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ShadowVengance

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I was thinking about getting discus for my 55g tank.

If I DID get discus, would all i could keep with them diminish to tiny community fish?

what could I keep with them?

How perfect does they're water have to be? Are there are hardier more sensitive species of discus?

could I make a regular community tank if I kept something like 2-3 small discus?
 
ShadowVengance said:
I was thinking about getting discus for my 55g tank.

If I DID get discus, would all i could keep with them diminish to tiny community fish?

what could I keep with them?

How perfect does they're water have to be? Are there are hardier more sensitive species of discus?

could I make a regular community tank if I kept something like 2-3 small discus?
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discus are kinda sensitive
they can go in a community they like Warm water
i don't like keeping pleco with them *they tend to suk on the discus
 
you can keep ram cichlids in with them

personnaly i thing a nice planted discus tank is better looking than a reef tank :thumbsup:
 
Discus do look great, but I dont think I wanna commit so much to them just yet, perhaps later on I'll get into them, I think I'll get something else for now.

And I agree, a properly done discus tank can look incredible, and it's mostly the look that drew me to them.

I was more hoping that I would be able to keep something more interesting with them, as despite looking great, i think they'd become a bit boring over a long period of time...

thanks a lot for the replies, if anyone would like to have a go at changing my mind, please try.
 
IMO the best companions for Discus would be Rams, Rummy Nose tetras, and some OTO's or a Bristlenose Pleco for algae. The Rams stay along the bottom column of the tank, Discus hang out on top. The Rummy nose act as security alarm for the Discus, as long as the rummy's are enjoying life the Discus are not suspicious and the Bristlenose doesn't chase the discus sucking on them.
 
Discus are not that sensitive once they are bigger than 2 1/2 inches. They were my first fish and I found them to be quite hardy. Their reproduction is amazing and they grow fast. Presently I keep 11 of'm.
Cool tankmates are also Satanoperca Jurupari or Kuhli loaches. If kept with Kuhlis the temperature has to be around 81 - no problem for plants. No plecos.
 
Some ppl make it seem really hard to keep Discus, just have the temp at 80-82, and lower your PH if needed. Try one Discus and if its happy by the end of the week then add more. That's wut I did and I havent lost n e Discus that way! N E wayz g/l with them!
 
We had a 250 tank of discus. We kept a handfull of clown loaches and congo tetras in it. It was quite spectacular. The only problem we ever had was in medicating once when we had an outbreak of ich following a power outage. It took awhile to clear up because the loaches can't take full strength meds. We didn't lose any fish, though.
 
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