September 09, 2010, 06:40:29 AM *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Login with username, password and session length
News: Any questions or concerns relating to forum errors or member abuse please PM Tony thank you
 
   Home   Help Login Register  
Pages: [1]   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: HELP I dont understand whats going on with my convicts  (Read 548 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
wickdnytemare
Egg


Fishy Rating 0
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 34



« on: December 28, 2009, 10:22:41 PM »

So as you all know I had 4 convicts 2 breeding pairs.. well I moved one pair into a seperate tank and during the night the male committed suicide and I found him outside of the tank the next morning dead.. so I put the female into another tank and shes doing great. I cleaned out the other tank fresh gravel everything.. let the tank sit 24 hours all the levels were ideal the last time I checked and I added my other breeding pair to the tank earlier today.. however I went out to check the tank the heater etc and I found my female laying on the floor almost dead! .
Now this tank doesnt have holes the top fits nicely around their filter, heater and air tubing it does have a section in it that is 2"x4" that is in the back and I found her in front of the tank on the floor .. Why are they doing this? There wasnt any problems when they were in a community tank besides them fighting with tankmates .. Why are my connys committing suicide for??  Cry
Logged

Fish are not only members of my family but my best friends also!
Gerry
Administrator
World Cichlid God
******

Fishy Rating 77
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 9171



« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2009, 11:11:00 PM »

being moved to a new home can lead to aggression as they reset dominance and territories or it could be the male was aggressive as he was ready to breed and she wasn't, so the female may have been jumping to get away from the male.

What size is the tank your trying them in
Logged


callen
Mod with a Spirit
Moderator
Severum
*****

Fishy Rating 52
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 1138


Love the saltie side !


« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2009, 05:59:29 AM »

Sometimes when fish jump out of the water it could mean there is something toxic in the water, water temp to low or to high. What did you clean the tank with?  You also may want to check for stray voltage.  Make sure everything is working right.

Sorry for your loss.
Logged



Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns.  ~Author Unknown
wickdnytemare
Egg


Fishy Rating 0
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 34



« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2009, 08:23:47 AM »

being moved to a new home can lead to aggression as they reset dominance and territories or it could be the male was aggressive as he was ready to breed and she wasn't, so the female may have been jumping to get away from the male.

What size is the tank your trying them in
This response makes the most sense , she is just slightly smaller than 2 inches but I figured that he would know to wait you know like the proper gentlemen .. Is she in danger? Should I remove her? She is looking really good and I'm surprised I thought for sure she'd be dead she was hard and dried out by time I found her, but I put her in thinking maybe just maybe!.
Their tank size is 55 us gallon temp is kept at 75 and I only clean their tanks with VERY hot water no soaps or cleaners nothing just paper towel and water their ph and amm levels are perfect I use stress coat by API and ph 7.0 and an amm reducer if necessary .. we checked and there is no stray voltage everything seems to be in working order.. I have blocked off all holes in the tank to keep her from jumping again.. Is there any other ideas or suggestions?
Logged

Fish are not only members of my family but my best friends also!
Stormbringer
Federation Moderator
Senior Member
Dovii
*****

Fishy Rating 42
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 4200


Eternal battle of wills man v cichlid


« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2009, 10:38:35 AM »

75 is a tad on the low side for temp i think it should be nearer 79-80
Logged



Vote for us" width="88" height="31" border="0
wickdnytemare
Egg


Fishy Rating 0
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 34



« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2009, 11:54:03 AM »

Alright I'll turn the temp up a bit
Logged

Fish are not only members of my family but my best friends also!
Gerry
Administrator
World Cichlid God
******

Fishy Rating 77
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 9171



« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2009, 03:33:41 AM »

only thing I can think of to help is hide outs and things to break up the views in the tank length wise so its made into small areas where one fish can't get direct view to the other and gives markers for territories (hope that makes sense) 
Logged


wickdnytemare
Egg


Fishy Rating 0
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 34



« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2009, 04:46:36 AM »

My female has died today .. thats two fishie deaths.. I give up on convict breeding
Logged

Fish are not only members of my family but my best friends also!
callen
Mod with a Spirit
Moderator
Severum
*****

Fishy Rating 52
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 1138


Love the saltie side !


« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2010, 06:09:39 AM »

I'm sorry for your loss.

How long did you have them?
Logged



Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns.  ~Author Unknown
Katt
Special Angel Moderator
Senior Member
Severum
*****

Fishy Rating 29
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 1445



« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2010, 09:40:01 AM »

So sorry for your loss... Sad
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.7 | SMF © 2006-2008, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
Page created in 0.096 seconds with 20 queries.