eunotus and discus

["charles watty" <acwatty@hotmail.com>]

I have a trio of A. eunotus in a heavily planted 48 gallon tank with 
driftwood, flowerpots etc. The eunotus (2 very plump females and an 
incredible mature male) have been in this tank for about two weeks and the 
females have clearly marked out their territories.

I added three young turquoise discus, each about 2 to 2.5" in length and 
they are being harrassed to no end whenever they move away from the tank's 
surface. The female eunotus are most aggressive and the big male only gets 
nasty when the discus approach the mid to lower reaches of the tank. The 
discus are still eating well, but I don't want this to continue for obvious 
reasons.

Is there a solution that would allow me to keep them together, or do I have 
to move one or the other to a new home? Currently the only other tank 
residents are three neon tetras, three otocinclus cats, an albino corydoras 
catfish and five algae-eating shrimp.

Would dither fish work, if so what kind?
An alternative I'm considering is to move the three eunotus to a breeding 
tank (25 or 30 gallon) since it seems obvious that both females will soon 
spawn. I would move the four young A. borrellii from this smaller tank into 
the 48 gallon to live with the discus. Your thoughts on this whole 
situation?

Thank you in advance.

Charles

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