Gsp's hide when lights come on?

buildmagazine · Post by **buildmagazine** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:03 pm

Hello new member here, love this site. Lota info.

Anyways my question is I set up a new tank a few months back, water tests perfect. My gsp's hide now everytime the light comes on. I see them out swimming before and after the lights. This new tank has alot of hiding spots the old tank had none. I'm using a agua marine glow and a life glow together for lighting. Any help? I miss these little guys.

sevenyearnight · Post by **sevenyearnight** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:17 pm

Hi and

I'm not sure what would be causing this, but a bit more information may help.
Such as specific water parameters, tank size, all inhabitants, and a picture of the full tank would be helpful too.

buildmagazine · Post by **buildmagazine** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:09 pm

sevenyearnight wrote:Hi and
I'm not sure what would be causing this, but a bit more information may help.
Such as specific water parameters, tank size, all inhabitants, and a picture of the full tank would be helpful too.

Went from a 30 gallon they were in for 5 weeks to a 75 gallon acrylic tank. The salinity is at 1.008 and they are 2 1/4" long. There is 3 gsp's in the tank, thats all.

Ph 8.2 ammonia 0 nitrates 0 nitrites 0

I'll upload a photo when I get home.

LilGreenPuffer · Post by **LilGreenPuffer** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:01 am

Hiding when the lights come on is normal.

They may need some more hiding places (the more hiding places, the less they hide, since they feel like they won't have to go very far if they do need to hide), but if you already have lots of cover or they keep hiding even with new things added, don't worry. Lots of fish do this, especially when they first get moved to a new tank.

puffykid · Post by **puffykid** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:12 am

Puffers seem to just be picky about somethings. Case in point my gsp Rex seems to prefer night time to day time. In the day he will often have a semi grey belly and stress marks. But in the evening time after the sun sets the stress marks leave and he has a completely white belly. Its really weird..

LilGreenPuffer · Post by **LilGreenPuffer** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:17 am

Animals often feel safer in the dark. puffykid, does your tank have lots of cover?

puffykid · Post by **puffykid** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:19 am

what do you mean by cover? as in places to hide?

puffykid · Post by **puffykid** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:24 am

I am unsure of what you mean. So here is a full tank shot its a 20g long I will update him to a 30+ in a few months after I move apartments.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89 ... 981404.jpg
It's slightly outdated now there is a air stone in the right corner by the skull and a pvc pipe on the left behind the log.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:26 am

She means complicated decor with broken lines of sight, like this:

My HD PVR · Post by **My HD PVR** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:14 pm

you try to show you're pretty tanks when ever you have the chance don't you

puffykid · Post by **puffykid** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:19 pm

My HD PVR wrote:you try to show you're pretty tanks when ever you have the chance don't you

haha +1

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:19 pm

LOL, that tank is long gone.

puffykid · Post by **puffykid** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:21 pm

Pufferpunk wrote:LOL, that tank is long gone.

to a tank 10x as gorgeous?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:34 pm

Actually...

Glad you asked!

hadla · Post by **hadla** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:08 pm

only one word: wow. XD

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