bully discus
4 posts
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Catheroine - Posts: 3
- Joined: Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:11 am
bully discus
I have two discus, however, the tangerine discus is always chasing the turquoise one. When I got her, I made a mistake of buying her with 'hole in the head' and she's since recovered from that... but she keeps her top fin down often (unlike the tangerine discus). When I first put them together they chased and swam quickly at each other for a few days, then they calmed down more. It's been about 6 months now and he's still chasing her, and he even dodges at her when they're eating. Does anyone know why? Or how I could fix this?
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oscarrob08 - Posts: 6
- Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:56 am
thats why discus need to be keep in groups cause there is always a domiante one so if there is more then 2 the bullying would passed around and not focused on one fish plus what size tank put do u have they should atleast 20 gal per fish unless its a breeding pair then 20 gals is good but not what it sounds like this choose there mate u cant put a male and female together and hope they be come a pair i would either get more discus or seperate them
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Catheroine - Posts: 3
- Joined: Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:11 am
the orange one is male and the turquoise is female (although i have no desire to breed them). They're in a 30g planted tank with a 6 rummy nosed tetras, and 2 small gouramis (dwarf and red honey). I was told that if I add more discus, it has to be 2 at a time and I'm already pushing it for room.... If I separate them, won't I need to purchase more discus anyways? they can not be alone