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squirt
07-21-2011, 10:53 AM
I bought 6 discus about 3 months ago- they were larger then 1/2 dollar size. Lost one - and of the 5 left 2 have grown at least double the others. Much larger - why / how does that happen and now the two dwarf the others and are somewhat aggressive to them. Sould I separate by size? I do have another pair about thier size in a separate tank I can move them to. Also - They all prefer live bloodworms - have tried to intoduce lots of other foods -none work as well. How can I ween them off of the live ones and get them on something else?

Skip
07-21-2011, 10:59 AM
discus grow at different rates.. when you buy smaller sized fish. it happens.. but when you get larger fish.. the smaller ones are culled.. so only the good/faster growers with desirable tracts make the cut.. no pun intended.. hence the higher price tag

long story short.. too late...

its normal