GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
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Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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hadla
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Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
are red worms easier to keep alive than blackworms? is there a way to breed them?
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sevenyearnight
Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
They're just earthworms. You can breed them in dirt trays, there are diy worm breeding videos on youtube.
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katfemme89
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Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
Good thinking. Are there pictures of peoples gsp tank setups on here? I'm a visual learner if I can see some good setups I'm pretty positive I can replicate it. But right now I'm just improvising in the dark.Pufferpunk wrote:Look in the sporting goods section for bait worms.
I think you should go out & get yourself some flat pieces of rocks to make "shelves".
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hadla
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Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
oh... they are? i feel stupid now... ill google them, thankssevenyearnight wrote:They're just earthworms. You can breed them in dirt trays, there are diy worm breeding videos on youtube.
Never trust big puffers. The fingers you save may be your own. -RTR
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katfemme89
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Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
Ok, got me some flat rocks, washed em, and put em in there. I dunno I'm not really that great at aquascaping with rocks I guess. It looks like someone said "ok see how much crap you can fit in this fish tank in 60 seconds... lol.
And my big puffer is STILL swimming at the glass. *shoots self in the face*
And my big puffer is STILL swimming at the glass. *shoots self in the face*
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sevenyearnight
Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
Leave the scape as is, in time he should settle down. The stress of all the all the stuff moving around will cause temporary pacing. Leave the tank be for a while to give them time to feel secure again.
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katfemme89
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Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
Well I certainly hope he quits this. What you said makes sense about the stress from everying being moved around. The other one is just hiding under a rock. I put an earthworm in there for them but they just swam away like it scared them. I fished it out and I'm gonna try to give it to them again later.
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Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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katfemme89
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Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
whoah, pufferpunk, that's so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! are those real corals???UPDATE: My large puffer still paces some, but when I come up to the tank he swims around normally, and greets me at the glass. So maybe it's just an annoying habit that will eventually go away. My smaller puffer hides a lot, but is now eating regularly! I think the size of the other puffer intimidates it, hence the hiding. because the small one has no nipped fins at all or marks on its body, and I never see the large one act aggressive towards it.
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Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
All fake.are those real corals???
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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katfemme89
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Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
WOW! They're beautiful!!! Where did you get them?
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Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
Online somewhere, maybe Drs Foster & Smith?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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katfemme89
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Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
My large puffer is still pacing. Should I just ignore it? maybe it's just a habit for him? Water is perfect, have the salinity up to 1.010 now... he eats fine, doesn't pace while eating or afterwards... small puffer is fine.... such a mystery....
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Re: GSPs CONSTANTLY swimming back and forth at glass
About 2.25 inches.