discus juvenile bully

[sunvalley aquarist]

I just obtained 8 juvenile turquoise discus on Saturday. I've noticed today that one seems to be bullying the rest at feeding time. Is this normal?

 

[hillbilly]

I just obtained 8 juvenile turquoise discus on Saturday. I've noticed today that one seems to be bullying the rest at feeding time. Is this normal?

Chasing and sparring is normal behavior.

 

[BODYDUB]

There cichlids, so that's normal. That's the reason people tend to keep as many discus in a tank as they can to avoid bullying...........

 

[Deamonfish]

Yes , this is normal in cichlids . as they grow they start to create their terrotories in tank . like this the one sho is strongest , become the bully & the weakest gets bullied . you should give them time to mature .