Re: Discus/angel Behavior

[Kate Breimayer <kate@munat.com>]

Does this type of aggression tend to go away? I have the same problem 
with two angels, they are just over quarter size in bodies. One ate the 
other one's fins. I put them in a divided 10 alone to recuperate and 
they are both beautiful. But do I have any hope of ever putting them 
together again? (Haven't tried yet) Is the aggressive fish likely to be 
a menace to other fish or do these fish just pick some singular victim 
to bully and will be ok with other individuals of their species? Guess I 
need to figure this out, I don't feel like I can send them to a new home 
or move them til I know why this happened, and they can't live in a 10 
forever... Of course the bully is a really nice fish, it figures.
Thanks,
Kate

Susan Welenofsky wrote:

> I have two discus. One is bullies the other into the corner, and won't let her eat. She is smaller and thinner than him. So, one day, I netted him, which was quite easy, since he follows me around in the tank. I kept him in solitary confinment for a few days, so the other could eat in peace. Then, I let him out, and he proceeded to do the same bad behavior that put him in jail in first place. I netted him again. Then let him out after awhile. He still bullied the other and wouldn't let her eat. So, I put the net in again, and this time, he swam away whenever it got near him. He seemed to get frustrated and angry with the net and/or my hand, as he would display his dark vertical bars and become more brilliantly colored. The other fish was not the least bit afraid of the net, and ate while I kept him away from her. I tried to catch him, but couldn't. So, I decided to put her in the net chamber, which was easy. Then, the net fell down while moving the lid around the next day, and she got out. Now both of them won't go near the net. 
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