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HEY EVERYONE IVE NEVER HAD CICHLID FISH BEFOR AND YESTERDAY I BOUGHT TWO LITTLE SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLID FISH BUT I NOTICED THAT THERE NOT MOVING AT ALL AND IM REALLY GETTING WORRIED CUZ THEY DONT EVEN WANT TO EAT MY FISH TANK IS 36 GALLONS WITH THE TEMPATURE OF 74F
NITRATE-0
NITRITE-0
HARDNESS-300
ALKALINITY-180
PH LEVEL-8.0
I REALLY DONT WANT THEM TO DIE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IM DOING WRONG COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME SO MY FISH COULD LOOK LIKE HAPPY FISH THANK U

Hi, Mandy! Welcome to the forum!

I wouldn't panic yet. Cichlids are quite intelligent fish, and often need some time to get used to new surroundings. I see that you have listed your water parameters carefully, which makes me think you are not totally new to fish keeping. Do you know what kind of cichlids you have?

thank you very much for welcoming me ,
actually i am new to fish keeping but ive been doing alot of my homework and i really dont want my cichlids to die ,i do know that my fish are called south american cichlids but other than that i am clueless , is it normal that my cichlids dont move theyre just there at the bottom of the tank kind of lopsided is that normal ? i really need some info i feel sad to see them like that

Not really that abnormal, if all they're doing is hanging out & looking worried. It's great that you did all that homework -- gives you a real head start. Here's a link you might find helpful. Is there any chance you could send us a picture of your fish? That way we could tell you what kind you have, and let you know if we see anything obviously amiss.

You might also look through our photo galleries to see if you find any like yours.