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Posted	Fed up geophagus
24-08-2006 10:19 by Bruce	My newest geophagus is looking a bit fed up, it's fins are clamped most of the time, and while the others like to dig all day, it just hovers in one spot then moves to another, it didn't really eat much when i fed them some flake and pellets, but when i fed them a bit of blood worm to perk them up it ate loads, whats wrong? I've read that partial water changes can perk them up, so i took 20% out. Also, i'm seting up a 2x1x1 tank which i'm going to try breeding sajica's, i have a flouval 3 and a small eherm filter aswell, could i use them both or would i be too powerful?
24-08-2006 11:31 by darren	Just give it time Bruce,mine were a bit like that for a few days but they settled well
24-08-2006 11:48 by Bruce	Thanks darren, also could you put some pictures of your geophagus please.
24-08-2006 13:03 by darren	I could do mate but the usb's have packed up on the laptop so i can't conect the camera to it
24-08-2006 13:13 by PaddyD	Regarding your 2 foot tank. It would be ok whgile they are not breeding, but once there are fry, they could get sucked up. I would stick to the eheim - the adults do not require heavy flow.
24-08-2006 15:34 by Bruce	I have been out for a few hours and my geophagus suriamensis, is sat on the bottom breathing heavily, i've had a air stone on all day to make oxygen, i've turned the heater up as it wasa bit low, and added some new bogwood. i'm defrosting some blood worm as a treat. I've been reading in the pfk magazine, and i sounds like it's from stress, because the geo has lost it's bright colours sits on the bottom and loss of apitite. But it doesn't get picked on or anything. Any more idea's about what i can do to make it stress free? I don't want it to die or get ill.
24-08-2006 16:44 by Bruce	Hi i've gone to watch my geophagus while they ate there bloodworm, and i found my geophagus suriamensis dead in the corner, it's fins were a bit ragged, and there was a wound under it's eye. So i think that it might have been picked on either by the Blue Acara or the Sajia, because the other geophagus used to always dig and swim with it. It's a real shame, it's the first fish death i've had in about 4 months.
24-08-2006 16:46 by PaddyD	alway worth testing the water - but if everything else is ok I doubt this is a problem. Could it possibly be the pH - surnamensis prefer a softer tank to the red humps? Also could be stress from the other inhabitants if it is a busy active tank. Red humps are probably too aggressive for a surnamensis type, but there are no signs of bulling. I would check with the shop to see if the kept them in a softwater system, see if there is a ny difference with your parameters? Sorry its a bit vague.
24-08-2006 16:47 by PaddyD	Could be the agression - they are much more peaceful than centrals.
24-08-2006 16:47 by Bruce	I've marked out the wound. (sorry about it being hard to see and the poor quality, i need a new cambra.
24-08-2006 17:06 by Bruce	Yeah all the water is o.k
24-08-2006 22:38 by darren	Bruce,i would consider seperating the geo's from the sajica mate as they are much too agressive to house together
25-08-2006 09:21 by Bruce	Thanks darren, Well there breeding tank should be ready in a week - 2 weeks tops.
25-08-2006 14:46 by Danny Boy	its the red humps........ its been picked on hence the reason why its in one place hovering and i bet when it moved it was only because the red humps moved closer to it. loss of colour is also a tell tale sign of stress

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