Juvenile Endlicheri questions

[Askaleymanfish]

Is it normal for small endlicheri to have trouble swimming? They all appear to be very... awkward? When startled they are very fast and efficient swimmers, but one is quasi floating/ and two are struggling to move. As I said before, they dont seem to have any issues when startled. These still have their "axolotl" gills by the way. I have never had any this small!

I ordered from petsolutions 1 time never again both bichirs were jut like that (trouble swimming) both died within 24 hours never ordered there again


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[the lion who ate the sun]

Eep. They seem to be doing better today. No trouble swimming. Everyone is very active and energetic. I put a small pinch of bloodworms and a few cichlid sinking pellets (buying massivore today) in last night before sleeping and they seem to have gobbled them up. I just added more bloodworms 15 minutes ago. Just like my senegalus, they seem to have issues locating the food. Im afraid of running into a nitrate issue if this pace continues. How often do I need to change the water in my 10g?

 

[Askaleymanfish]

Eep. They seem to be doing better today. No trouble swimming. Everyone is very active and energetic. I put a small pinch of bloodworms and a few cichlid sinking pellets (buying massivore today) in last night before sleeping and they seem to have gobbled them up. I just added more bloodworms 15 minutes ago. Just like my senegalus, they seem to have issues locating the food. Im afraid of running into a nitrate issue if this pace continues. How often do I need to change the water in my 10g?

4 endlis in a 10 gal ... Personally I'd so at least 2 50% wc a week ... But that Just me I always had bad experiences with crappy water parameters with a 10 gal tank ... No clue why


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[the lion who ate the sun]

Ill move them to a 20g at 4.5-5", i just want them to be able to locate their food easily. I put a bunch of java fern in the tank to eat nitrates, and will be spot vacuuming daily with a turkey baster (great technique our reef counterparts use-if you arent familiar).

I saw three of the four eating at their feeding earlier! I left the excess in the tank in hopes the other will find some.