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18-10-2006 01:26 by mannings	i have discus on his own doing really well always swimming around fine and eating fine. when ever i put other discus with him he always really terrorises them and kills them not letting them get enough food he has killed 5 discus what can i do he is fine with other fish. i want a small group of at leaste 4-5 discus he is kept in a 4 foot tank. i was told by my lfs to put 4-5 with him and let him spread his aggression between the 5 but he terrorised them 1 by 1 is there anyway i can get him to b ok with other discus the ones i added where all about the same size as the one i have.
18-10-2006 08:35 by JOHANSWAN	the only way you might get him to accept other discus is by placing the other discus in you tank with a partition for a couple weeks and remove the partition everyday day a couple hours while watching the fish and eventualy the fish will adjust
18-10-2006 09:06 by KOBISKYE	i am having same troubles with my lutino oscar, fine with other fish, but hates others oscars in with him, territorial fish can be a nightmare, think i will try johanswan's idea, let us know if it works for u mannings
18-10-2006 09:12 by yanton	place the violent discus in a spare tank, then put new discus in your show tank after rearranging the decor. make sure the new discus are all larger than the violent one. after a few weeks, you could then try the violent male back in the show tank (by then the other discus would of established themselves). if he still causes problems, i would be inclined to find him a new home (maybe someone with big cichlids so he can learn some humility).
18-10-2006 09:40 by OLD MAN	JUST MAKE SURE THE NEW DISCUS YOU BUY ARE BIGGER AND YOU WILL BE FINE. THE BIGGIST DISCUS IN THE TANK IS USERLY THE MOST AGRESIVE.

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