Help please ? fish chilling at the bottom

[G8zzaj]

Hey everyone,

had this tank set up about 3/4 months now.

the frontosa all chill in this Area.

They’re happy, eating well, water parameters are all fine. I would just personally prefer them to swim all over the tank?

I’ve dimmed the light and made it blue in case that was bothering them but no success.

I’ve tried all different flow levels as well.

the only success I get is if the light is completely off ?.

Any suggestions? Don’t relay want a tank where I have to have the light off constantly

thanks

 

[tlindsey]

Hey everyone,

had this tank set up about 3/4 months now.

the frontosa all chill in this Area.

They’re happy, eating well, water parameters are all fine. I would just personally prefer them to swim all over the tank?

I’ve dimmed the light and made it blue in case that was bothering them but no success.

I’ve tried all different flow levels as well.

the only success I get is if the light is completely off ?.

Any suggestions? Don’t relay want a tank where I have to have the light off constantly

thanks

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[duanes]

In nature, frontosa instinctually prefer to live at depths near the substrate of 100 to more then 200 feet down.
They never go, or appear anywhere near the surface.

 

[aussieman57]

In nature, frontosa instinctually prefer to live at depths near the substrate of 100 to more then 200 feet down.
They never go, or appear anywhere near the surface.

I think he means they hang out near that driftwood in the right corner of his tank. Fish like to hang out around structure and feel more comfortable/safe around structure. Maybe try adding some more places like where they are situating themselves.

 

[twentyleagues]

Most fish are not open water fish. There are very few that feel comfortable in the open. I just got a group of black widows and I have a big rock structure I find them hovering around it or near the sand bed. I also have 3 red fronts in a 300g pond they tend to stay under the planters hanging from the rim or near pieces of drift wood.

 

[BIG-G]

More structure would be my recommendation.
I’ve got a tank that is basically an island (all four sides are viewable)
Certain fish do not do well in this tank.
Only the most outgoing species thrive.
I had Geo’s In this tank and they were always hiding.
I placed a background on one side and it completely changed.
The additional security that the fish perceive from not feeling exposed by covering one side of the tank is all that it took.

 

[Milingu]

I would add more structure, like the others already mentioned. And I would add hiding spots to swim under. Knowing they can hide if necessary already provides a more secure feeling to the fish.
And I would remove the blue Dempsey. It will stress the frontosa earlier or later if it is not already doing it now.

 

[twentyleagues]

I would add more structure, like the others already mentioned. And I would add hiding spots to swim under. Knowing they can hide if necessary already provides a more secure feeling to the fish.
And I would remove the blue Dempsey. It will stress the frontosa earlier or later if it is not already doing it now.

Agree. Frontosa tend to be gentle, compared to other cichlids.

 

[troublesum]

Fronts are awesome fish,but IME i had a colony of 8 in a 180 they are a very graceful laid back cichlid if you are looking for a action tank then Fronts arnt for you they are very chill once the pecking order is reached Betas can actually live in the colony where with other cichlids there's 1 Alpha and the rest die.
If you had more structure they will just move and hide there