New Discus Problems | Discus Not Eating

New Discus Problems | Discus Not Eating | Hiding !!!

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Ahmed's Aquarium

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@santosprieto1167 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Simple and to the point. Excellent info and exactly what I was looking for

@ahmedsaquarium8262 2 жыл бұрын

ThankU for ur comment! Im glad the video was helpful!

@adrianmay9468 Жыл бұрын

Great general advice that I have found to be true with similar experiences. Patience, having more discus than less and a bigger tank makes a big difference. I have one smaller discus that rules it’s area, so it proves they all have their individual characteristics! Good filtration along with weekly water changes works for me.

@Cichlid-Fever 6 ай бұрын

That tank is absolutely perfection my friend! Excellent job!

@ahmedsaquarium8262 6 ай бұрын

ThankU soo much for ur comment & appreciation !!!

@drScorp1on Жыл бұрын

Great info, thanks.

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

You Are Welcome!

@shelleraquatics Жыл бұрын

Excellent information my friend. Subscribed and looking forward to more education. Steve Heller

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

Thanks alot! Glad u liked the video & thanks once again for subscribing!

@davidknight2104 6 ай бұрын

Great advice 👍🏻 I'm about to get a new tank and adding 8 discus fingers crossed 🤞🏻

@ahmedsaquarium8262 6 ай бұрын

ThankU ! & best of luck with your Journey!

@abrahammartinez6075 5 ай бұрын

Great advice

@ahmedsaquarium8262 5 ай бұрын

ThankU!

@syedmohdyusopyusop1875 11 ай бұрын

Very good advice tq Ahmad

@ahmedsaquarium8262 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@victorharris6385 2 жыл бұрын

I love the tank and the discus are very colorful. I just got 6 of my own

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

ThankYou! Great! Hope u have a pleasant experience keeping them.

@michellelyster5931 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@NavinKumar-ht8hl 2 жыл бұрын

The way you explain 😊👌🏻👍🏻 keep up the good work bro

@ahmedsaquarium8262 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot! Glad it was helpful 😊

@karthickselvam2084 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your idea 💡 bro

@ahmedsaquarium8262 7 ай бұрын

You’re welcome !☺️

@juliaabelle8581 Жыл бұрын

Amazing precision in describing the problem with eating for the new fish. Had a hard time with manacapuru scalare. Placed in a quarantine time alone. A month after having purchased it went without eating a single worm! Fading away but refusing.(had it a month in isolation as I treated it for worms which I thought he was suffering from). Then, he started going for it (very!! occasionally, when dangling right at the nose - manually), but then spotting out and retreating :( It drove me mad :( But then, after returning him into the common tank he grew more cheerful immediately and quite rapidly starting copying other fish behavior and going for food. Still refuse eating other food than frozen though (expensive :D) , but has a good appetite! Such a pain in the ass fish. His 2 brothers are no fuss at all. Got used to new life in no time. I bought the 2 of them at first, and the 3:rd fussy one a month after. All from the same litter. Who knew he would be such a piece of work..

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Julia! & Thanks for sharing your experience as well! Its a rollercoaster every time you add a new Discus ! Isn’t it ?

@myfishni Жыл бұрын

Great video 👍

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

ThankU! Appreciate it!

@d1ks4u 4 ай бұрын

Thanks brother

@ahmedsaquarium8262 4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

@dkaamraaj 9 ай бұрын

👌 sharing

@brianmasterman4492 3 ай бұрын

Love your videos great advice. Can you help one of my discus has gone dark what can I do. Thank you.

@ahmedsaquarium8262 2 ай бұрын

Thank u for ur comment & taking time out for showing your appreciation! If ur discus has gone dark, its most probably a blue colored fish… discus with blue color usually get dark for a ton of reasons, but most commonly its due to stress or some sort of illness.. Many kinds of disease & illnesses can cause the fish to go dark, so its not really possible for me to diagnose the issue here 🤷🏻‍♂️… but u can checkout my videos on discus disease & treatments, that might be helpful for u.

@pietroluigilebani4604 2 жыл бұрын

Very Nice , love the vídeo. Nice content and beatiful images. Im having a problem if a not eating Discus , he was quarentine with other 2 which are now on the main taking and eating nicely, but this one is not eating by any means. Already tried to raise temp to 32c , but i will keep tring to make him eat.

@ahmedsaquarium8262 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot ! Sometimes they would also not eat if they are raised on a different kind of food than what you are trying to feed. You can try switching different sorts of food & see if it encourages the discus to eat. Most breeders raise them feeding beef-heart mix. Hope it helps!

@caroleleake 10 ай бұрын

I m new discus parent thank you for your advice

@ahmedsaquarium8262 10 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@abindian206 Жыл бұрын

I'm your 1000th subscriber

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

ThankUuu ! Means alot 😊!

@shalinjohn3240 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. i just bought few discus fishes two days back, i hv simple hardscaping, and they are hiding not eating, let me wait

@ahmedsaquarium8262 2 жыл бұрын

Hope they get used to the new surroundings. U might hAve to try different kinds of foods to see which one they would eat. Discus are picky eaters & usually have trouble adjusting to a different kind of food than what they are used to.

