discus and tank mates

[shermans]

What kind of alge eater should I put in with discus I have heard horror storys about putting placos in with them

 

[Hakon]

I think L-cats and maybe Sturisoma can go together with discus.

 

[Dkarc]

Bushy nose plecos will work just fine in a discus tank. They dont get large enough to bother them.

-Ryan

 

[falkenhaug]

Otocinclus

 

[cockroach]

i use flying foxes and siamese algae eaters. they working for me. but make sure you quarentine them first.

 

[Filthy Sanchez]

i use flying foxes and siamese algae eaters. they working for me. but make sure you quarentine them first.

Those are what I used in my Discus tank when I had one.

 

[RAYKEYPR]

if you add one, please, please, keep an eye on it. i have heard that they will suck the slime off of the side of our discus'. especially at night while they are sleeping. if you have observed your discus sleeping it can be scarey, they sleep on their sides and almost have a dead look to them making it easy for the pleco or algea eater to suck them. my husband just put one in my discus tank, its yellow, i am all over it. so far no strange marks on the discus, but he better watch out. i am watching!!!!

 

[grenade3]

LOACHES!

 

[kenrc51]

Cory cats are the best. I have like 11 of them in my tank.

 

[kissme_419]

We have a 55 gal. with 2 cory cats and a golden algae eater. But be careful because i think i saw sucker marks on the discus the other day.