Night10gail |
10-31-2015 06:04 PM |
Discus Won't School - Need Help Introducing Them
So I listened to the common rule of you shouldn't keep a single discus by itself even in a community tank with other cichlids (a discus is from the familar cichlidae for those who didn't know). I also made sure there is no major size difference between my discus to help prevent bullying. However, I just replaced my first discus's buddy ( I took the 1st buddy back to the store as within days it became apparent that perhaps he hadn't come to me in great health) and it's chasing the new one around practically none stop. Any suggestions to introducing my original discus and the new one? There is a very small size difference (0.5in) between the 2 but this shouldn't be a major problem. My original discus is a probable female while the new one is a possible male, so could it be the female is like I so don't won't to breed yet so I don't want a male anywhere near me? People tend to house pairs together peacefully all their lives though. Also, my original discus was only without a partner for 1.5 weeks so it hasn't been by itself too long. Would any one suggest moving my original discus into a breeder net for a week to give the new comer time to explore the tank, settle in, and acclimate peacefully before reintroducing it to my 1st discus? That way perhaps the new one will feel confident enough to dealing with it's attitude. I'm afraid if my 1st one keeps chasing my new one that it'll be under too much continual stress, on top of the stress of having new surroundings, that it won't acclimate at all and get sick.
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