any discus owners here

[rowedder]

You will enjoy them if you decide to purchase them, I am a huge fan of discus, just started this year. I spent $50 on each of mine from Mac's Discus in Washington. They are awesome! My pictures show it. Once I return home from my Navy deployment I will post more pics, should be in June. I'm excited to be able to share my discus photo's with you all. Good luck with your choosings.

Rowe

 

[briggadane]

If you decide to do this, please make sure to get discus that are at least 3". I find the smaller ones are too shy, and dont group as well with larger ones. Try to keep to about the same size fish, but you can certainly mix your colors(as long as you are not setting up to breed). Keep in mind you can order groups of discus from some breeders and at a certain number they will give free shipping. It also helps with quarantine if you get them all at the same time and from the same supplier.
Clean tank and correct tank mates are the key. The people here are right on the money with advise they give, as long as you are willing to follow it. If you read the responses to your post, everyone has pretty much said the same thing. You know your on the right track.

 

[The Zigman]

I just got my first 3.
When I built up my 125, I did so with the discus in mind, It is plumbed into the house drain, and there is a 100 GPD RO system in the basement with a 65 gal heated storage tank, and a booster pump. doing a water change is a snap. and I can (in theory) do a 100% change every day (I mix R/O and Tap together to get a PH around 7.6)
To me they should be easy to care for, but I implemented some intense planning to get eliminate alot of the daily maintenance hassles..

I acclimated my 3 new discus, and within a few hours they were out and exploring the tank. they started eating right away.

They are a blast to watch, I have a 6" common pleco in the tank, and I dint think the discus have ever seen one before, they seem to be intrigued by him... they follow him all around the tank, just looking at him as if to say " what is that thing?"