@dgleitaocontratos 5 ай бұрын

I have 5 discus about the same size(medium) in the aquarium. 4 of them got well together because they grew up together. The other one is getting its way on the aquarium but does not swim together with the others. I have space for one or two more discus but I'm afraid of putting two smaller ones and they get beaten up. You mention putting a new discus that is about the same size as the others, what about putting one bigger? Does it make any sense to put one bigger to break that gang of four hierarchy? Two more behavioral questions: 1 - Do adult discus swim less around? In the majority of videos I see, adult discus is always idle, while my young/mid are swimming all over the aquarium. 2 - Is there any difference in aggression on male vs female discus?

@ahmedsaquarium8262 5 ай бұрын

Hi! Whenever u add a new discus, its almost like rolling a dice… u never know what would happen… there had been times where I regretted adding “one more” discus cz it threw the balance out of the window.. If u add a bigger discus, it really depends on the personality of the fish, it might become the dominant one, or someone else in the tank might pin it down… again its like rolling a dice… bt most probably size should play a role & it would be the dominant fish.. 1- adult discus mostly hang around, especially if u have many in one tank, they tend to stay in their zones, cz they will be picked at if they moved in the territory of other fish. 2- male vs female, i think it doesn’t matter, bt i hv noticed males get more aggressive when they r competing for a certain female in the tank.. Hope this helps!

@victorharris6385 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Orange and Yellow discus u have and the that’s white with the yellow face and black tail. What’s the color name for his color

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

Thank You so much. The only fish with black tail is the yellow one. Non of my white fish have a black tail.

@sandeepbunnan4278 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ahmed, Nice video. I just started keeping discus fishes. I bought 4 but only one discus had dry food I.e. hikari bio gold. Other 3 go for it but don't eat. It's been 10 days should I worry. On the 5th day I had given them Goat Heart Mix to which they showed positive sign. But I want give them dry, should I wait for some more time. Need your suggestion.

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

Hello!, some discus would readily accept anything u throw at them & some wont, and some would eventually stop eating certain things & only accept stuff like worms & heart mix. While some would eventually start eating even dry foods. U can starve them n try feeding them dry food as u r already trying but u have to b careful that they dont loose too mch weight. That being said, in my experience i have found that some of them would just not eat dry food at all… i still need to find out the exact method how breeders wean wild discus to commercial food including pellets… But usually i think short periods of starving while offering dry foods should do it. But if ur discus are new, i would suggest u first ensure that they all eat fine even if it is heart mix from the beginning & then shift them to another food.

@LEGION.3339 Жыл бұрын

Your discus are gorgeous ! Is there any way I can show you my fish and get some guidance? Cuz I adopted five discus fish and they are not eating and kinda looks skinny so I desperately need some proper guidance and help.

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

Hello! Thanks for u compliment, u can dm me on my insta @Ra.Discus. Sorry for thr late reply.

@JosephKarthic 8 ай бұрын

What lighting do you have?

@ahmedsaquarium8262 8 ай бұрын

Fluval spectrum LED

@m.y6231 Жыл бұрын

It is expensive to buy? My friend bought (3) in another city and it's hard his say they do pick certain food dont it floating pellets his 1 die some disease 2 treat it right away another putting it another tank with cichilds and got hit/bite in the spine close to its tail he try to save it but didn't make it so only 1 left his discus very cautious of putting and water temp.Cause of death his 2 discus maybe is it ph level or putting tank with agrresion cichild it got bulge or lump spine close fin so maybe got paralyzed and shock idk..

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the bad experience ur friend had. Yes they are expensive fish. Its always a good idea to do your research before buying a new fish to make sure you have the right setup for the fish.

@shehanbee1588 Жыл бұрын

What is the food that you use ? The one which is stuck to the glass in this video

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

It’s freeze dried blackworms

@sanhwikdas7172 19 сағат бұрын

Sir how to cure discuss pepering ..? Like its having black spots many in body??

@jonboshua 9 ай бұрын

What driftwood you got there?

@ahmedsaquarium8262 9 ай бұрын

Wine wood

@balmukundaryan3615 3 ай бұрын

Sir why my discus not taking dry pellets...?? What can I do?

@ahmedsaquarium8262 3 ай бұрын

Discus are very picky in eating.. Keep trying, try to feed only pellets for few days… Most will learn to accept it, but some just chose never to eat it and will just starve… 🤷🏻‍♂️

@253able Жыл бұрын

Whats the best food for new discus who are reluctant to eat?

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

From my experience i have noticed they are more likely to accept worms & meaty textured foods

@253able Жыл бұрын

What food did you give to discus in this video?

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

Freeze dried black worms

@extraaccount5830 Жыл бұрын

I bought this new larger discus. And it hides in the back, very shy. I have angelfish. I did see that the larger discus does establish himself with the smaller ones, but he's not eating. Any tips?

