Moved Some Fish... When will they calm down?

COM · 04-10-2008, 06:24 PM

I moved three Marigold Swordtails (1 M, 2 F) and 4 Blue Mickey Mouse Platys (2 M, 2 F) from my 20 gallon tank to my 29 gallon.

The platys were easy to net and are taking well to the new tank.

The swords, however, were really hard to catch. I practically had to take apart the entire tank to get them. One female is hiding in a little pocket of driftwood. The other was hiding on the other side of the tank behind a rock but it looks like she is now moving about a little and playing with the rasboras. The male is hiding behind another rock.

Is this normal? Is there anything that I can do to make this less traumatic for them?

trashion · 04-10-2008, 06:29 PM

I've found fish tend to do this when moved, but they calm down within the next couple of days. They just need to readjust to the new surroundings

COM · 04-10-2008, 06:51 PM

They are now all fine and swimming about happily! Talk about freaking over nothing.

Good Wolf · 04-10-2008, 07:49 PM

I just brought five False Julli Cories home and I got a bit freaked out as well. They went straight for the heavily planted part of the tank and just layed there for hours. Now they are darting all over the tank. Someone needs to tell them they are bottom dwellers. lol

Obsidian · 04-10-2008, 08:06 PM

Cories will go all over the tank. They spend more time at the bottom than anywhere else, but not all their time there by any means.

**JustOneMore20** · 04-10-2008, 09:44 PM

Fish just take a little time to adjust to new surroundings and the whole moving (netting, etc...) process.

I moved my Ember tetras from one tank to another today....took me FOREVER to catch the last one without tearing the tank apart (I knew I'd get it sometime). The first one in freaked out and went head first into a huge plant mound....so he hung out upside down for a few mins.

Then he was swimming along with his buddies like nothing happened.

They are so funny! Glad yours chilled out.

trashion · 04-10-2008, 11:19 PM

Oh man, something like that happened with me when I worked at Petc0...

I was netting a redtailed shark for a customer, and I plunked the net into the tank. The shark starts bugging out, and rams itself headfirst into the gravel. The customer and I watch, stunned, as the fish slowly floats up, apparently dead. We looked at each other..."Did...did he just kill himself?"

I caught another one without incident. After the customer left, I checked the tank, and the shark was fine! Playing dead, I guess...sneaky little guy

COM · 04-11-2008, 07:08 AM

All evidence that fish are much much smarter than commonly believed. If fish had a 3 second memory, how would they know exactly where to hide in a tank? How would they know to fear a net the moment we drop it in the water?

04-10-2008, 06:24 PM	#1
COM Rebel Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 697	Moved Some Fish... When will they calm down? I moved three Marigold Swordtails (1 M, 2 F) and 4 Blue Mickey Mouse Platys (2 M, 2 F) from my 20 gallon tank to my 29 gallon. The platys were easy to net and are taking well to the new tank. The swords, however, were really hard to catch. I practically had to take apart the entire tank to get them. One female is hiding in a little pocket of driftwood. The other was hiding on the other side of the tank behind a rock but it looks like she is now moving about a little and playing with the rasboras. The male is hiding behind another rock. Is this normal? Is there anything that I can do to make this less traumatic for them?

04-10-2008, 06:29 PM	#2
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,332	I've found fish tend to do this when moved, but they calm down within the next couple of days. They just need to readjust to the new surroundings __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

04-10-2008, 07:49 PM	#4
Good Wolf Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wylie, TX Posts: 238	I just brought five False Julli Cories home and I got a bit freaked out as well. They went straight for the heavily planted part of the tank and just layed there for hours. Now they are darting all over the tank. Someone needs to tell them they are bottom dwellers. lol __________________ ~Chris~ *55g planted; 30g planted; 5g planted*

04-10-2008, 08:06 PM	#5
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,039	Cories will go all over the tank. They spend more time at the bottom than anywhere else, but not all their time there by any means. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 5 Cherry Barbs; 7 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (Old Blondie) 10 gallon Breaking it down for storage. 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 7 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 1 German Blue Ram, 7 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches; 5 Zebra Daios

04-10-2008, 09:44 PM	#6
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,592	Fish just take a little time to adjust to new surroundings and the whole moving (netting, etc...) process. I moved my Ember tetras from one tank to another today....took me FOREVER to catch the last one without tearing the tank apart (I knew I'd get it sometime). The first one in freaked out and went head first into a huge plant mound....so he hung out upside down for a few mins. Then he was swimming along with his buddies like nothing happened. They are so funny! Glad yours chilled out. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

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04-10-2008, 06:51 PM	#3
COM Rebel Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 697	They are now all fine and swimming about happily! Talk about freaking over nothing.

04-10-2008, 11:19 PM	#7
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,332	Oh man, something like that happened with me when I worked at Petc0... I was netting a redtailed shark for a customer, and I plunked the net into the tank. The shark starts bugging out, and rams itself headfirst into the gravel. The customer and I watch, stunned, as the fish slowly floats up, apparently dead. We looked at each other..."Did...did he just kill himself?" I caught another one without incident. After the customer left, I checked the tank, and the shark was fine! Playing dead, I guess...sneaky little guy __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

04-11-2008, 07:08 AM	#8
COM Rebel Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 697	All evidence that fish are much much smarter than commonly believed. If fish had a 3 second memory, how would they know exactly where to hide in a tank? How would they know to fear a net the moment we drop it in the water?

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