Angels or Denison barbs with rams?

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MrGillz said:
I'd go with angels! When full grown they will be amazing in there. I have a 60gal with 2 discus, 3 rams, 3 angelicus botia, 5 peppered cories and a couple algae eaters and the mix of sizes gives a great look!
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The discus always want to look at me, never let me get a good side shot! LOL
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And by the way, that second picture, the side shot, is absolutely gorgeous! Can I ask what you paid for each of your discus?


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I have 3 rams, 5 angels, 10 rummynose, and 10 cories in a tank. They all thrive in the same conditions and fill different roles. And my breeding Bolivian rams have no problems with the cories.


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So here are pics of the tank. It was heavily planted, but I picked out some poor low light plants (I'm new to keeping live plants) and had to remove a bunch of dead and dying plants. I am going to pick up some more Thursday when I get paid. There are also more some squatters in my tank. LOL When I bought the 55 I used for my juvenile severum tank, it came with several fish. I haven't had a chance to take them down to my LFS for store credit, even though they aren't worth much.


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I really would love to keep discus. Anyone here keep them that might shed some light on how temperamental they really are? I am seriously considering saving up some money and taking the plunge. LOL


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Patrick Kostka said:
I really would love to keep discus. Anyone here keep them that might shed some light on how temperamental they really are? I am seriously considering saving up some money and taking the plunge. LOL


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Me, too! According to my research their difficulty level is along the lines of the FW ray so decided againt it and went for angelfish instead. I'll be adding a shoal of 20-50 Denison barbs in my 250 gallon with 10-15 angelfish. Your tank is better off with Denison barbs, though.
 
Patrick Kostka said:
How difficult is it to maintain your discus? I have heard some say its no worse than other sensitive fish like German blue rams, but others say its a nightmare of daily 50%+ water changes. Honestly I want discus so very bad, but the price combined with the LFS's crappy return policy and the stories I hear make me super leery of buying any.

I read that having less than 4 discus will result in violence amongst their ranks. Do your two beat on each other at all?


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They are nice.... love the deco. I have 4 with rams as well.. they are the coolest fish ever!
 
Patrick Kostka said:
I really would love to keep discus. Anyone here keep them that might shed some light on how temperamental they really are? I am seriously considering saving up some money and taking the plunge. LOL


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Mine are great not shy at all.. i have 2 green severems in the tank with them as well and they get along!
 
Patrick Kostka said:
So here are pics of the tank. It was heavily planted, but I picked out some poor low light plants (I'm new to keeping live plants) and had to remove a bunch of dead and dying plants. I am going to pick up some more Thursday when I get paid. There are also more some squatters in my tank. LOL When I bought the 55 I used for my juvenile severum tank, it came with several fish. I haven't had a chance to take them down to my LFS for store credit, even though they aren't worth much.


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I JUST SAW THE BUBBLIER OMG THAT'S SOOO EPIC
 
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