robby

hey guys ive had my discus for 3 weeks now and i LOVE them. but recently for the past fornight one of my discus bullies the other one. now the one that gets bullied just hides away in the corner and im getting worried sick about it. Im scared it won't eat properly and eventually die like one of my angels did. it hardly ever comes out and if it does it gets chased by the other discus. however it still has strong nice colours (better colouring than the bullier) which helps reassure me its still going to live for a while, it also sometimes bullies my angels but other than that it hardly moves from its hiding spot. Should i be worried?? i love my discus don't want it to die =[. I tried to feed it with blackworms but its really slow at getting to the food.
My tank is a 50 gallon and is a community tank. no-one bothers it apart from the other discus. Where i live - melbourne australia =D water is perfect for discus and my tank is an established tank with good water parameters. I'd be greatful for any insight into this THANKs!
rob

witt0018

you probably have 2 male fish fighting for territory or dominance over the female, try sexing them to find out if they are both males, then you may have the answer.

Trev

Slug

Good luck sexing discus.

What size are they? Young discus prefer to be in larger groups to make them feel safer. You shouldn't see any sparing for mates until they are around 4"+ or at least a year old.

If the fish is sulking by itself in the corner yeah i'd probably be semi worried. Does it look sick? I've seen other discus shun another discus away because it was sick before. Is it eating?

robby

thanks for ur input guys. discus seem to be fine now LOL! thank god. i was just over worried. the one that hides come out now and i see it actively finding foood so phew! yeh lol heard its impossible to sex discus. mine are still relatively young around 7 months old, planning to get more soon when i got some $$$ $$$. lol just worried they'll get bullied if i introduce them to the older discus.