Help with new red devil!

[Slim2634]

Its been a while since i have been on here. I just bought a baby red devil about 1.5-2 inches long. I have him in a 10 gallon tank now because he is so small. Once bigger he will have his own 55. Anyways i got him yesterday and he has just been laying on the gravel since, is he just stressed or is he sick?

 

[gobucks1]

Hello fellow TOSU fan

if hes been there that long, hes probably sick. does he get up, or does he constantly lay there?

good luck

 

[Plecos_Ftw]

Yea he may be sick he may be just stressed depends we need more info.. Hows the colors? How long have you had him in there a day? Whos in there with him? Whats the water params? blah blah you know the drill! Ive had electric blues turn almost white laying on the ground for a day then next day they snapped out of it. However my brothers had some who did that but died.. it just depends. Where did you get him?

 

[Slim2634]

I bought him at petsmart. I always get my fish there no problems. He is a whitish red color like he was when i bought him. He moves to different spots but stays closer to the bottom. The water is the same as my 55 so its cycled because i used water from it and one of the filters. Idk exact because i dont own a test kit.

 

[Slim2634]

bump. please help

 

[Fish on Fire]

Is he eating? If he hasn't been in there for more than a week, he's probably still getting used to his new tank.

 

[FishPower]

probably getting used to the tank...ive had datnoids do that when i first get them

 

[michaeljames]

my experience is CA's that grow large (RD, Dovii, Jag's etc) dont do well getting moved around. My one RD will sit on bottom for up to a week before he gets enough hunger to go up to the top and sip some pellets and go for a walk around his new tank. my dovii is even worse, everytime he gets moved my roommate goes nuts with the salt and swears he's gonna die. I say just leave the lights off and put up some decor if its a bare or barren tank, just to make him feel comfy. oh ya my jag did this too for 3 days until one day my baby RD killed him

 

[Slim2634]

I appreciate the help. He must have been really stressed. I watched him last night for a while and he is just very very shy. He swam around a little bit and went into his pot and pushed his body up against it to blend in i think. He won't come out unless he sees me but he is a character when he doesn't. Once again thanks everyone who helped.