I'm A Bit Dissapointed.

[Ginge]

With my cichlids i am prety sure i have a good mix as seen in my sig and despite the fact that there are lots and lots of rocks an i love the look of the tank the fish just sit around and do nothing, the only time i see them swin is for food and one of my female morrii spat her fy today. Has anybody else experienced this?

 

[suprafish]

Easy Answer... Take out the rocks

 

[Exiled]

Or just rearrange the rocks. (which is always good to do anyway every month or so)

What temperature is your water at? Sometimes if the water is a bit on the cold side the fish slow down considerably and act as you described.

Also, try putting the lights on a timer so that they get about 8 to 10 hours of "sunlight" and dark the rest of the time. It may sound funny, but they might be cranky from not getting enough sleep!

 

[Ginge]

I rearanged the rock yesterday before starting this thread and they get approx 10 hours of light a day. Water is st 77 or 26.
p.s i reagange rocks about every 2weeks.

 

[mamafish68]

every tank of mine sits at a constant 80 and have for years.

 

[Ginge]

And are your africans active.

 

[mamafish68]

You bet!

I used the cold water theory when I had centrals & souths and it worked.

 

[dthoffsett]

I'd also recommed raising the temp. I had mine set on 78 for several months and when I got a new heater, I set it on 77 and it ended up raising the temp to 80. Since then I've noticed my labs are a lot more active. The male practically spends every waking moment doing his breeding shimmy.

 

[rixy]

my africans are so active,its unbelieveable lol.they never hide away.maybe its the mix of fish in your tank?its really hard to answer.

 

[SamUK]

got my tank on 80 too ginge and my fish are active.

 

[kanzaris]

Hi Ginge

My tank has loads of rocks and I never change them around. I got six morriis in my tank and every single fish is active. My water temp is around 81.

Sabby

 

[Ginge]

Thanks guys my temp is now around 81 and the guys are a little more active. Thanks.