Cichlids acting strange

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Zero46

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Aug 22, 2007
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Hey all. I think that there is something wrong with two cichlids in my 60gal. For some reason they wont stop moving, ever. Maybe I'm just being paranoid but I've never seen any of my fish be like this. I checked all the water conditions and everything is fine and they are eating. The only thing different is that I added three plecos on Sunday(one will be moved soon) and I first noticed the fish started acting strange on Monday. They've been like this ever since and it's just the two yellows doing it. I can't really explain in words what they're doing so I took a short video:

http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/Zero46/?action=view&current=Cichlidmoving.flv

Let me know if there is actually something wrong or if I'm just overreacting. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
My yellow labs did the same thing when I moved them to a new tank. It took about 10 days before they settled into their new home. Make certain that there are enough caves that they can claim. The plecos may have taken their homes away.
 
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