Aggression at 2.5"??

[scarhbar]

I just received my 6 discus in the mail today. I expected them to be pretty shy and skittish the first day....Boy was I wrong! Hans makes some lively fish :D They have been looking for food, and going around the tank a little! I am pleasantly suprised :)

However, I have a Red Scribbled who seems to peck at the other fish a little more than normal. I know he/she will be the dominant leader most likely, but at this age, do they really start to create a pecking order?

[Eddie]

I just received my 6 discus in the mail today. I expected them to be pretty shy and skittish the first day....Boy was I wrong! Hans makes some lively fish :D They have been looking for food, and going around the tank a little! I am pleasantly suprised :)

However, I have a Red Scribbled who seems to peck at the other fish a little more than normal. I know he/she will be the dominant leader most likely, but at this age, do they really start to create a pecking order?

They start after hatching! Seen wrigglers EAT other wrigglers LOL

[David Rose]

Yep, this is to be expected!

[Bill63SG]

Nothings more brutal then 1st graders at recess.

[Eddie]

Nothings more brutal then 1st graders at recess.

TRUE!

[Orange Crush]

Nothings more brutal then 1st graders at recess.
+1

[JenTN]

My pigeon blood is like h*ll on wheels. I have some that started at 1.5 in from Hans that have had fight in them from day one. Ever taken a bottle away from a newborn baby? Lol