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qwertmonkey · 04-13-2008, 09:03 AM

Hi,
My Jack Dempsey cichlids don't seem to be acting right. When I first got them, they would swim around, eat their food, and explore the tank. For the past few weeks, they haven't been eating and just hide in the corner behind the rock structure. They have spawned once, but they ate all the fry after a few weeks. Their tank mates are a common pleco about 4'' and a very young Jack Depmsey about 2 inches. (This was from their spawning at their previous owners home.) The cichlids that aren't happy are 8-9 inches. They are all in a 30 Gallon tank. I know this seems too small, but there is plenty of swimming room. I rescued them from an owner who kept them in a small 20 gallon tank with 15 other cichlids. They were definitely not happy there. A few weeks ago, they started acting like they were going to spawn again, but never did. They cleared out their corner and were tugging on each other mouths, but nothing happened. Now all they do is sulk in the corner not moving.

Please help my JD Cichids!

Thanks,
William

04-13-2008, 09:03 AM	#1
qwertmonkey Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 User Feedback: (0)	Jack Dempsey Cichlids Not too Happy Hi, My Jack Dempsey cichlids don't seem to be acting right. When I first got them, they would swim around, eat their food, and explore the tank. For the past few weeks, they haven't been eating and just hide in the corner behind the rock structure. They have spawned once, but they ate all the fry after a few weeks. Their tank mates are a common pleco about 4'' and a very young Jack Depmsey about 2 inches. (This was from their spawning at their previous owners home.) The cichlids that aren't happy are 8-9 inches. They are all in a 30 Gallon tank. I know this seems too small, but there is plenty of swimming room. I rescued them from an owner who kept them in a small 20 gallon tank with 15 other cichlids. They were definitely not happy there. A few weeks ago, they started acting like they were going to spawn again, but never did. They cleared out their corner and were tugging on each other mouths, but nothing happened. Now all they do is sulk in the corner not moving. Please help my JD Cichids! Thanks, William