Problem Or Not?

[carney]

Hi
I bought 4 spotted silver dollars this morning but when i put them in my tank tehy just sat on teh bottom, not looking very good.
do they play dead at first?

 

[Truck]

did you aclimatise them? what are your water stats?

 

[ryan200L]

silver dollars do become disoriantated very easily! plz dont be alarmed if they lay on the side for a while but do plz checks ur tanks sats!

stats i mean heheh!

 

[markandhisfish]

the age old question this 1 but what size is your tank? those silver dollars are gonna grow pretty big

 

[minxfishy]

As truck says, how did acclimatise, how long for, what temp is the tank at?

Spotted SD get to about 5" I believe and are pretty skittish, it doesnt take much to frighten them, aside from a large tank, plenty of fake plants will be needed to provide them with cover to make them less shy.

Keep the tank lights off for a while and if you can tell us your stats and answer the other questions might be helpful

 

[markandhisfish]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=34593

from the species index on here. tells you all you need to know