Hey guys,
I'm new to this forum and new to discus fish keeping. Basically, i have a 55g tank with 4 (6month old) discus that i retrieved from a lady who was selling them online (she's not a breeder or anything, she was leaving town an needed them gone). As soon as i put them in my tank everything seemed to go absolutely perfect. They immediately swam side to side, and even ate right out of my hand! Of the four however, theres the one runt that gets pushed around especially during feeding time. I've had them since Monday, so 5 days now, and i have not seen him/her eat. Unfortuanately he seems to be the loner of the crowd too which really concerns me. As a precaution, i purchased a tank divider (which at first i mistakenly made it too low where the other 3 fish nicely swam sideways overtop to join the lonely one, which i thought was odd.) I reinforced the divider making sure they would actually be divided this time. Upon observing, it seems that the fish attempt to interact with the lonely runt through the clear divider? I also noticed that when i go to feed, the other 3 fish are eager to eat, whereas the little guy just hides behind i rock. I've noticed he is getting slightly thinner and his black stress bars are prevalent (he's a red melon discus) I am honestly looking for some advice in general for discus and for my current situation on my "pecking order" problem i have here. I attempted purchasing 6 neon tetras to eleviate the stress but i'm pretty sure my clown knife (baby) ate 5 of them!! I'm seeking some life saving advice for the little guy, and am open to any suggestions. Please help! Anyways, i hope someone can help me out and give me some good advice
you guys rock, i really appreciate your time.
I'm new to this forum and new to discus fish keeping. Basically, i have a 55g tank with 4 (6month old) discus that i retrieved from a lady who was selling them online (she's not a breeder or anything, she was leaving town an needed them gone). As soon as i put them in my tank everything seemed to go absolutely perfect. They immediately swam side to side, and even ate right out of my hand! Of the four however, theres the one runt that gets pushed around especially during feeding time. I've had them since Monday, so 5 days now, and i have not seen him/her eat. Unfortuanately he seems to be the loner of the crowd too which really concerns me. As a precaution, i purchased a tank divider (which at first i mistakenly made it too low where the other 3 fish nicely swam sideways overtop to join the lonely one, which i thought was odd.) I reinforced the divider making sure they would actually be divided this time. Upon observing, it seems that the fish attempt to interact with the lonely runt through the clear divider? I also noticed that when i go to feed, the other 3 fish are eager to eat, whereas the little guy just hides behind i rock. I've noticed he is getting slightly thinner and his black stress bars are prevalent (he's a red melon discus) I am honestly looking for some advice in general for discus and for my current situation on my "pecking order" problem i have here. I attempted purchasing 6 neon tetras to eleviate the stress but i'm pretty sure my clown knife (baby) ate 5 of them!! I'm seeking some life saving advice for the little guy, and am open to any suggestions. Please help! Anyways, i hope someone can help me out and give me some good advice
you guys rock, i really appreciate your time.
