CrazyAirborne
Fish Herder
So my swordtail has always ruled the 20g tank, and I thought the other male and all the females were just staying out of his way, so after a few months of never really seeing the other fish, I put the swordtail in my main tank(about 3 weeks ago). this didnt really help anything in the smaller tank. All my water stats are perfect, and this tank has been up and running for months now. i do weekly 40%+ water changes. i havent added any new fish in over a month at least, and they have lots of cover and live plants all over.
I was thinking maybe my 800lph internal was too strong for them, but if i really think about it, they've all been really shy for a long time now. I even moved the other big male into my big tank, and now hes all out and about, and i can actually see how great of colors he has! (he always was hiding in the smaller tank)
When the plattys have fry, the fry are never really hiding, and they are out alot more than the adult fish, but now im noticing them hiding more and more. i dont think that they are getting startled or anything, because this tank is off in the corner of the dining room, and they really dont get much movement near their tank. not anything like my main tank which is in the middle of a main room.
something is up with these fish always hiding, and its really bumming me out.
any thoughts guys?
I was thinking maybe my 800lph internal was too strong for them, but if i really think about it, they've all been really shy for a long time now. I even moved the other big male into my big tank, and now hes all out and about, and i can actually see how great of colors he has! (he always was hiding in the smaller tank)
When the plattys have fry, the fry are never really hiding, and they are out alot more than the adult fish, but now im noticing them hiding more and more. i dont think that they are getting startled or anything, because this tank is off in the corner of the dining room, and they really dont get much movement near their tank. not anything like my main tank which is in the middle of a main room.
something is up with these fish always hiding, and its really bumming me out.
any thoughts guys?