New fish behind powerhead...ack!

[d-monic]

After acclimating my new blackcap basslet into my tank, he immediately swam himself behind the maxijet in the back of the tank,hes alive,but isnt coming out...should i move the powerhead so that perhaps he'll go into the LR?
Im afraid the powerhead will smash him or something...i turned it off so it wont suck him up...eh.. i hope hes ok

anyone have a fish hide there?

 

[dmitry]

Let him hide where he is for now. It's good that you turned off the power-head, though. But let him stay there for a little while.

 

[mcbdz]

Originally Posted by D-Monic
After acclimating my new blackcap basslet into my tank, he immediately swam himself behind the maxijet in the back of the tank,hes alive,but isnt coming out...should i move the powerhead so that perhaps he'll go into the LR?
Im afraid the powerhead will smash him or something...i turned it off so it wont suck him up...eh.. i hope hes ok

anyone have a fish hide there?
I have had them go there and even worse, behind my heater. They have all been ok in a few days. Give it a few days to a week and it should be use to your tank. Lights out and let him acclimate, for the night.

 

[d-monic]

Thanks so much! I feel way better!! <3

 

[d-monic]

Update:When i got up this morning, hes still there!...im starting to wonder if hes stuck,but ill wait it out some more

 

[scotts]

Give it time to adjust. Let me put it this way, when we moved into our house the cats hid under the bed fro 3 days before ever coming out to look around. Then they were so nervous any little sound would send them back under the bed. Your fish is doing the same thing.

 

[dkw27]

I introduced a BC Basslet into my tank about a week and a half ago, he is really shy and mostly stays hidden in the rocks and peeks out once in a while...Just last night, he actually swam farther away from "his" rock than he has since he went in the tank..He's finally starting to show himself a little more, which is very cool, he's gorgeous...

 

[puffer32]

Took mine 2 weeks to come from behind the rocks, now he is out most of the day. A fish can't get sucked up a power head if it has a screen on it, My clown sleeps against a PH. I would turn it back on if you have corals.