henward Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 got myself a red turq, blue turq, snakeskin blu diamond and a white diamond. the red turq, is probalby the smallest, it seems to chase the other discus around when feeding or they get close to its plant in the tank. is this normal? should i put more? discus? pet shop hff say its normal and not harmfull as all of them feeding normally, except for the white diamond, it seems to still wanting to settle down, the rest are freely swimming around and showing off any feedback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 what size are they ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 about 5cms snout to tip of tale the white diamond is 7 cms a bit bigger everyone seems to leave him alone and it seems pretty docile itself its like when it gets near anything, things move out of its way strange, the colour maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulloc Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 discus have a real hierarchy and will always chase one another so unless one is getting hurt or not feeding dont worry too much. adding more will spread out the agression somewhat but there will still be dominant fish which guard a specific territory. i usually jus make sure there are enough hiding places for everyone. hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Agreed. Discus are usually underestimated with their aggressiveness so keep an eye on them. My lot have done some good damage at times and the two males are constantly going at it- theyre more trouble than my oscar :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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