Hi,
I'm trying to figure out why my Rusty's are hiding in the rocks? The 29G tank has been up and running for several years with five Rusty's in it. Up until now I've never observed anything like this. I performed a 30% water change on Saturday, (which is normal), on Sunday I noticed they had all disppeared ... hiding in the rocks only peeping out every once in a while then darting back in. Normally as soon as I approach the tank they would be dancing about at the top of the tank "begging" for food.
As far as I can tell they look healthy ... active, no clamped fins. When I fed them they didn't even come out to feed ... they occasionally dart out grab a piece of food and dart back ... but most of the food settled on the rocks and gravel.
I checked the water quality ... looks really good. I haven't changed the food or the way I make up the change water, (salt + Af. Cich salts). The only change I have made recently is adding a bag of Carb Sea African Substrate to the existing gravel about 3 weeks ago. There are no other fish in the tank. It's very strange to walk into the room and see a crystal clear tank full of rocks and a few bubbles with no fish. Any ideas? Thanks.
I'm trying to figure out why my Rusty's are hiding in the rocks? The 29G tank has been up and running for several years with five Rusty's in it. Up until now I've never observed anything like this. I performed a 30% water change on Saturday, (which is normal), on Sunday I noticed they had all disppeared ... hiding in the rocks only peeping out every once in a while then darting back in. Normally as soon as I approach the tank they would be dancing about at the top of the tank "begging" for food.
As far as I can tell they look healthy ... active, no clamped fins. When I fed them they didn't even come out to feed ... they occasionally dart out grab a piece of food and dart back ... but most of the food settled on the rocks and gravel.
I checked the water quality ... looks really good. I haven't changed the food or the way I make up the change water, (salt + Af. Cich salts). The only change I have made recently is adding a bag of Carb Sea African Substrate to the existing gravel about 3 weeks ago. There are no other fish in the tank. It's very strange to walk into the room and see a crystal clear tank full of rocks and a few bubbles with no fish. Any ideas? Thanks.
