Discus tankmates

Then i guess i can forget about buying one of these fishes,so picky yet so slow.
 
Originally posted by Serrateeth_2002
Then i guess i can forget about buying one of these fishes,so picky yet so slow.
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It's much better for the Discus to get them as a school, or at least 6 to start with - so they school. They are comfortable in a schooling situation when younger. I was told by a breeder that 8 or more is the way to go, but you must have a good sized tank too. 10 gallons per fish is about maximum.
Just one Discus is not really a good idea (from what I hear..). They need, and enjoy the company of other Discus.. Special attention to very clean water is required, and temps of around 86 to 90 degrees F is needed.
 
Originally posted by sChArF
Morleyz: Discus, Angels and stingrays. is it planted as well?
i would really like to see a picture of this type of setup. what kind of stingray? size of tank? any more info would be great.
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it was lightly planted. All of their display tanks are excellent looking, their african tank amazes me every time. Anyway, it looks like it's probably 125G if I had to guess. They had about 8-8" discus, 4-5 large angels, and 2 motoro (sp?) rays...at least they looked like the ones they had for sale, and I'm not a ray expert. I don't know if they'd be too happy if I took a picture...but I can always ask.
 
125gJoe said:
It's much better for the Discus to get them as a school, or at least 6 to start with - so they school. They are comfortable in a schooling situation when younger. I was told by a breeder that 8 or more is the way to go, but you must have a good sized tank too. 10 gallons per fish is about maximum.
Just one Discus is not really a good idea (from what I hear..). They need, and enjoy the company of other Discus.. Special attention to very clean water is required, and temps of around 86 to 90 degrees F is needed.
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Only ten gallons of water per discus?
 
Mad Highlander said:
I research as much as I can about discus 'cause eventually I would like a discus community setup. As for tank mates this is what I have foundout....

Low risk compatible (fish where there should be no problem):
Black Phantom Tetras
Red Phantom Tetras
Cardinal Tetras
Hatchet Fish
Rummy Nose Tetras
Black Neon Tetras
Dwarf Apistos
Blue Rams
Altum Angels
Cory cats
Bristle nose catfish (plec for algea)

Medium risk (fish that should be o.k., but problems may occur):
Angelfish
Festivum
clown plec
Diamond Tetras
Serpae Tetras

If anybody believes that these suggestions are way off or have experience with a Discus/community setup I'd love more info.
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very nice list.

i am a big fan of discus angels and neons.
 
The discus do fine with other fish and actually they seem to perfer it since it makes them more confortable and they will come out more. I have a school of glo-lite tetras and a shool of rosy tetras both of which look spectacular with my discus. I also have a clown pleco and an albino bristlenose pleco. Both of these species are fine with a discus set up since they can handle the higher temps. and will leave the discus alone.

Marinemom
 
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