LYNDYLOO Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 I put my Neons in my Discus Tank yesterday afternoon, and my Discus have done nothing but harass them, I have never seen my Discus or Neons move at such a speed. Has anybody else had trouble with this?? I thought Neons or Cardinals, were meant to be ideal tank mates for Discus. My Pigeon Checkerboard is a shocker, you can actually hear him snapping at the neons as he flys into them with great speed. I'm hoping they will settle down over the next few days, have to say I was rather anixous about turning out the Tank light last night, thinking about what I might find when I turn the lights back on this morning, a few of the Neons have nips out of there tails, poor wee fellas, think if its carries on for to long I will remove the Neons into another tank. Any help is very much appreciated guys/girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkie Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 i havnt seen that before and iv kept them rtogether on a number of ocations and plenty of people i know have as well with out any problems.how well feed are your discuss could it be that they are hungry? at the end of the day that is a better dilema than the discus being picked on......just thinking glass half full lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 they get slower with age :lol: . but its pretty sad they are eating your neons, and its not like you only have a couple in the tank. are the discus hungry? (I know all fish are always hungry , but you know what i mean).... if you keep them full, they will possibly be less likely to want to eat your neons. provide shelter for all the fish in the tank. discus like having their space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Agree with Phoenix44, Feed the discus more because they are at the growing age. Better to have energertic discus then having discus hiding in the back of tank doing nothing all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Discus are being feed at least 4 times a day, they are even happy to be hand feed now :bounce: :bounce: Have to say my Pigeon Checkerboard is a right little piggy I keep a very close eye on them at feeding times, just to make sure they are all getting something to eat Chasing of the Neons seems to have slowed down quite abit now, maybe it was just the novelty of having something new in the Tank to chase after, I have never seen Discus or Neons move that fast before :roll: :roll: They definitely aren't scared of anything, they even push my Big Hoplo Catfish out of the way if they want to eat what he has got. Everythings going good with my new Discus so far, they have settled in very well, they love Bloodworms and Tubifex worms the most, they're not so keen on Flakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I have never seen Discus or Neons move that fast before :roll: :roll: you should see neons with a borneo tiger on their tails :lol: glad to hear your discus are doing well. try feeding them colour bits (tetra) its a real good food for them. Hikari is good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 That's because I never feed them flake in their life. Not the ideal food for discus and can pollute the water real fast if not eaten especially in a planted tank. ColorBit is the staple food I feed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 No matter what or how much you feed them, the discus will eat the neons. It's nature and nothing will stop it. Like almost any fish, if it fits in it's mouth it will eat it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 agree with Warren - I bought 20 cardinals (small size) a while ago and now only 18 survivors lol and definately no bodies found so I know they didn't die of diseases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I'm feeding Tetra Colourbits as their main food, aswell as Bloodworms and Tubifex which they really enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 what kind of tubiflex? freeze dried? I've had no luck still got a huge container left 'cos mine won't touch it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Hi Dave and Amy, I feed them JBL NovoFex Tubifex Cubes, I usually hand feed them these, they go mad over them. I'm happy to send you some if you want to try your Discus on them, save you having to buy a container of them. Just PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Neons can be a food source for discus. Cardinals are a far better option Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Lindyloo - I have them but mine doesn't take to them, you could have my container full of it if I find them lol they're in a box of miscellaneous fish things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 That would be great if you come across them one day Amy Thanks Heaps Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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