Trpimp147

my cichlid is sick i donno whats doing it i havnt had time to test the water i cleaned the filter today but this fish is acting weird its like hiding from every thing truth fully a few of them have been hiding alot..... i donno why

COBettaCouple

how long has he been acting like that? how big is the tank? how many fish & what kind are in there? how many fish & what kind are acting sick? do you have any pics that can be posted? do you have any pairs breeding in the tank?

Trpimp147

aaaaaahhhhhh no i dont have any pics there always to big for the site. african cichlids and im not sure what its name is other then cichlid haha it looks like a zebra kinda but yet its not.... hmm there are 11 cichlids in the tank, m/f acie, m/f ahli, kenyi m/f i think, male auturas, i think some type of yellow hap, two blue ones im not sure of and a zebra... 2 large common plecos. 75 gal tank 3 large rocks 1 txholey rock, 3 plastic caves, 2 large live plants, many many many single plastic plants, and 10000000 crushed rock and shells. feeding fish omega one flake, pressed algae, and um hiraki pellets ummm.... lighting is 108 watt t-5set up.... one emporer 400 bio wheel filter and power head. the weird lookin cichlid is the one acting funny and the autures is too and the yellow hap looking one is too

Trpimp147

ammonia is at .25..... hmm thats not that high though but to high for me.... i have to do a water change tomorrow.

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COBettaCouple

http://www.picresize.com/ for your pics.

Ok, well the tank is very overstocked (I think even if it were 150g it would be overstocked) and not cycled so water chemistry would be my first thought as to the problem, especially with 2 common plecos in there. You could be looking at a territorial issue too with that many cichlids in an overstocked tank. If any of the pairs are breeding, they'd be very protective and could be forcing the others out of their territory.

Trpimp147

i dont really have a problem with them fighting.... and when with cichlids ether you have the tank under stocked or over stocked it reduces aggresstion due to more fish to fight then they just mello out... i found this out the hard way not doing it. i keep the tank clean as i can also its been set up for almost 9 months so i am pretty sure it should be cycled.

COBettaCouple

Tanks that have been setup a while can still get the cycle broken or go into mini-cycles.

They might not be fighting, but you mention a number of them hiding and the reason could be not enough room in there. As soon as the Julies give us a breeding pair, we'll have 3 cichlids in a 30g tank, 4 if we find a female Angel the same size/age as our male.

Trpimp147

yea i donno im ganna let it play out and see what happens i dont want to put a bunch of chems in if i dont have to... ya know i do have plenty of hiding i justed added some due to x-mas i just got $30 worth of gift cards to "thatfish place" so im going to use them for another filter (dont care with my gf thinks)

mlinden84

Is there a possibility that the fish might be holding? The first time one of mine was, I didn't realize it, just noticed that she hid a lot more, and wasn't acting right. Are there any other symptoms that the fish seem to be showing?

I would highly recommend getting another filter. I have 2 of the large HOB filters on my 55 tank. The filters keep the water sparkling clean, and they also provide a lot of water movement, which the african cichlids like.

mlinden84

The fish in the picture looks like a red zebra.
Is it just the picture, or are the gills red?