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

It is normal for new discus to hide even larger ones, even healthy ones… sometimes they start eating right away sometimes they wont eat for weeks. It’s tricky with every new discus u add. Give it time to be comfortable in its new surroundings. Just keep an eye & make sure they fish isnt having any internal parasites as that could be one of the reasons they dont eat. White stringy poop, sunken belly are signs of internal parasites

@extraaccount5830 Жыл бұрын

@@ahmedsaquarium8262 Thanks. I'll be patient. Can you do a video on treating discus for internal parasites? I used to use a syringe without a needle and mix water and metronidazole. Some people just put them in quarantine with metro. What do you think?

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

@@extraaccount5830 You can mix metro with food and feed the fish if it is eating, otherwise u can mix metro in water directly (1 gm for 20 gallons) (make sure the metro you are using is water soluble) or you can use the syringe method you just described but its stressful for the fish, i personally never used it but it is one way of doing it, but i would personally keep it for the worst case scenario

@extraaccount5830 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ahmed, thank you so much for this info! I hope you can do a video on this. Have you ever revived a fish that fell to the floor? If so, that would be helpful for a video too. Keep up the good works and thanks. If you can email me, I provided it before, I'd like to be in touch. I hope this discus journey works out for me this time around. Shukran.

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

@@extraaccount5830 You are welcome, Best of luck with your journey! i will be making new videos to cover up certain topics. i am sorry i didn't find you email anywhere. you can DM me on Instagram as i mentioned earlier. BEST OF LUCK !

@shahidfishworld1632 3 ай бұрын

Hello brother yesterday I bought new discus and my old discus bullying very bad what to do.

@ahmedsaquarium8262 3 ай бұрын

If u have less than 5 discus, u might need to add more discus, if u already have 5 or More, then wait few days they should figure out between themselves. If the bullying is extreme, and if there is one specific fish continuously bullying the new one, U might have to remove the bully fish in a new tank for few days..

@bhuwanchander2196 Жыл бұрын

What medication is to be given of one discus is scratching?

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

It depends why the fish is scratching in the first place, it could be due to some temporary irritation, or ich, or flukes… 🤷🏻‍♂️

@bhuwanchander2196 Жыл бұрын

@@ahmedsaquarium8262 actually I forgot to switch on my UV light. Once I switched on the UV the problem has been resolved.

@laxmikantgs7863 Жыл бұрын

I’m from Mumbai, India . How much temperature discus need ?

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

They do well 28 - 30 degree Celsius, but can be kept even higher like 32-33 degrees if u r trying to grow them

@laxmikantgs7863 Жыл бұрын

@@ahmedsaquarium8262 but they are not getting less oxygen due to 28°c temperature. ( Using 100w heater ) .

@salvadorah23 Жыл бұрын

@@laxmikantgs7863 good point, yes at higher temperatures the amount of oxygen is reduced in water. Use an air pump / enough surface agitation.

@laxmikantgs7863 Жыл бұрын

@@salvadorah23 thanks. Now how can I reduce there stress . I have blue diamond . Now they turn into black due to stress.n looks dull . They are hiding behind top filter and not eating. I new to discus . Last month i loss my 15 yrs old white shark . ☹️

@jonboshua Жыл бұрын

How do you encourage new discus to eat?

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

To b honest i dont know, its always tricky when u get a new discus, some eat right away, some eat when they see others eating, some would just hide when others go for the food… it’s different everytime.. but i have noticed that if the tank if the tank has no hidding places, they usually start eating much faster… with hiding places the new ones usually go n hide.. I had some fish which didnt eat for like weeks & once i removed all decor from the tank.. they started eating

@jonboshua Жыл бұрын

@@ahmedsaquarium8262 i only have a bare tank with a heater and spong filter. The discus are in my quarantine tank, just below my main tank.

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

Quarantine tanks usually stress out the fish as well.. again every fish responds differently & its common for new discus not to eat for days when they are new in an environment.

@1stexecutiveconstruction Жыл бұрын

I have a discus that I bought 13 days ago and still not eating! Have tried all kinds of food and she’s not eating. Used to have discus over 25 years ago and had no issues with them, but this one is just stubborn. Getting 2 more discus today, hopefully she’ll eat. And getting rid of all the tetras since they attack the food so fast and scare her.

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

Hope ur fish starts eating, do post an update of ur fish & ur experience. Sometimes when kept alone they wont eat & would go back to eating normally when kept in a group.

@1stexecutiveconstruction Жыл бұрын

@@ahmedsaquarium8262 She’s still not eating even though that i purchase few new ones. The new Discuses are eating fine!

@Joes_Aquatics 9 ай бұрын

Mine took 3 weeks to break and start eating

@muhammedomer2641 Жыл бұрын

May discuss have lost weight and change callers plz help 😢

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

Is the fish still eating? Does it has stringy white poop? If its internal parasites u need metronidazole either mixed with food or directly in tank water . Better do medicate for 10 days

@extraaccount5830 Жыл бұрын

Is there anyway I can contact you by email or whatsapp? I really need help with my discus. I have four now. I just want to make sure they live this time.

@ahmedsaquarium8262 Жыл бұрын

Hi, u can dm me on insta @ Ra.Discus instagram.com/ra.discus?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=