1 Discus???????????????
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They are schooling and usually do much better in a group. The other fish listed are great with discus and a 50 if properly cared for is big enough for a few. You could get a group of 6, let them pair off, keep the pair and sell the others. One might settle in by itself, but they do tend to do better in groups.
One discus would be a very unhappy camper. They are very social fish and need to be kept in a group. Especially when young, you need to spread the aggression out amongst several fish so that one fish doesn't get overly stressed out and sick. You could easily have 5 young discus in that tank. Minimum number would be 4, 5 would be better. Rams are territorial once they pair up. They will try very hard to keep the discus away from their spawning areas, regardless of how big of a size difference there is. I've kept them together before and just decided I didn't want that kind of territorialism (is that a word?
) going on in the tank with the discus so I didn't replace the rams after they died. Rummies, cories, bristlenose, many types of tetras...all are good tankmates with discus.
) going on in the tank with the discus so I didn't replace the rams after they died. Rummies, cories, bristlenose, many types of tetras...all are good tankmates with discus.