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racefiend
Thu Aug 30, 2007, 06:58 PM
I have a 50 gallon discus tank with 2- 5", 2- 4", 3- 3", and 4(now 3) indian flasher barbs. Last night two of my discus cornered and killed one of the barbs. He was perfectly healthy so I wonder why.

ILLUSN
Fri Aug 31, 2007, 07:15 AM
Discus can get agro and kill other fish, I've once seen them kill (and then eat) small tiger barbs

apistodiscus
Fri Aug 31, 2007, 09:24 AM
Their diet is a predominately meaty one. Wild caught fish will also eat cardinals, glowlights, anything small enough really. and they do hunt in packs. This behaviour seems to lessen in captive bred fish

racefiend
Fri Aug 31, 2007, 10:47 AM
whoa! thanks