Saturday marks 3 weeks my Hippo has been in quarantine. So far it has stayed almost entirely in hiding, almost never seen it actually swimming, but it looks healthy, no sign of disease and eats nori by the handful.
It's currently living in a 20 gallon tall QT with 3lbs of rock and pvc pipes.
I'm worried maybe the small tank is stressing it out, and it would be better off if I moved it to my 55. (Don't worry folks, it's only 2" and I have a 265gal that will be setup in November)
Or would moving it to a new tank be even more stressful?
In all my reading about Hippos, I knew they would be shy at first, but never to this extent.
It's currently living in a 20 gallon tall QT with 3lbs of rock and pvc pipes.
I'm worried maybe the small tank is stressing it out, and it would be better off if I moved it to my 55. (Don't worry folks, it's only 2" and I have a 265gal that will be setup in November)
Or would moving it to a new tank be even more stressful?
In all my reading about Hippos, I knew they would be shy at first, but never to this extent.