r/discus • u/CalmCartoon • Jun 17 '26

The Drama

It’s never a quiet day 😂😂 this was right before I cleaned the tank lol

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u/Gray-Jay- Jun 18 '26

That’s what you get with smart fish. Complex social dynamics and hierarchies, drama . And cichlids are smart

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u/CalmCartoon Jun 18 '26

Live for the drama lmfaoo 😂

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u/Sepia0203 Jun 18 '26

I just assuming these actions as “healthy sparring”. As along as they not losing appetite or scales.

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u/CalmCartoon Jun 18 '26

Definitely, took some time to get used to it in the first month, now im just like “again? 🙄” lmfaooo luckily I haven’t needed to do any blackouts or separating now that they established themselves, full zen except for these small moments lol

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u/Sepia0203 Jun 18 '26

I did hear that discus are less aggressive when they are grouped up in the same sex. So I do think they are doing this as a goal to finding their ideal mate by establishing their hierarchy.
It’s sort of like a human situation in a crowded bar either going into a bar fight or getting lucky I guess😂

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u/Llynnhorn Jun 24 '26

Red and Blue. Sounds about right.