One my cycling fish had literally gotten wrapped around the filter intake tube, hes still alive, but i dont think hes going to make it, im afraid this might happen to my african cichlids when i get them
bad news
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is he in it or on the strainer?
a healthy fish should be able to swim away form that. Unless u dont have the strainer on it and he got sucked up?
a healthy fish should be able to swim away form that. Unless u dont have the strainer on it and he got sucked up?
i would say the fish was sick neways. Maybe because of the water quality, since you are cycling apparently. Next time you get fish make sure the fish you get are swimming good and look clean. Im sure theres a thread on here about picking out good stock, if not someone write one.
Yeah i probably should have, other than that the tank is pretty clean, i think im going to get an aquaclear 110 , all the other cycling fish are swimming actively and eating, they seem healthy, no marks or abrasions.
Clean? doesnt matter if the water is clear, test your water. You may be surprised as to what i acutally going on.
that is correct, heck you water may be cloudly and better than on a clear day... It is amazing how things can spike when first setting up a new tank... I try to never do a fresh cycle...
I agree with the aforementioned posts. Clear water means jack in a new tank. The really, really bad things are invisible. The fact that a cycling fish got wrapped around an intake probably means it was sick in the fist place (no healthy fish can't out-swim the current from a filter unless you're REALLY over-doing it with your filtration).