Discus Fish in a 55 GALLON.

[ahfu25]

I was thinking of getting discus fish for my 55 (these ...http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=850 ) . My first question is, how much can i put in a 55. Second is would they be best kept in a 55 with a wet/dry and a ac110 hob or a 55 with a eheim 2026 and a ac110 hob?

 

[koliveira]

6 adults discus would do great in there.

I would go with the AC110 and wet dry combo if you are doing a bare tank or one that is not planted. I would go with AC and eheim combo if you are going to plant the tank

 

[señor_pescados_felices]

here is the thread I used when setting up a 55 gallon discus tank



http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45842

 

[Bderick67]

A single Ac110 would be more than enough filtration for a 55 gallon, especially when you consider all the water changes you'll be doing. 1 or 2 30-50% water changes a week. You will be able to siphon out most debree so mechanical filteration not needed.

 

[ahfu25]

p.h out of my tap is between 6.5 and 7.0 would that be good for discus??

 

[koliveira]

That is ideal.

 

[shekes]

When you have more discus in the tank, they compete for food and eat more and grow faster and larger. If you have 6 little ones in a 55g some won't eat too much, come maybe not at all. Twenty would actually do better. Of course once they are bigger 20 would be too much.
I am not sure how else it can be solved, but one possiblity is upgrading the tank, the other - selling the fish.
I would start with many little ones, keep the nicest couple(s) and sell the rest.

Also for me the best filtration for discus was actually UGF.

 

[ahfu25]

When you have more discus in the tank, they compete for food and eat more and grow faster and larger. If you have 6 little ones in a 55g some won't eat too much, come maybe not at all. Twenty would actually do better. Of course once they are bigger 20 would be too much.
I am not sure how else it can be solved, but one possiblity is upgrading the tank, the other - selling the fish.
I would start with many little ones, keep the nicest couple(s) and sell the rest.

Also for me the best filtration for discus was actually UGF.

UGf wont be good for me cuz i have sand. i want to use my 55, i already have a 75 and a 220. 75 is fully stocked and fish in my 220 are too aggresive to be with discus. thanx for the suggestion though

 

[Bderick67]

When you have more discus in the tank, they compete for food and eat more and grow faster and larger. If you have 6 little ones in a 55g some won't eat too much, come maybe not at all. Twenty would actually do better. Of course once they are bigger 20 would be too much.
I am not sure how else it can be solved, but one possiblity is upgrading the tank, the other - selling the fish.
I would start with many little ones, keep the nicest couple(s) and sell the rest.

Also for me the best filtration for discus was actually UGF.

I have heard of this to, although the breeder I deal with does not support this method. Anyway that would be quite an investment. When feeding it is better to feed smaller amounts more often for grow out.

I would not use an UFG they are very inefficient.