All,
I have recently setup a well planted community tank with discus in mind as the final showpiece.
I currently have:
10 panda corys
1 septai (sp?) cory
30 cardinals
To come:
One pair of german blue rams
I have used lots of substrate and have probably lost 10 gallons to substrate. I have an Eheim 2217. I currently dose with Seachem CO2 but will be converting to CO2 canister shortly.
Currently my water parameters are perfect at: Ammonia = 0; nitrite = 0; nitrate = 75; PH is at 7.2 but that was before CO2 dosing began (my plants are still getting established.
I don't want to be a slave to water changes and by slave i mean every second day. I want to do one big one once a week or even twice a week. I currently do a 90% change on my O tank once a week and have always kept nitrates under 20.
That's the background now here is my question:
I think that 5-6 Discuss will be too much for my tank and maintenance routine but some tell me different. Any feedback?
For that reason I have been focused on purchasing a proven pair (I know it will cost me) as showpieces. However, I hear they can still turn on each other and not work at different stages in the breeding cycle. Could they also create constant havoc for the other fish? What can I expect. I have not been reading much of others doing the same as me but only read about pairs specifically for breeding where they are on their own and producing fry...
Is the 'pair' model in a community tank viable? Any feedback would be apreciated. I don't want to waste time and money if this won't work. If it will then they will certainly have a good home for life.... all they need to do is be discuss and look pretty.
Greg
I have recently setup a well planted community tank with discus in mind as the final showpiece.
I currently have:
10 panda corys
1 septai (sp?) cory
30 cardinals
To come:
One pair of german blue rams
I have used lots of substrate and have probably lost 10 gallons to substrate. I have an Eheim 2217. I currently dose with Seachem CO2 but will be converting to CO2 canister shortly.
Currently my water parameters are perfect at: Ammonia = 0; nitrite = 0; nitrate = 75; PH is at 7.2 but that was before CO2 dosing began (my plants are still getting established.
I don't want to be a slave to water changes and by slave i mean every second day. I want to do one big one once a week or even twice a week. I currently do a 90% change on my O tank once a week and have always kept nitrates under 20.
That's the background now here is my question:
I think that 5-6 Discuss will be too much for my tank and maintenance routine but some tell me different. Any feedback?
For that reason I have been focused on purchasing a proven pair (I know it will cost me) as showpieces. However, I hear they can still turn on each other and not work at different stages in the breeding cycle. Could they also create constant havoc for the other fish? What can I expect. I have not been reading much of others doing the same as me but only read about pairs specifically for breeding where they are on their own and producing fry...
Is the 'pair' model in a community tank viable? Any feedback would be apreciated. I don't want to waste time and money if this won't work. If it will then they will certainly have a good home for life.... all they need to do is be discuss and look pretty.
Greg
