How to make my baby kelberi less skiddish?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
S

sevank21

Plecostomus
MFK Member
Jan 25, 2012
2,215
4
53
In My House
Nothing worse than walking into the room and my baby kelberi dart into random directions and end up on the bottom of the tank looking stressed as heck!

What can I do to make them interact with me? Or is it something I just have to deal with till they get bigger?

I've had them for almost 3 weeks now and they still hate me. But that's my fault. I do frequent water changes and I mess with the tank decor/substrate quite a bit.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
 
sevank21 said:
Nothing worse than walking into the room and my baby kelberi dart into random directions and end up on the bottom of the tank looking stressed as heck!

What can I do to make them interact with me? Or is it something I just have to deal with till they get bigger?

I've had them for almost 3 weeks now and they still hate me. But that's my fault. I do frequent water changes and I mess with the tank decor/substrate quite a bit.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
Click to expand...

If u keep "messing" with their decor / substrate they are gonna have a hard time adapting thus being stressed. They never got to adjust to one lifestyle yet


Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
 
It can also be a function of the angle of the tank/the way you approach it. I find that fish tend to frighten more if their tank is in a position where I walk past the front of it (rather than towards or away) because I think they just see more/faster movement.

So a tank in a frequently traveled hallway would likely have nervous fish. This is just in my experience.
 
Lol ok.

I'll leave one drift wood in there and won't touch it. But 20-30%, water changes ever 2-3 days ill keep doing. I want them to have great water.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
 
Mount_Prion said:
It can also be a function of the angle of the tank/the way you approach it. I find that fish tend to frighten more if their tank is in a position where I walk past the front of it (rather than towards or away) because I think they just see more/faster movement.

So a tank in a frequently traveled hallway would likely have nervous fish. This is just in my experience.
Click to expand...

They're in my garage so they basically only see me.

A handful of times a day

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
MonsterFishKeepers.com
Top Bottom