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i am thinking of doing an amazon biotope with a 50 gallon tank i found around my house. And i have a list of what fish i was planning on getting:

4 Discus
2 Angelfish
10 Rummynose tetras
10 Marble Hatchetfish
1 Whiptail catfish
4 German Blue rams
and mabe some ottos to keep the tank clean and perhaps some cory cats

so what do you think?
 
everything that I have ever read says not to keep discus with anything else.
 
well i have heard that to but in several books that i have read like THE COMPLETE AQUARIUM say that discus live with tons of other fish in the wild and that the thought of not keeping discus with other fish is a little over-exaggerated. no offense to what you have read though :D
 
oh I'm not offended. Just thought I'd tell you that I've read that countless times. I actually know nothing about discus, although I think they are the most beautiful fish I've ever seen. Hopefully someone who knows more about this can give you some advice.
 
well thanks any ways :o

what about the other fish is the compatiblity ok?
 
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It is over stocked. Discus need a larger tank. I would do the other species, plus some cory cats of the same variety. Choose cories that can withstand highe temps better than say a panda cory which prefers cooler. All the other fish you have like temps aroun 80-82 degrees. Whip tail cats and rummy nose are delicate fish at first and should be introduced last. Introduce some cories first, then the hatchets and angels. Then try the rummy nose, whip tail, and rams after the tank has been around for a while and ammonia and nitrites are at zero and the temp and PH are stabilized. Four rams may fight, watch them.
 
Just my .02 about Angels and Discus - I am currently cycling my new 100g (fishless and all going well!) and wanted to add discus to my current set up. There is no issue with them living togethr exxcept for the fact the Angels are vicous feeders and might out compete the discuss for food and hence starve them.
I was also told that to keep discus properly you need your own RO unit plumbed in to your mains supply - as i live in rented that was the end of the conversation for me.
 
do you think if i reduce the number of hatchets like 6 instead of 10 the Discus in the tank might work?
 
I just want to add that, if you want to keep Discus, that they prefer special water conditions: acidic, around a pH of 6.0-6.5; very soft, 0-3 dH, and a temperature of 77-84°F (25-29°C). Depending on how 'true' you want your biotope to be, you might want to focus on those conditions.
 
Consider doing just 3 pairs of Discus with something passive to clean up the bottom. Pleco, ottos etc...
 
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