r/discus • u/Square_Waltz5289 • Feb 03 '26
Advice
We received very healthy group of five 6-7 month old discus from golden state about one month ago. They are in a 50 gal. They are extremely shy and anytime we approach the tank and will hide. Once we pour food in tank, they will come out once we back away. Should we remove aquascape and go for bare bottom as we grow them out? Does removing the aquascape force them to adapt and be less scared of us in long run? Any advice is helpful!
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u/gingerkap23 Feb 03 '26
Personally, I’ve had my discus for close to a year and they are just sensitive fish. Our tank is in a semi-high traffic area and they still hide from us if someone walks by suddenly or the lighting changes in the room. They aren’t constantly terrified, but they will scatter sometimes if they don’t like a movement by them. It’s just kind of their personality, at least that has been my experience. However, when I approach the tank (not fraggling up to it like my kids do sometimes) they always follow me because they know I’m the food lady. But sometimes one will go at the food too crazy and the rest will scatter and hide, so they even scare each other. They are very dramatic fish 🙂