Male Mbuna Hiding

Pareeeee · 07-11-2005, 08:06 PM

My male Cobalt Blue Zebra never comes out of his cave anymore, even at feeding time, and my other mbunas hide alot too, but at least they will come out if I sit in front of the aquarium for a while.

Just want to know if something is wrong, or how to coax him out, because he is my most beautiful fish in the Mbuna tank and I never get to see him.

PS: He is often, now more than before, 'sitting' on the gravel bottom in the cave, all you see is his nose peeking out.

Lisachromis · 07-11-2005, 08:10 PM

What size tank is he in? What else is he in with? How have you decorated your tank?

Pareeeee · 07-12-2005, 08:09 AM

Well, he just died last night. He was the biggest fish in the tank, and he was a bit of a bully, and he was fat. So my theory is that because he was a bully he got more food than the other cichlids in there and got Malawi bloat, but i wasnt able to see that he had the bloat because he never came out of his cave

so i guess thats why he was in the cave, he was sick.

there is an upside though, now all the other mbuna have come out because they are not afraid of the blue bully.

too bad though, cause he was my favorite fish

Pareeeee · 07-12-2005, 08:13 AM

the tank is decorated with some plants and a big pile of rocks. i have electric blue johanni, yellow labs, and now only 1 cobalt blue

Orbital · 07-15-2005, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Characin Gal

Well, he just died last night. He was the biggest fish in the tank, and he was a bit of a bully, and he was fat. So my theory is that because he was a bully he got more food than the other cichlids in there and got Malawi bloat, but i wasnt able to see that he had the bloat because he never came out of his cave

Bummer, the few times I've had fish get bloat they do seem to hide and not come out as much. They also lay on the gravel more then hover like a healthy active mbuna. Sorry to hear your loss. Bloat is hard to catch in time, feeding them a metrondizole coated/treated flake works sometimes. But they need to still be eating in order for it to be effective.

IloveCichlids · 07-18-2005, 10:42 AM

When I had mbuna I fed them new life spectrum pellets. They absolutely loved them and never had problem 1. I raised them from apx. 1" to full grown in a 120.

euRasian32 · 07-18-2005, 12:19 PM

Always pick the reject, mentally challenged, most drab fish as your favorite...

You should love all of your fish equally!

emc7 · 04-24-2006, 12:51 AM

Sorry to hear about your loss. I always worry about fish that don't come out to eat.

07-11-2005, 08:06 PM	#1
Pareeeee Stargate Fan! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada, EH! Age: 21 Posts: 353	Male Mbuna Hiding My male Cobalt Blue Zebra never comes out of his cave anymore, even at feeding time, and my other mbunas hide alot too, but at least they will come out if I sit in front of the aquarium for a while. Just want to know if something is wrong, or how to coax him out, because he is my most beautiful fish in the Mbuna tank and I never get to see him. PS: He is often, now more than before, 'sitting' on the gravel bottom in the cave, all you see is his nose peeking out. __________________ Pareeeeee ><((((º> -------------- Please Visit my site! --------------- My Critters: FW 33gal heavily planted and overstocked Blue, a lonely male killer melanochromis in a 5gal... Auzzie, a lazy Bearded dragon gal Pepper and Little Missy - my two cutest ratties in the world.

07-11-2005, 08:10 PM	#2
Lisachromis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 280	What size tank is he in? What else is he in with? How have you decorated your tank? __________________ Lisa's Lair Cichlid Room Companion

07-12-2005, 08:09 AM	#3
Pareeeee Stargate Fan! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada, EH! Age: 21 Posts: 353	Well, he just died last night. He was the biggest fish in the tank, and he was a bit of a bully, and he was fat. So my theory is that because he was a bully he got more food than the other cichlids in there and got Malawi bloat, but i wasnt able to see that he had the bloat because he never came out of his cave so i guess thats why he was in the cave, he was sick. there is an upside though, now all the other mbuna have come out because they are not afraid of the blue bully. too bad though, cause he was my favorite fish __________________ Pareeeeee ><((((º> -------------- Please Visit my site! --------------- My Critters: FW 33gal heavily planted and overstocked Blue, a lonely male killer melanochromis in a 5gal... Auzzie, a lazy Bearded dragon gal Pepper and Little Missy - my two cutest ratties in the world.

07-12-2005, 08:13 AM	#4
Pareeeee Stargate Fan! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada, EH! Age: 21 Posts: 353	the tank is decorated with some plants and a big pile of rocks. i have electric blue johanni, yellow labs, and now only 1 cobalt blue __________________ Pareeeeee ><((((º> -------------- Please Visit my site! --------------- My Critters: FW 33gal heavily planted and overstocked Blue, a lonely male killer melanochromis in a 5gal... Auzzie, a lazy Bearded dragon gal Pepper and Little Missy - my two cutest ratties in the world.

07-18-2005, 10:42 AM	#6
IloveCichlids Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 29 Posts: 456	When I had mbuna I fed them new life spectrum pellets. They absolutely loved them and never had problem 1. I raised them from apx. 1" to full grown in a 120. __________________ When you feel like this... , just watch your fish, & have a tasty beverage (of your choice, I like Kool-Aid)!

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07-18-2005, 12:19 PM	#7
euRasian32 Why So Serious? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Age: 33 Posts: 771	Always pick the reject, mentally challenged, most drab fish as your favorite... You should love all of your fish equally! __________________ “Corporations pay people just enough money so they won’t quit. People work just enough so they don’t get fired. What's that about?” – Christopher Walken, Pool Hall Junkies

04-24-2006, 12:51 AM	#8
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,281	Sorry to hear about your loss. I always worry about fish that don't come out to eat.

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