Wet Pet Turned Shy - What To Do?

[mr.bigglesworth]

I've found that they don't do we'll outside of a group. Never had success with them. I've also found that they have very sensitive stomachs. It's a fish that's on my "never buy again" list.

Interesting.

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

and what is the water parameter?

Ph - 6ish
Amonnia - zero
Nitrites - zero
Nitrates - x < 20 (less than 20ppm)
Very soft water, lil bit a java fern here, tons of guppy grass their, etc...

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

Could the sand be part of the problem? you said it liked to dig a lot, now with the new sand it isnt digging anymore, maybe thats stopping it from behaving normally because it doesnt like the new sand

Maybe... I doubt it. Its still digging. That might have been a typo on my part.

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

Get a 55 & about 10 more

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Impossible. Theirs not enough floor support.

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

eat it.

Anyway, does it still poop okay as in no white stingy poop? What have you feeding it? try a three day fast if he is fat like your old catfish and test his appetite again...

No white poop. I don't feed her. She really fat, somehow she finds her own food. Without my help. The catfish too. Catfish is fatter than mrs. Piggy actually. And I don't even feed them. Last time I dropped a single 2mm nls pellet 4 weeks ago. She fatter than heck.

 

[Redearsunfish]

Your PH is way too low. Will make them skittish and timid, and when they are not doing that they run the glass. Again, its another reason they are on my "do not buy list". Really need a group to feel secure and rock hard water.

 

[ChiPerf]

Enroll her in a karate class to boost her self esteem.

 

[Joao M]

Ph - 6ish
Amonnia - zero
Nitrites - zero
Nitrates - x < 20 (less than 20ppm)
Very soft water, lil bit a java fern here, tons of guppy grass their, etc...

So, you have
- a single specimen of a species that shoud be kept in groups;
- in a 6ish Ph when it should be 8+;
- in very soft water when it should be hard.

And you need to know why the fish is shy?

 

[Pyramid_Party]

Chances are you were a bit rough when you redesigned your tank and probably traumatized the fish. It has happened to me before. And some fish I have had get traumatized after and during water changes even though I am gentle and some fish don't mind at all. Try throwing in some small dithers to make the fish feel more secure. But there is no guarantee she'll change her behavior.

 

[Miguel]

Chances are you were a bit rough when you redesigned your tank and probably traumatized the fish. It has happened to me before. And some fish I have had get traumatized after and during water changes even though I am gentle and some fish don't mind at all. Try throwing in some small dithers to make the fish feel more secure. But there is no guarantee she'll change her behavior.

This, in my opinion.
Fish are creatures of routine.

If it was happy alone, happy in a low ph, happy in soft water ( given that those are not the best conditions for such fish ) the reason should lie elsewhere.

You acn keep an african in low ph if it is ued to it.what you cannot do is dramatic changes to water chemistry and, imho again, to its environment.

As to shy glassbangers ( never heard of an african as such ) it happens that they completely change demeanour after a major change in tank.