discus

From what I have read and seen, no, I would not do that....

A common sized tank of 55 gallon would be nice! With a 55 gallon, 4 Discus should be fine. One Discus per 10 gallons of tank water is 'pushing' the limit to overcrowding them.
 
It is possible, many people use 29gals for spawning tanks for discus. If your going to do it however (especially if your new to discus) make it bare bottom, lots of water changes. I'd only keep max 2 discus in there as well, unless you have a larger tank you can put them in when they get larger. If you are going to keep them in the 29, watch out for aggression between the two of them. Despite the rap discus get, they are still cichlids and can be quite aggressive at times. The two I just got for my 40gal, about a week ago, are now the kings of the tank, they push the angels around and the rams around.
 
Yes they will get lonely. I personally think you could get away with an established (mature) tank with gravel and live plants if you wanted. In a bare bottom you will pretty much have to do daily water changes; it's a whole lot of work. The most important factor is that when you first get your discus, there can be no active or aggressive fish in the tank and the water has to be clean. I would recommend getting a small shoal of tetras: cardinals, glowlights, ect. The tetras should be in the tank before the discus as they will aid in the discus's feeling of security (if the tetras are out then there must be no danger).

A 29g is a good tank for young fish, so you could probably get 4-5 juvenile discus, wait for a pair or at least two that seem to be buddies and then take all of the discus back besides those two. If you can, however, get a 38g, I personally think they make good discus tanks and you can probably have 3-4 adult discus in them (following the 10g/discus rule, although 4 is pushing that a little). You could also have a small bunch of kuhli loaches for the bottom and a small shoal of 6-8 tetras to add to your discus.

HTH
 
A 29 gallon would be fine for a pair of adults or 6 juveniles. I do not think barebottomed tanks are necessary for any discus beside small juveniles. In the case of juveniles it is easier to siphon uneaten food off the bottom therefore keeping the tank cleaner. Juveniles over 4 inches are fine in planted or gravel bottomed tanks. I keep my breeding pairs in 29 gallon tanks and use them also for growout tanks for new juveniles.
 
How and where do you "take the Discus back" after you have found 2 that may breed??? (Double -- :scratch: :scratch: )

Hmmm....

A pair could work in the 29 gallon, I just don't think it would be right to have more in it. Knowing a little about these fish, I would try and save up for a larger tank... ..just a thought...
 
what i want to do is get them started in this tank and when taxes come back i want to get at least a 125 gallon tank. i thought this tank would be good until i get the other one cycled. ill have to evict the green terror i have in there right now but he cant buddy up with my other one in my 55 gallon tank. discus just look so sureal. who has the best fish, quality and prices, on the net?
 
There are several LFS in my area that will give me store credit for my juveniles. The amount of credit depends on the store. Most will pay 50% of what they can sell them for.
You're right, no more than 2 adults should be in a 29 gallon tank.
 
http://www.dallasdiscus.com has some nice fish, also just do some shoping around on http://www.aquabid.com get some good deals on there and a lot of the breeders also auction on there. Depending on how much you want to spend on fish, Bing Seto has some really nice ones, but its a minimum order of $300 (http://www.discusworld.com) He's kinda expensive though, $35 for a 2.5inch fish. There are a ton of places out there though, most pretty reputable.
 
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