Pacing or Just Settling In?

WhtsThFrequency · Post by **WhtsThFrequency** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:11 pm

Finally have my new F8, after weeks of fishless cycling! He settled in quite nicely and ate straight away....however he is doing the obsessive pacing thing....he's only been in the tank a few hours but I was concerned if he was already bored with the tank! Its a 15 gallon (a tad on the small side I know - so I am trying to make it extra interesting/stimulating - lots of lace rock, tree root ornaments, etc). D'you think this is just new-home jitters? Thanks guys! Hope to see ya'all around soon

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:19 pm

It can take a while (week or more) for them to really start to settle in. Just be patient and try not to spook him any more than necessary.

Boxermom · Post by **Boxermom** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:42 pm

If your tank doesn't have a background, try adding one. Tape a garbage bag to the back and see if that helps.

strike2 · Post by **strike2** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:59 pm

yea a background helped me...but I have gotten my new puffer to eat out of my hand two days in.

WhtsThFrequency · Post by **WhtsThFrequency** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:07 pm

Thanks for the reassurance...I have kept, and still keep, dwarfs but this is my first semi-large puffer, as well as my first brackish tank.

Today he took shrimp from my hand

and has stopped pacing....

My substrate is an african cichlid mix comprised mostly of yep, you guess it - shells!! So he is having a great time scouring the bottom, trying to find a live one - endless entertainment (well, I hope!). Will get pics as soon as I find batteries....he is handsome little guy

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Pacing or Just Settling In?

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