Adding new fish (Discus)

[sebasmondoux]

Hi , I wanna know If I could add some Discus in my tank , It's a 80 gal.
I got about 75 Tetras , 2 angels , 2 crayfish and 3 crab (very small)
My tank is very calm .... But yeah I want to have advice from ppl that know more than me lol
My aquarium is running for about 2-3 weeks .

Thanks

heres some pics View attachment 723257

 

[cockroach]

Nice tank. Please excuse my ignorance but aren't crabs meant to have access to land? Or are they fully aquatic?

 

[bigcatlover]

From the research I did before I got my discus, it would seem that discus and angelfish don't usually get along well.

 

[alexanian]

I've seen alot of people succesfully keeping angels with discus. I would be more concerned about neon tetras. They are angelfish natural food in the wild, so once ur angels r fully grown u might start missing some. I'm not sure about the crayfish and the crab though, both angels and discus are slow swimmers so i would b worried about them getting caught in their claws and eaten once those two get bigger.

 

[Jon M]

I would be more concerned about neon tetras. They are angelfish natural food in the wild, so once ur angels r fully grown u might start missing some.

My thoughts exactly. I SERIOUSLY doubt they last long at all with Angels in there.

 

[davdev]

Nice tank. Please excuse my ignorance but aren't crabs meant to have access to land? Or are they fully aquatic?

Yeah, I would love to know what crabs you have. They look cool.

I would think discus in with crays are a bad idea though. You could have some very expensive crayfish food on your hands.

 

[kattty]

tell me your secret for keeping neons with angels haha..mine never lasted a day..Just buggin..but seriously, that blows my mind that you still have 75!!

 

[lipadj46]

the angels and the discus should be fine (until they pair up) as long as the angels are not harboring a virus that will kill the discus. I would worry about the crayfish and the 75 tetras. If you want discus get rid of the crayfish and bring the tetra #'s down to maybe 25 or so.

 

[Zari]

I'd say no to be safe, but if you want to try it it could possibly work.

 

[sebasmondoux]

They Climb my plants and get outta of the water ill add a pic that show where they go It's awesome !