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	angelfish afraid of light
vchao54321 Small Fry Posts: 4 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jan-2006	I just got a 2 silver zebra angelfish. They're both very very shy and seem to be afraid of light or somewhat nocturnal. The momment I turn off all my lights, they get out from behind a large rock they hide behind. Any ideas on how to get them used to the light? I didn't buy them for them to hide. lol. Thanks in advanced.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Maybe the light is too bright & the Angels may take time to settle. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	Having floating plants like salvinia and some tall grassy plants like vals or tall crypts will probably help them feel more at home. What else is in the tank? Some dither fish like large tetras, rasboras, barbs, etc. might help, too. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
chris1017 Fish Addict Posts: 610 Kudos: 421 Votes: 70 Registered: 09-Sep-2003	or if you want a cool effect and don't mind spending some money, invest in some moon lighting or actinic lights to come on before the real lighst do so the fish has time to adjust, they also make for good night time viewing and some people think that it is good to keep the moon's on at night because most fish we keep don't live in complete darkness at night. i plan on having this type of setup on all my tanks soon. chris
Posted 29-Jan-2006 10:12
madwill Hobbyist Posts: 110 Kudos: 92 Registered: 10-Oct-2004	maybe they are having trouble aclimating to the tank, or the lighting could be to bright. with my angels the lighting is somewhat subdued and there is some floating hornwort.
Posted 12-Feb-2006 04:01


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