Hiya
I adopted a new halfmoon today, after nearly drooling all over the petshop floor at him yesterday. I've put him into my 5 gallon tank, recently empty after the death of my lovely Apollo.
I have left the light off and have stained the water with IAL extract to make him more comfortable, but he still seems very nervous. The tank is really densely decorated, so I didn't think he'd find the space overwhelming (Apollo didn't, and he was kept in the same size container as my halfmoon was prior to going into this tank - a little over a litre). If he is still in total hiding in the morning, should I try him in a smaller tank? I have a 15 litre heated tank up and running (no filter, though), and a 14 litre tank currently empty, but I could easily heat it.
How long should I give him before I try a smaller tank? I'm worried the switch could just stress him out more.
Thanks for any advice.
Bomba
I adopted a new halfmoon today, after nearly drooling all over the petshop floor at him yesterday. I've put him into my 5 gallon tank, recently empty after the death of my lovely Apollo.
I have left the light off and have stained the water with IAL extract to make him more comfortable, but he still seems very nervous. The tank is really densely decorated, so I didn't think he'd find the space overwhelming (Apollo didn't, and he was kept in the same size container as my halfmoon was prior to going into this tank - a little over a litre). If he is still in total hiding in the morning, should I try him in a smaller tank? I have a 15 litre heated tank up and running (no filter, though), and a 14 litre tank currently empty, but I could easily heat it.
How long should I give him before I try a smaller tank? I'm worried the switch could just stress him out more.
Thanks for any advice.
Bomba