Ringo
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OK so this has me puzzled; I have a pair of Cacatuoides that I introduced to my main tank about two weeks ago (after three clear weeks in my Q-Tank).
They appeared to have settled in OK - the female is active and laid eggs yesterday under a piece of driftwood and is carefully guarding her incubating brood.
I *think* the male is OK - he swims around OK at different levels in the tank, feeds OK (mix of flake + tetra cichlid mini granules), but I've caught him resting on the bottom of the tank or on a leaf a few times - sitting upright, fins *not* clamped. I might correlate this with just after feeding, but I might be wrong. If I lift the top of the tank or observe for any amount of time, he's back up and swimming (probably anticipating food).
Water conditions look OK to me:
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 10ppm
PH: 7.4 (pre aeration).
GH: 7
KH: 5
I'm using a canister filter with ceramic + sponge media; it does generate a bit of current on one side of the tank, but its well diffused by plants (tank is very well planted).
Looking at my profile photo (which is of the male when in the Q-Tank), I can see that his fins have been growing (I can see the outline of the next set of patternation now). I would say that he does not display as much now that he's in the larger main tank, but he and the female are not as on-top of each other.
I've introduced some light aeration to the tank today (on the assumption that 02 levels might be a little low).
Is this normal A Cacatuoides behaviour? or am I looking at the start of his demise....
Any help appreciated
They appeared to have settled in OK - the female is active and laid eggs yesterday under a piece of driftwood and is carefully guarding her incubating brood.
I *think* the male is OK - he swims around OK at different levels in the tank, feeds OK (mix of flake + tetra cichlid mini granules), but I've caught him resting on the bottom of the tank or on a leaf a few times - sitting upright, fins *not* clamped. I might correlate this with just after feeding, but I might be wrong. If I lift the top of the tank or observe for any amount of time, he's back up and swimming (probably anticipating food).
Water conditions look OK to me:
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 10ppm
PH: 7.4 (pre aeration).
GH: 7
KH: 5
I'm using a canister filter with ceramic + sponge media; it does generate a bit of current on one side of the tank, but its well diffused by plants (tank is very well planted).
Looking at my profile photo (which is of the male when in the Q-Tank), I can see that his fins have been growing (I can see the outline of the next set of patternation now). I would say that he does not display as much now that he's in the larger main tank, but he and the female are not as on-top of each other.
I've introduced some light aeration to the tank today (on the assumption that 02 levels might be a little low).
Is this normal A Cacatuoides behaviour? or am I looking at the start of his demise....
Any help appreciated