I have three Discus in my 55 gallon tank and few other fish. I have one Discus that has started becoming a major bully with one other Discus. Does anyone have any ideas what I can do other than getting rid of him or separating them indefinetely?
Overly aggressive Discus
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I had the same issue with 3 discus.
Now I have 5, and no problems.
You should have more than 3...
Now I have 5, and no problems.
You should have more than 3...
I have a mating pair in my 38 gallon tank. I am guessing I will have to get two more for this 55 gallon tank that should be sufficient you think?
Yes, that's what I suggest too, get your total up to 5 and harmony should return! I have had a couple of aggressive discus in the past and some of them are aggressive no matter what. One of the worst ones I had was a red marlboro, no matter what I did....rearrange, took her out of the tank and used her as my "sacrificial lamb" in the QT tank with new discus to ensure there were no issues....she didn't care. She bullied everyone, new discus, old discus, even in a large group. I rehomed her to a friend I used to work with.
I had a Powder Blue discus and he was a major bully to this same discus: I have a feeling he is a weak link in the bunch; it seems almost all of the discus pick on him. I hope this works or I may have to get rid of him instead. : (
I thought about putting my other mating pair in the 55 gal tank but that would be total chaos they would all be fighting for the one females attention.
