New 75! What to stock?

[P.A.NativesBPM]

Sorry this is off-topic. I am planning a discus tank for my next big 90+ gallon tank, so I am getting as much feedback on them as I can. Why would you never do discus again?


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Don't be scared to try them!

I didn't have enough time to do daily water changes and didn't have the patience for their skittishness after I paid 300+ dollars for them.

It really depends on the keeper.


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[Mythic Figment]

Don't be scared to try them!

I didn't have enough time to do daily water changes and didn't have the patience for their skittishness after I paid 300+ dollars for them.

It really depends on the keeper.


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Thanks for the input. Did you buy from one of the big name discus dealers like Hans or John (Snook)?

I want to get some of the hybrid discus that Hans sells. I have spoken with a couple guys who keep them and say they are hardy fish who only require daily 25% water changes if you do a bare bottom tank so you can easily see and get at the poop when they are growing. A couple of them do 2-3 50% changes instead of the 25% daily, but still in a bare bottom grow out. They all seem to agree that once they are adults or in the 4-5" range that their water change needs become a lot more like normal cichlids. Two 50% water changes a month and they are fine. Guess discus care has a lot of different styles.

Shyness is something I worry at because they are such beautiful and expensive fish and I want to be able to see them when I want rather than search for them hiding in the plants all day.

I think I am going to give live plants another try when I do my discus tank. If I can get the plants to survive without issue, I am sure that I can get the discus to live and grow in there with ease.


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[P.A.NativesBPM]

Any other suggestions?

I'm having more trouble than I thought gaining inspiration for this tank.


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[fishe]

I would do a high tech planted tank with angelfish and some rummynose tetras


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[P.A.NativesBPM]

I would do a high tech planted tank with angelfish and some rummynose tetras


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Already have an angel tank.


Sorry I'm so hard to please but there's gotta be another fish out there...


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[badassissimo]

I kind of always thought of oddball tank as also meaning solo or one species tank. They seem to be either predatory or susceptible in most cases. I like the bichir idea though. If it's not your style, I'd go with a solo freshwater lionfish or a group of south American leaf fish. That's probably the most entertainment I ever had keeping fish. You have to be careful with SA leaf fish because they will try to eat too much, choke, and die. The lionfish is just a game of brackish water. I fed mine works and didn't have any problems except I could only find them full grown so it didn't last but a few years.

 

[P.A.NativesBPM]

I kind of always thought of oddball tank as also meaning solo or one species tank. They seem to be either predatory or susceptible in most cases. I like the bichir idea though. If it's not your style, I'd go with a solo freshwater lionfish or a group of south American leaf fish. That's probably the most entertainment I ever had keeping fish. You have to be careful with SA leaf fish because they will try to eat too much, choke, and die. The lionfish is just a game of brackish water. I fed mine works and didn't have any problems except I could only find them full grown so it didn't last but a few years.

Pics of the leaf fish setup?

What did they do that was so entertaining?


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[badassissimo]

Don't think I have pics anymore... If I do, I definitely don't remember which harddrive. What was entertaining is watching them change colors. Sometimes they would be moody or "aggressive" towards each other and turn solid black. They'd mimic shade or come out of shadows and lighten to white. If I put in live food, they'd wave their body or move like a cobra to lure their prey. the snapping action is the best though. Their jaws unfold and extend is such a way that a funnel is formed and the prey is sucked in. Just don't blink or you'll miss it. although, they occasionally stretch anyway and you can really see how big it is. their body length almost doubles when fully extended.

 

[oscaroo]

blood pqarrots, maybe a jack dempsey, maybe a severum.. maybe a flowerhorn, a convict cichlid and a birchir, that is what i have in my 65 gallon. The convict can hold his own so far...