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Re: Discus Behavior



That seems like typical behavior for discus. It is often recommended when keeping discus to have 4-6 so that the "social pecking" order is not so one sided, even then one discus will still rule them all, but with so many to chase the others get a better chance at the food.

Like most fish, they dont care for nets especially after being netted a few times. I have been trying to net a specific discus for 2 weeks now, so far the discus is winning the game.

Paul


From: "Susan Welenofsky" <welenofsky@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
To: "GSAS" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Subject: Discus Behavior
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 11:22:04 -0700

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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