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Permalink Reply by Fishtankkid on December 14, 2011 at 9:52pm

Is your tank in a high traffic area if so that is why they are hiding at the back of the tank, also discus like to be in little schools often more than two more like six as the minimum. Do you have lots of cover plants and ground plants for the discus to hide in if not this may cause them to hide at the back of the tank. Do you have rapid or fast swimers in the tank because discus are a slow moving fish and preffer to be in a tank with slow moving fishl. I would check your water parimeters and see if they are good/perfict. I hope this helps i know a little bit about discus fish so feel free to ask questions. 

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Permalink Reply by Sebastian on December 14, 2011 at 10:20pm

i have 3 angels ,5 black black tetras,5 cardinal tetras and 2red ballon rams, that all i have .

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Permalink Reply by Fishtankkid on December 15, 2011 at 5:17pm

I dont think the fish are the problem, as i mentioned above is your water in good condition, and is your tank in a high traffic area.

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Permalink Reply by Sebastian on December 16, 2011 at 2:55am

okay thanks for the info :D  

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Permalink Reply by Fishtankkid on December 16, 2011 at 4:38pm

your welcome, if you have any more questions just ask.

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Permalink Reply by AsianKidOnTheBlock on December 17, 2011 at 12:34am

You might want to take out the angels and add some more discus. If you have only 2 discus they will be really shy. Discus like to create a pecking order and will follow the highest member in the pecking order. If they seem like they're really dark in color and not as vibrant, check for signs of illness. If they suddenly became really shy and stay in the corner, they might have some kind of illness. If they dont eat or act strange during feeding time, they might have parasites. Discus are very sensitive to parasites and could greatly effect them. 

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Permalink Reply by Sebastian on December 17, 2011 at 2:10pm

They only come to the front of the tank only when i feed them .

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Permalink Reply by AsianKidOnTheBlock on December 17, 2011 at 2:44pm

If they're eating, thats a good sign. They probably dont have parasites. They might be lacking a pecking order in that case. If you can, take out the angels and put 3-4 more discus in your tank. How often do you do a water change?

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Permalink Reply by Sebastian on December 18, 2011 at 1:46pm

 once per week .

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Permalink Reply by AsianKidOnTheBlock on December 18, 2011 at 1:54pm

If you can, change your water changes and instead do a water change maybe every 3-4 days. They like extremely clean water. I still think the reason they're so shy is the lack of a pecking order.

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