily of the 15g setup heavily and put in a couple terra cotta pots of varying sizes for hiding. The plan is for this to be a species only tank with the exception of a couple otos or nerite snails. And I only planned to get two other girls until he picks a mate.
When I put him in he seemed fine for about 3 minutes then freaked out and hid. I expected them to be shy, but everytime I pass by the tank he freaks out and darts every which way, even into the gravel. I am worried that he will hurt himself or stress himself more.
I added some stresscoat just in case. But I don't know what else to do???? Help!
I have the lights off. He seems to be hiding behind pots near plants rather than in pots doh!
Might he be stressed from not having another ram with him right now, or do I not have enough hiding places? there are 5 pots.
Is this normal for a new introduction?
I was ready with a new setup, water cycled with gravel from an established tank and filter that I had been running on a mature tank for two months. Everything looked good. I planted two sides fairly heavily of the 15g setup heavily and put in a couple terra cotta pots of varying sizes for hiding. The plan is for this to be a species only tank with the exception of a couple otos or nerite snails. And I only planned to get two other girls until he picks a mate.
When I put him in he seemed fine for about 3 minutes then freaked out and hid. I expected them to be shy, but everytime I pass by the tank he freaks out and darts every which way, even into the gravel. I am worried that he will hurt himself or stress himself more.
I added some stresscoat just in case. But I don't know what else to do???? Help!
I have the lights off. He seems to be hiding behind pots near plants rather than in pots doh!
Might he be stressed from not having another ram with him right now, or do I not have enough hiding places? there are 5 pots.
Is this normal for a new introduction?