discus and angels in a 180 gal

[eh1421]

the wife and i have been talking about switching our 180 gal monster fish wall into a discus and angel tank as this is the center piece of our entire house
for those of you that don't remember last winters project heres the thread
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13268&highlight=monster+fish+wall

of course this would also mean i get to build a new tank for the current occupants of the 180
good for me

anyways the question at hand is simple
how many discus and angels can i keep in 180 gal tank and which ones should i get

thanks for the help

mike

 

[milkman407]

Well, discuss do better when there are more of them like a shoal i guess. I would go with maybe like 6 or so discuss and a couple angels. And if I dident get the angels i would go with like 10 discuss.

 

[koliveira]

It relly depends on how often you want to change water. I keep a 240 Uniaquarium with about 50 discus in it. I use a constant overflow to keep the water in good condition.

I really like the packed look. This can get expensive though. Discus are not cheap.

 

[eh1421]

It relly depends on how often you want to change water. I keep a 240 Uniaquarium with about 50 discus in it. I use a constant overflow to keep the water in good condition.

I really like the packed look. This can get expensive though. Discus are not cheap.

that would be awesome to see
is that some sorta drip system
cause i am putting the drip on that tank very soon

mike

 

[eh1421]

thinking planted tank with discus,angels and maybe a baby aro
that would be bad arse

mike

 

[JuanTamad]

thinking planted tank with discus,angels and maybe a baby aro
that would be bad arse

mike

Good Choice. Have a similar setup with 6 Brazilian Heckels, 6 Dumerelli/Leopoldi Angels, and One Silver Aro from Colombia, all wild but no plants. If I can find a bigger tank with reasonable $ might put in wild Altums, and Peruvian Scalares in the mix. The Peruvians and Altums are currently in separate tanks.

Best wishes on your plan for Discus/Angel tank.

 

[koliveira]

that would be awesome to see
is that some sorta drip system
cause i am putting the drip on that tank very soon

mike

Yeah it is a drip system it drips about tw gallons an hour and I do a 50% water change once a week still. With it being planted there is a lot of areas where junk gets caught up but my nitrates never get over 10ppm with the drip!