[VaCountryGirl]

So my girls and I brought Romeo (shark bait) as hubby calls him, home yesterday. When we put him in his tank, he seemed very happy. Swimming around, exploring through his cave, around the plants.

The only thing that we have not gotten for the tank yet is a heater. Our house is heated with a wood stove and was afraid that his water would get to warm. I tested the water at it is holding stead at 80.

This morning when we got up, he seemed to spend all his time up by the filter close to the light. Wasn't swimming very much, even when I put my finger on the glass, feed him and nothing. Here it is 10 am and still no reaction.

With the light in the tank, do you leave it on all day and night? How warm is to warm? Cooking temp excluded of course or is all of this normal and I'm being paranoid? Thank you and we are excited about our new addition.

 

[VaCountryGirl]

Thanks for the post.
Tank is 2gal, no live plants, water conditioner only. We got Romeo used to the water by the bobbing technique that I read on the forum.
With changing of the water, I was thinking 1x a week, but watching the water to see what it looks like and how it reacts to the woodstove. It may evaporate more than I would like. I am using the filter and food that came in the aquarium kit. Food is Aqueon. Filter, I am torn as I keep reading many different things on here, so again, depending on our tank/enviornment and just paying attention to how it looks? Or is that the wrong way to think?

Romeo, has come out of his shell this afternoon, he is acting just like he did yesterday when we brought him home. I guess he just likes to sleep in

Meet Romeo