My discus and crenicichla tank

[mrrobxc]

Hey guys. I'm mostly active in the Crenicichla and the CA/SA section but here's my discus and crenicichla tank.

Tank is 150 gallon 72x18 tank.
- pair of Crenicichla Tapajos I's
- 4 Brilliant Turquoise Discus
- 4 Red Snakeskin Discus

I just got the snakeskins yesterday and crossing my fingers that they stay healthy since the 4 Brilliant Turquoise discus are existing fish from a different supplier and I've read all the nightmares about mixing discus from different sources.

One of existing brilliant turquoise discus is a real bully and even though it's the smallest of my 8, he chases everyone.

I'm hoping the plants grow quickly to fill out the tank. I'm running pressurized co2 with easy plants like red melon swords, Kleiner swords, hygrophila corymbosa and angustofolia, and vallisneria. Water is Pennsylvania tap water with a PH of 7.5 out of tap and down to 6.8-7 after a day or so.

Water changes once a week at 50 percent and temp at 84.

 

[mrrobxc]

Here's more with the pikes showing.

 

[robmcd]

Awesome!! Now that is my kind of mix!! Great job!!

 

[mrrobxc]

Awesome!! Now that is my kind of mix!! Great job!!

Thank you Sir! Didn't you do something similar yourself a couple years back?

 

[JayC74]

Interesting mix. Tank looks really nice. Hope the pikes continue to play nice!

 

[fattubwhale]

Great looking set up!

 

[mrrobxc]

Thanks everyone!

 

[robmcd]

Thank you Sir! Didn't you do something similar yourself a couple years back?

I wish. I have mixed pikes and other cichlids but due to the size of my house, and the guidelines that my wife lies down, I can't have a tank with over a 4' footprint. My dream tank would be a 300 with WC Heckel discus, Festivums, and a pair of marmorata pike. Currently I just have a 40 breeder with 4 c. minuano and some small austoloheros. I call it my little slice of Uruguay.

 

[AmazonAquatics]

beautiful setup!

 

[mrrobxc]

Thank you!