I'm thinking about adding a discus to my tank but I'm afraid he might eventually get eaten by my silver arowana if it doesn't keep up with its growth rate. How fast do discus grow??
Discus Growth Rate
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Discus are best kept in groups IMO. Arowanas aren't the best tankmates out there. Keep the discus in another tank.
Lupin;2340233; said:
Thanks for the advice, I can appreciate a fish that likes to be in groups...guess I will have to get three
I do, however, want to house discus with my arowana. When all is said and done I want a tank with an Amazonian theme... silver arowana, discus, and a motoro ray(s). My tank is too small for all that right now though, so I am upgrading when I move in a couple months. I do want to get a headstart with the discus though before the arowana gets too big for me to ever add one that is small enough not to cost me a small fortune. How fast or slow do discus grow??Knowdafish;2340478; said:
Ya know, that's what I shoulda done...but I got this silver aro before I ever thought about getting discus, and I've grown quite attached to him. The aro is still small enough that if I add a fairly good sized discus it would be fine, but I want to make sure the discus would grow fast enough to keep up with the aro. If the discus growth rate is really slow, then I'm afraid the aro will get too big too fast and eat it. Do you know how quickly or slowly discus grow??
Three is not exactly the best number. Get 4-6 minimum. Growth rate depends on how you accommodate your fish. As juvenile discus require plenty of feedings in a day, start with a barebottom tank until they reach 4-5 inches in body diameter. They are easily stunted in poorly maintained tanks. You will need to do plenty of water changes to compensate the amount of wastes produced.BTB0923;2340472; said:Thanks for the advice, I can appreciate a fish that likes to be in groups...guess I will have to get three
What species of arowana are you planning to get?
Lupin;2340499; said:
I have a silver already. I am planning to have a barebottom tank when I upgrade to make for easy tank cleaning (to keep nitrates down for the ray(s) and discus). I am already doing 25% water changes approx. every three or four days in the 55 gallon I have now. Having that many more fish in my tiny little tank might make it really hard to keep nitrates low enough...especially with my messy arowana. I'm starting to think I might have to plan this out a little more... maybe I will take your advice and grow the discus out in a seperate tank. If I do this, do you think I would be able to add them to a larger tank with my arowana when they get bigger??
Lupin;2340511; said:I answered your question earlier.
I know, I think you answered it while I was writing that post
Hadn't read it yet