Dovii going nuts smashing into walls help

[pops]

I did have a jag that would just freak if I approached the tank with a hat on, bolting every ware, banging on everything, i approached with out the hat no problem, hat on fish freak out.

 

[Woefulrelic]

No I have no filter on the drip. Been running this way for 6 months. Could that be the problem? Parameters otherwise are fine.

If you have tap water you are constantly adding chlorine or chloramine to the water. This can be vary from mild (low drip, low chlorine content) to very bad. (high drip and high chloramine content) Look into an HMA filter from thefilterguys

 

[Torchia32]

What are the water parameters today? A mini-cycle can cause fish to act erratically, especially if there is ammonia present.

0,0,20ppm

 

[pops]

20ppm is water change time in my world, but certainly nothing to cause fish to wig. again just an aggressive juvie dovii. add the decor and keep the lights off and see what happens.

 

[Torchia32]

20ppm is water change time in my world, but certainly nothing to cause fish to wig. again just an aggressive juvie dovii. add the decor and keep the lights off and see what happens.

Thanks for the info I'll try it

 

[celebrist]

I did have a jag that would just freak if I approached the tank with a hat on, bolting every ware, banging on everything, i approached with out the hat no problem, hat on fish freak out.

You must have looked like a big catfish to him,

I had a chealsus that was hand fed unless you wore red then he totally flipped out like a jumping bean

 

[ragin_cajun]

No I have no filter on the drip. Been running this way for 6 months. Could that be the problem? Parameters otherwise are fine.

I don't know if it's "the" problem, but it most certainly is "a" problem. You don't want to drip tap water with chlorine/chloramine into your tank, do you? Filter that out, man. Call the filter guys, get a carbon block filter for chlorine, and a chlorine/chloramine test kit. Change out the filter cartridges every 3 months.

I don't know if it's causing your fish to act up, but the best water quality possible is always a good idea.

 

[Torchia32]

I don't know if it's "the" problem, but it most certainly is "a" problem. You don't want to drip tap water with chlorine/chloramine into your tank, do you? Filter that out, man. Call the filter guys, get a carbon block filter for chlorine, and a chlorine/chloramine test kit. Change out the filter cartridges every 3 months.

I don't know if it's causing your fish to act up, but the best water quality possible is always a good idea.

Ok thanks. Is there a link to the filter I need?

 

[ragin_cajun]

They have a 2 stage on their website, but I have the 3 stage. Their website is at http://www.thefilterguys.biz/

Their phone number is on the very bottom of the page. Call down there and ask for Jim--he's totally cool. Tell him all about your tank--he'll probably like that you have a Dovii. He'll tell you what to get, how much to drip, all about filtration. We talked a half hour about fish diseases we had seen in our tanks. He's like that. They send you "regulators" that drip 40 or 60 gallons per day--just slip em on the hose. Nothing to it.

OH! And get the chloramine test kit, too. It's cheap, and it's nice to be able to test to see if you really do/don't have chlorine/chloramine in a water sample.

 

[Torchia32]

They have a 2 stage on their website, but I have the 3 stage. Their website is at http://www.thefilterguys.biz/

Their phone number is on the very bottom of the page. Call down there and ask for Jim--he's totally cool. Tell him all about your tank--he'll probably like that you have a Dovii. He'll tell you what to get, how much to drip, all about filtration. We talked a half hour about fish diseases we had seen in our tanks. He's like that. They send you "regulators" that drip 40 or 60 gallons per day--just slip em on the hose. Nothing to it.

OH! And get the chloramine test kit, too. It's cheap, and it's nice to be able to test to see if you really do/don't have chlorine/chloramine in a water sample.

Thanks bud!