Re: shyness

[Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net>]

Michael Reid wrote:
 > kids pulled peat containers from the whitei on Mon.  Fish are now in
 > hiding, serious hiding.  Probably 15-20 fish in a 20L  lots of plants.
 > Don't know what they did to the fish.  They were really outgoing, could
 > reach in and catch them by hand.  Barely come out for food.  We have
 > another tank with young fish, no cover, always in front.  Like one fish
 > panics and it sprreads, chemical thing.

Something similar happened to me a long while back. I let a sizeable tank go 
too acid, and it etched away some lead plant anchors. The heavy metal 
poisoning seemed to give them neurological problems including hiding, 
dashing in fright, etc. Look for an introduced toxin, of some kind.

Meanwhile, heavy duty water changes might help if it *is* a chemistry problem.

Wright

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