On Monday I added 3 new adult peacocks to my 220. I removed 1 male peacock as I didnt want em in with the new girls. Its mainly an all male hap and mbuna tank, but I had a lone male peackock. The group I added was a trio of bi-colors and again I removed the one male lawanda I had.
Yesterday I noticed my intermedius was breathing a bit heavy. I removed the new trio I added and noticed a bit of agression with a couple of the mbunas that, the type of aggression I dont ever see in my tank.
So I removed one of them. Today not only is the intermedius breathing even heavier, but the entire tank is now doing it.
I checked the tank and everything is normal, its a well established tank. I am running an fx5 and have a HOB as well for some top of water movement.
Only thing I see that is abnormal is my temp is up about 4-5 degrees to nearly 82. I am guessing with the weather change and all, so I did turn heater down. I made a water change yesterday, nothing abnormal, typical change.
I am tempted to pull them and toss everyone into a different tank, and move a small group from a tank into it and see what happens.
On a side note, everyone is eating and swimming fine. The eating seems hard for them as its like they cant get food to stay in mouth.
Any inuput ?
Jeff
Yesterday I noticed my intermedius was breathing a bit heavy. I removed the new trio I added and noticed a bit of agression with a couple of the mbunas that, the type of aggression I dont ever see in my tank.
So I removed one of them. Today not only is the intermedius breathing even heavier, but the entire tank is now doing it.
I checked the tank and everything is normal, its a well established tank. I am running an fx5 and have a HOB as well for some top of water movement.
Only thing I see that is abnormal is my temp is up about 4-5 degrees to nearly 82. I am guessing with the weather change and all, so I did turn heater down. I made a water change yesterday, nothing abnormal, typical change.
I am tempted to pull them and toss everyone into a different tank, and move a small group from a tank into it and see what happens.
On a side note, everyone is eating and swimming fine. The eating seems hard for them as its like they cant get food to stay in mouth.
Any inuput ?
Jeff