FishGoneWild;2403540; said:Discus actually do not like to compete for food since they do not eat aggressive. Their eating habits are similiar to bichirs. They are very SLOW eaters and usually eat food from the middle to the bottom of the tank. They have gotten used to my bichirs and do not shy away from my bichirs. Some of my bichirs are 12.5" yet they'll still eat knowing that they are surrounded by beasts.Angelfish will eat from all level of the tanks and they usually start at the top then move their way to the tank bottom. Angels are the most aggressive eaters in my tank and will go to the spot of the tank that has food. One of my golf ball size discus actually chase my largest angel away once. That angel was 3x the discus size.
That was the first time I've witnessed any discus aggression. Oh ya, discus do better in group of 4 or more.
How do you get Discus to eat slow? My 7 sub-adults are pigs. When I drop a cube of frozen in they try tear it apart frozen. I do not think any of the food is left after 20 seconds, and it does not even make it to the bottom.
My discus take their time to eat and will get the left over from the bichirs, angelfish, and clown loaches. I wish they would eat faster so I wouldn't have to scatter food all over the tank to make sure all the fish do not crowd up one corner to eat.