Phantom Tetra Habits!

[humbos]

Tank size: 3 ft
pH:7.6
ammonia:0
nitrite:0
nitrate:10
kH:
gH:
tank temp:24.5

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Sitting 2 inches above the substrate all facing the same way just eating micro morsals from the flow of the tanks gentle current but not takink flake food , they just spit it out!

Volume and Frequency of water changes:

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank:None

Tank inhabitants:6 neon glow lights + 5 Phantom tetra

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): none

Exposure to chemicals:none

The tank is Newly cycled the glowlights are lovin it but the phantoms seem somewhat inanimate and not moving around the tank like I thought they would. They have been in 3 days now and behave no differnt than first adding them !!...........any thoughts?

 

[WILDER]

Sounds like there just settling in, might not like the food you are giving them.
Try some frozen foods, good luck.

 

[humbos]

Sounds like there just settling in, might not like the food you are giving them.
Try some frozen foods, good luck.

Yeh I think your right I've treat them to some of that Tubeflex I think they luvved it!

 

[WILDER]

Is it frozen live or freeze dried the tubilex, becareful as is carries nasties i will only use freeze dried tubilex.

Abit of info for you.
http/www.gsas.org/Articles/1997/tubifex.html