Cichla Move

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FishNCash

FishNCash

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I moved the cichla army to a bigger tank. They were flopping and splashing every in the bin. One jumped out of the container twice. The move was successful except I lost one fish. I think he ate too much and the stress of being on the floor got the best out of him or her.
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Dead guy
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Not helping me Anxiety for when I move mine lol. Sorry for your loss bro glad the others made it well!
 
Why no feed before moving? just curious. I would think it would be good because the chance of them eating right away in a new tank are slim right?
 
Chizzle said:
X3, I dont before moving, but I feed daily even on wc day. did the new tank have the same water parameters as the old tank? Most worried about pH shock
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the new tank was running for several months. Same temp but never check pH since dither fish in the new tank are healthy. I did noticed this guy is always gasping for air when I do a 50% wc in the growout. Maybe he was weak to begin with and the stress knocked him out. :-(
 
FishNCash said:
the new tank was running for several months. Same temp but never check pH since dither fish in the new tank are healthy. I did noticed this guy is always gasping for air when I do a 50% wc in the growout. Maybe he was weak to begin with and the stress knocked him out. :-(
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Its because he was too fat and needed help from Jenny Craig.
 
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