Fish are hiding when new light is on

[drew81]

i had a thread earlier this week about getting a FL bulb for my 10gallon tank

well i picked up 2 from my local walmart ..put them in my tank and now the fish wont come out from hiding while it is on

what should i do? could it actually be too bright for them?

[JoeLaX28]

They are probably just not used to it. I'd give them a couple days.

[jwddboy]

Yup... I echo above...

What fish are they? There's a chance that they are more used to shade in the wild too, not that it really affects things... fish can always learn to cope.

[Mgamer20o0]

use plants and caves to give some good hiding places. give it time.

[drew81]

ok everything is safe though?...i thought i was going to have to take the lights back...

i have cave on the right and two lava rock holes to hide in..and plants on other side..

there is 2 cories which are fine with the light
4 neons,2 cherry barbs,2 gold barbs, and 1 green barb

[jwddboy]

yeh thats fine. They will get used to it. As with most things... just takes time.

[Mgamer20o0]

i blast my tanks with a lot more light. no problem.

[cheizy]

I use to have this problem as well. I solved it first turning on my room lights or opening up the window blinds whenever and letting them adjust to new light entering the room, then later I proceed to turn on the tanks lights. Try this, it worked for me!