RE: Discus Behavior

["Rick Rose" <rick-rose@comcast.net>]

I'm telling you... You're going to have to invest in some scuba gear with
that huge tank of yours :)

Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gsas-member@thekrib.com [mailto:owner-gsas-member@thekrib.com]
On Behalf Of Paul Winchester
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 3:23 PM
To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
Subject: 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
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>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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