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i have 5 1yr old wild mix and one 2 year old marlboro red on a 70 gal tank, for the past week or so a 5 inch discus relatively smaller compared to the other 5 is bullying 2 other discus and trying to pick fights with the rest, i first thought maybe its breeding behaviour but they dont seem to be in a particular spot but rather just fight all over the tank, should i be concerned?, cuz this is just straight up hate crime he/she is committing at this point,thank you!!
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Discus are agressive fish by nature. No need for concern unless they aim for the eyes and actually hurt. Another tip, bigger schools decrease the fights in general. -
Antonio gave you the same advice that I would have.Mama BearComment
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I find that the bullying is often because of territory or at feeding time. To counteract this I feed in more than one location.
If the bulling is about territory, I will put an object like breeding cone in the tank and move it around to different locations. This seems to mess with there territory and calms them down a bit.
Have to agree with the others the more fish the better.
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