Help me with my cichlids please!

[tommy_zito]

Hi guys,

Im some what new to aquariums, and i need some advice.

my tank:
About 2 months old
75 Gallons
Tetra whisper ex70 filter

fish:
2 Electric Blue Cichlids
1 Electric Yellow Cichlids
2 Peacock Cichlids
2 Jewel Cichlids
1 Jack Dempsey
1 Pelco

Problem:

two of my fish i think have the "shutters"
they will stand still for a second and just kinda twitch or tweek out. water has tested fine for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, PH is around 7.6. ive been doing water changes about every week to 2 weeks and im taking out about 10-15 gallons. any suggestions on what to do here?

 

[tommy_zito]

i ment to say i think they have the "shimmys" any help or ideas would be awesome

 

[heuss06]

well i have a lake malawi cichlid tank and iv noticed mine do the same thing when there spawning... i would also like to know if its normal for them to do that or if its just natural behavior. thanks

 

[tommy_zito]

honestly i think its normal, i was at my local aquarium store, and their cichlids were doing the same thing. so far i did a 20 gallon water change, and added about 15 tbl spoons of salt. things seem to be a little better.

 

[tommy_zito]

my electric yellow still has a little shimmy but the guy at the store said that it was a natural thing....unless mine are spawning witch would be awesome! he also said however that it could be caused by the PH in the water, basically the fish is pissed at the water condition.