evil_elmo Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 hi i setup an 3ft bare bottom tank with 2 discus, 3 neons and everyone was happy moving around the tank. about a week and a half ago i took out the neons and ever since my discus hides in the corner and never swims about the tank anyone know whats wrong? they dont like being on there own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 I would say that the neons were just company. Im no expert but i can tell you that adding extra fish will make the discus more aware of themselves, meaning they will move around a lot more. Hope ive helped. Anthony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Hi evil_elmo, discus prefer to be in groups of at least 6. The more discus the more confident they are to venture out like most fish. I would say the reason with the neons is they felt more secure because the neons would fall prey before they do, they are more confident fish and are happy going to the top to feed whereas discus prefer to be midlevel swimmers and feeders for the most part. The neons are an early warning system for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted January 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Hi evil_elmo, discus prefer to be in groups of at least 6. The more discus the more confident they are to venture out like most fish. I would say the reason with the neons is they felt more secure because the neons would fall prey before they do, they are more confident fish and are happy going to the top to feed whereas discus prefer to be midlevel swimmers and feeders for the most part. The neons are an early warning system for them. that makes sence, maybe the neon should go back in just wanted to spilt those two discus from the others so they can maybe breed if i'm lucky thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim&Dan Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Hey evil_elmo! We had a similar experience a few weeks ago when we started stocking our first tank... We started off with 3 Sparkling Gouramis, amongst others, and they were REALLY shy, hiding the whole time. After we added our Danios, who are the exact opposite of shy, they started to come out and after a few days they were all over the tank We've never had Discus so I can't really say what it is but I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Have you tried adding a pot plant to give the discus somewhere to hide? Perhaps the 3 footer isn't deep or high enough... Another point is that neons can be VERY hard to catch.... was it a long chase? Your discus may stil be scared from the experience. I would add a potted sword first and then think about more fish. Good luck with them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted January 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 there was a chase to remove the neons and i have now added some plants in the tank will see if they change their mood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Cardinals are even harder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 agree with Luke that discus go in groups. Add 6 more in and they'll all come out to play. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted January 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 the plants didnt do anything so i add another 2 which is all i have, they seem better but not as happy as they can be i have notice they come out if the light is off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 well im not that knowledgable on discus, i have four babies myself but they are in a tank all to themselves. it took them a good 5 days or so to get used to me, i keep my presence to a minimum when they were settling in and now they come up to be fed! maybe they are sulking? ive heard of alot of other cichlids doing this. i say give em time, they will get more comfortable once they have sussed their tank out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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