fish hide alot

RogerWilco357 · Feb 22, 2011

how come my fish always hide when I sit to view them the Tangs always run back into the rock work which I have alot of big rock for them to do just that but not always..even when feeding them ..the clown has no problem just the tangs purple and blue. Should I take the rock out and make small islands with only one area for them to hide?

Fragtastic Reef · Feb 22, 2011

How long have you had the fish for?

nixer · Feb 22, 2011

id hide to if i was stuck in a glass cage and some giant was staring at me lol.
it takes a long time for some of them to get used to being seen on your terms not theirs.

Captain Nemo · Feb 22, 2011

its called the king-kong complex. think about it, you have a little fish in a tank stuck there, with you(king-kong) looking in at him..... would you be afraid??? It will just take some time for him to get used to you.

VegasRick · Feb 22, 2011

Not mine, they follow me from one end to the other. Ever seen that movie Evan almighty? Thats what mine are like

fsu1dolfan · Feb 22, 2011

I'm thinking your fish saw Fidning Nemo and are afraid that Darla is there...Fishy Fishy!!

RogerWilco357 · Feb 24, 2011

see i have seen alot of fish come out when feed the feeding frenzy and the tangs will eat out of most hands if feeding them the seaweed but mine no way they disappear like yeah I am going to pan fry them with the shrimp with garlic and oil and toss them on a bed of angel hair pasta. lol

BlazinNano · Feb 24, 2011

My sailfin hid for almost three weeks. Everytime I walking in the room it would hide. Now it has no problem. Now in the fish only my trigger is hiding. He was always out in the smaller fish only but moved hi to the big one not even a week ago. He stays behind the rock work. Just give them time.

MarvinsReef · Feb 24, 2011

fsu1dolfan said:
I'm thinking your fish saw Fidning Nemo and are afraid that Darla is there...Fishy Fishy!!

that's classic!

it might just take them time to adjust in their new home. they had all this room in the ocean and they can swim as much and as long as they want with no limits. they get caught, put in bags, and shipped all over. if I had to go through all of that, I would be scared for a while too. :wink: