I think I fixed my babies

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I think I fixed my babies

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I've been somewhat concerned about my DPs for awhile now. They seemed to be overly skittish, terrified whenever anyone approached their tank, always hiding in the same corner, etc. They eat well enough and appear to be healthy, its just that they never really seemed comfortable, even though there are quite a lot of silk plants in the tank.

So today I finally took the plunge and switched them into my betta tank. Of course Oscar, my betta, had to be moved into their old tank, and the two Amano shrimp had to be moved into my other planted tank. But they are now in a VERY heavily planted tank with real plants. Oscar wasn't too happy either with all the plants, so I'm sure he's happy now that he's got more room to move around. :)

The DPs, Huey and Apache, seem to be much happier now. They're exploring all over the tank, swimming in and around all the plants, and their spots have darkened up (they were pretty light before). And when my son went to look at them a little while ago, they didn't bolt to the back of the tank! A great sign, IMO! And as an added bonus for them, its been my snail breeding tank so there are tons of baby snails in there for them to have a good time with. :D
Tina

Puffers: Auriglobus silus x1, Tetraodon travancoricus x1, Tetraodon turgidus x1, Tetraodon miurus x1, Tetraodon nigroviridis x2, Tetraodon baileyi x2, Tetraodon lineatus x1, Tetraodon palembangensis x1
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That's great news!
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Post by Rusty »

LOL Congrats..


Just make sure they don't go and eat too much , as i just got some DP's myself , i have to say i think they are the cutest thing in the world.


happy Fishkeeping :lol:
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