I understand that that oddball said that discus have to be alone or in groups of five, but ,and I dont know if I understand what he said properly, but do you mean that you can only have discus in tank, wheather it be 1 or 5 fish. but if you are saying it is ok to put other fish in the tank ,just keep the discus by its-self or in groups five ,well I dont have a problem with that.
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Okay so the loaches get big and would eat the shrimp...so no shrimp since I have a loach. No Discus...too finicky and needs more solitude. But the others are fine. So I think I will add two more loaches to keep my little guy happy and then the cories. I will have to keep my eyes open for some other brightly coloured fish that I can add instead of the discus.
So I am not overstocked then?
Thanks to all you geniuses out there!
Okay so the loaches get big and would eat the shrimp...so no shrimp since I have a loach. No Discus...too finicky and needs more solitude. But the others are fine. So I think I will add two more loaches to keep my little guy happy and then the cories. I will have to keep my eyes open for some other brightly coloured fish that I can add instead of the discus.
So I am not overstocked then?
Thanks to all you geniuses out there!
You're not over-stocked right now. I agree with what a few others have said....get at least 2 more clowns. They do get big though, so keep that in mind, however they are pretty slow growers, so you'll have some time before you would have to either upgrade to a larger tank or find them a new home.
A few more cories and otos would be good.
What about adding to your tetra schools..the cardinals and serpaes. Those are nice and colourful and the colour does stand out more the bigger the school is.
I could be mistaken by saying this, so nobody shoot me, just correct me if I'm wrong
but as far as i know, Angels and Discus are not a good mix. They are both cichlids. Both like similar water params though.
You can also look into the various killifish species. They are very colourful, generally stay at the top of the tank...every now and then they may venture to the lower levels of the tank. They can be expensive depending on what type you're looking at though. They're very good jumpers too, so make sure your tank has a securely fitted hood with minimal holes
A few more cories and otos would be good.
What about adding to your tetra schools..the cardinals and serpaes. Those are nice and colourful and the colour does stand out more the bigger the school is.
I could be mistaken by saying this, so nobody shoot me, just correct me if I'm wrong
but as far as i know, Angels and Discus are not a good mix. They are both cichlids. Both like similar water params though.You can also look into the various killifish species. They are very colourful, generally stay at the top of the tank...every now and then they may venture to the lower levels of the tank. They can be expensive depending on what type you're looking at though. They're very good jumpers too, so make sure your tank has a securely fitted hood with minimal holes
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Killies are pretty but can be vicious towards one another, just besure there are some females and that each male has a section of water at the surface to guard. You might also consider Rainbowfish, athough they are extremely expensive (usually at least $5 a piece) but they are gorgeous and grow nicely. The Angel and Discus is a definite no-no combination (cool as it would be to see - groups of tall dark trangles and red and blue circles passing each other constantly). I'd say most of the other suggestions sound spot on.
