Discus acting wierd HElp Im worried!!!!

how many times have you moved him around? Some Discus take longer than others to get used to their new surrounds - if you have moved him around alot it may not have given him enough time to get used to his new home.

If it was my fish - i would try taking him out of the discus tank and putting him in with smaller - less aggressive / territorial fish - feed him up a bit and once he has some energy up and meat on his bones - try to re-introduce him again - having said this - as you may know discus are school fish - this MAY do more harm then good.

What foods have you tried to tempt him with?

Also - you may benefit to ask the place where you got him - what the pH levels were - if they were in the low 6's- and you put him in the high 7's - could be shock?

He MAY have worms as previously mentioned - check around his gills for fluke - or check his poop for internal worms - if you don't know what to look for - google it - sometimes images are easier then to explain.

Lastly you could risk it and try feeding live foods and he may eventually take - depending on how he was when you got him - discus can go several weeks without food - eventually they will bite the bullet and feed - maybe see what the seller was feeding him before you got him and grab some of that for the time being.


thats all i got - sorry if its no help

Only raise your temp to 30C / 90f max for now. We still need to know your ammonia level.

I have moved him from the store to a new tank 3 weeks ago and last week to the new tank I just got. He does not seem to have any worms his poop is fine. Nothing that seems to have any sense of sickness is seen on him. I buy all of my discus from my LFS right across the street from my house. And they have the same ph as me. At the store there were three others like him (siblings). They all swam to the top to eat and were excited to see people. I don't think its the food either. I've tried frozen discus food (two of them hog it all), but it seems they other two ignore that kind. So I gave them flakes and they all eat them (except the one I'm worried about), sometimes he may go try to eat one, but when he sees another discus turn to him he scrams :roll: . Then I tried sinking pellets (he swalloed one once but spat it out and didn't go back. Do you think he is to intimidated by the larger fish? The two are only 1/2 and inch bigger. :?: The other two are a 1/2 inch smaller.

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Originally Posted by mpayjr

He does not seem to have any worms his poop is fine. .

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What colour and texture is it's poo ?
Have you tested for Ammonia level yet?

I'll have to see about his poo. I have not seen it in a while. And i dont know how I test the ammonia levels. I dont think i have the right equipment for that. Also I dont know if this is important. But he now guards a territory , and he will slowly go to food. But everytime he does he rushes to his territory and snaps at others. This was a very sudden change in his behavior. His lines disspiear until that other fish is gone. He seems normal like at the store. All I need him to do is eat.

Testing for ammonia is about one of the most important tests you have to do, just buy a test kit in a lfs.

As for feeding, feed in different ends of the tank.

Thanks so much for your help!
I tried that , but it's still scared to eat (it seem to be that).
I'll keep a look out for anything that may help.

Well my blue cobalt is doing better. I just think he was shy and a little scared. He is coming out and swims with everyone else. But now my red dragon discus is acting funny. Tonight I just found him lying on the bottom of the tank. Maybe it's exhaustion? Please help

Sorry to say he died. It's deppressing loosing a discus. It's my first to die.

:( :( :cry:

I meant my red dragon. The cobalt is doing great lately.