discus tank?

[komodo182]

ok well then no Discus for me i guess.

sometimes its hard to say no, but its a very responsible thing to say

I would love an ID Shark, but I know I should not get one since I do not have a tank large enough tank to house a full grown one.

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

Just as I would LOVE to have an Oscar or RTC.

 

[3dees]

a 29 gal. is fine for 2" or smaller. you'll need a larger tank in a few months. and thats with a lot of wc's. a 55 gal. can hold 6 adults with large wc's, but 75 gal. would be best. even or odd numbers? unless I'm wrong, fish can't count. at least not discus. I have 8 in my 120 gal. and have no problems.

 

[Jrigsbee]

I have 6 juvenille discus in a 55 gallon currently and they are thriving and doing well. Unless you are water changing 70% once/twice a day or more you could definitely do more in that size tank. But if you live in the real world and have a job like myself and only do 50% every day or two I'd consider a 55 gallon the min size tank and consider 5 being the smallest amount of discus I'd have together.

So in my mind theres only 3 scenarios:

1) 55 gallon tank with 5 discus.
2) 29 gallon tall with a proven pair only. (plus a 75 to hold fry when they grow out)

3) 75/90(taller) gallon community tank with 5/6 discus + other discus friendly tank mates, bristlenose plecos, neon tetras, etc.