New to discus wondering how long the fish act weird when introducing to a new tank

[discusdummy]

I've had fish for years and drip aclimated the New fish but they won't eat and stay near the bottom of the tank

[oscarzx]

I recently picked up a few discus also and are doing the same thing yours are doing. slowly but surely they are getting used to their new surroundings.

[DLock3d]

First, Welcome to Simply!

How long have you had them? How many do you have? What's the size of the tank? Do you have pictures of the fish? There's just too many factors to answer a question like that without additional details.

[pepster]

I've had fish for years and drip aclimated the New fish but they won't eat and stay near the bottom of the tank
Being a newbie, I was wondering the same thing.

[deepflyball]

How many fish , gallons. size of fish, color is your tank background and and bottom and what else is in the tank Jerry

[discusdummy]

I got 2 of them there both 4 inch in a 100 gallon tank it's bb there moving around now but have stated fighting a lil bit also the background is black and I got about 100 pounds of milasian driftwood

[oscarzx]

get more discus!!!!

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[cjr8420]

need more fish 5-6 minimum people tend to stock max limits at 1 fish per 10 gal so u got room for up to 10 adults.any less than 5 they wont feel safe and the fighting/pecking order over time will start to kill off the weakest fish until u only have 1.

[discusdummy]

Going to pick up 4 more fish now

[discuspaul]

It's not at all unusual for discus, when introduced to new surroundings, to not eat for a few days, and to tend to shy away, hide out, and be skittish for periods of up to 3 weeks or more, until they get fully comfortable in their new environment, and your routines around the tank.
Could take even longer if there is very little activity around the tank for most of the lights-on period each day.

[cjr8420]

It's not at all unusual for discus, when introduced to new surroundings, to not eat for a few days, and to tend to shy away, hide out, and be skittish for periods of up to 3 weeks or more, until they get fully comfortable in their new environment, and your routines around the tank.
Could take even longer if there is very little activity around the tank for most of the lights-on period each day.
+1 to this especially if you just got them recently.any other tank mates a 100 gal with 2 discus just sounds weird lol lets see some pics i like the malaysian drift wood look well maybe after a few more post

[deepflyball]

Yes you need more fish. Also leave your tank light off and turn on the room light. Jerry

[deepflyball]

Also the black background has to go. They will hide in it, turn dark and stress. Got to go. also if your tank bottom is black as well got to go Jerry

[eaglesfan3000]

I'm new to discus as well, it took my first six two weeks to get it figured out. Now they are eating like pigs and they now have a pecking order.

[discusdummy]

Ok fish are eating took black background off they turned brighter now how do I add pics it said thru were to big for forum

[discusdummy]

Yes there's one more a bristle nose pleco

[cjr8420]

photobucket put them there and then resize and put them here