Shy Ember Tetra's

[ShrimpMan88]

Hey everyone, I was just wondering if there is any way to make my group of 10 Ember Tetras come out from hiding. I have added Corys to the tank, but they're still acting scared/shy. The tank also has Shrimp, some snails as well as the Tetras and Corys. I realize they may need more dither fish to come out, but the tank is only a 10 gallon. Please help. Thank you!

[KBOzzie59]

Are they hiding if you are a distance from the tank?  Maybe some kind of shadow on the tank that's keeping them in hiding.

[BM3]

Do you have a planted tank? I have 6 of em and a decently planted tank and they hide in plant every now and then but are out a lot.

[MN-AQUARIST]

Depending on how long you have had them it might just take more time.  You can also try rearranging the tank, or adding more hiding places.  With many fish giving them lots of hiding places actually makes them more confident. 

[Tanked]

My Embers never hid even though there were plenty of hiding places.  I recently added a small floating tangle of Anacharis, and 2 of the Embers decided that was a cool place to hang out for a few days, refusing to leave.   The Serpae Tetras and other dither fish began hanging out, and everything returned to normal. 

If this is new behavior, than just be patient.  If this is not a new thing: than dither fish won't hurt, spending more time near the aquarium might help, along with restricting feeding to a single point in the tank farthest from the embers hiding places.  I know this might be difficult. in a 10 gallon.

 

[Dwayne Brown]

Is your tank planted? I cant speak for ember tetras but I keep pritilla tetras and I would recommend getting some water lettuce, its super cheap and spreads easily I would also recommend just getting some low light fast growing plants as those spread throughout the tank relatively quickly.