Hi All,
Recently set up a new 60P, with Eheim 2215 and CO2 set. A fully planted (mainly HC + Hairgrass) Iwagumi (with quite a few big Seiryu Stones). Plants seem to be doing fine.
The tank completed cycling a few days ago, so I decided to add some fish. I got 10 Harlequin rasboras, and properly acclimate them (I suppose...).
Day one: They are extremely shy (I never had Harlequin Rasboras before). When I walk by or even a tiny vibration to the stand will frighten them and they will just swimming like bullets in the tank (some of them can jump out of the water, and some try to dig into the substrate). When I am further away from the tank (>2m), they are schooling just fine.
Day 2: nothing changed, so I started worrying about them. Then don't eat any flakes, or small particle food.
Day 3: I found one rasbora jumped out when I do water change, then I checked the back of the stand and found one dead there (already dry). Since then, I've found fish jumping out of tank at least three times.
I am 100% sure that they are doing ok when they cannot see me. But when they can, they just want to escape, and some unfortunately jumped out of the tank.
Anyone has any idea of why they did that? If this continues, I think I have to return them back to fish store. I don't want them died this way.....
Thanks a lot in advance!
Regards
D
Recently set up a new 60P, with Eheim 2215 and CO2 set. A fully planted (mainly HC + Hairgrass) Iwagumi (with quite a few big Seiryu Stones). Plants seem to be doing fine.
The tank completed cycling a few days ago, so I decided to add some fish. I got 10 Harlequin rasboras, and properly acclimate them (I suppose...).
Day one: They are extremely shy (I never had Harlequin Rasboras before). When I walk by or even a tiny vibration to the stand will frighten them and they will just swimming like bullets in the tank (some of them can jump out of the water, and some try to dig into the substrate). When I am further away from the tank (>2m), they are schooling just fine.
Day 2: nothing changed, so I started worrying about them. Then don't eat any flakes, or small particle food.
Day 3: I found one rasbora jumped out when I do water change, then I checked the back of the stand and found one dead there (already dry). Since then, I've found fish jumping out of tank at least three times.
I am 100% sure that they are doing ok when they cannot see me. But when they can, they just want to escape, and some unfortunately jumped out of the tank.
Anyone has any idea of why they did that? If this continues, I think I have to return them back to fish store. I don't want them died this way.....
Thanks a lot in advance!
Regards
D