Getting to Old to Play Hide and Seek

We are on Spring Break this week and the Mrs. has had me doing some "chores" around the house. Consequently, I have been in town instead of out fishing somewhere. Since I am near the school, I have been checking on the fish daily.

On Monday the pH was at 8.4 and the ammonia at 1.0 ppm. I was a little concerned about these readings so I dropped some pH Correct in the tank. Today the readings were a little better, pH was down to 8.0 and the ammonia came down to 0.5 ppm. Let's hope they stay around these levels.

The fish are leaving their hiding places in the gravel more and more now and are seen swimming throughout the tank. I have been dropping just a pinch of food in the tank the last few days but still have not seen them show much interest in it. If they want to make it to the fingerling stage, they are going to have to start eating.