Discus types out there

[bcfd144]

We are looking at starting nothing but a Discus tank.
Id like to see whats out there....

Post your pictures of discus you have, name of the discus and what their average cost is..

thanks

 

[Laticauda]

Have you looked in the Angelfish & Discus sub-forum? You will probably have better luck finding what you are looking for there.

 

[bcfd144]

ya, just found out that there was a discus form area and this thread was moved there. thanks

Ive had different types of fish for years and my main thing is rays.
Ive been getting into other fish and looking for things that are not the (what I call) common community tanks..
Ive had angles for awhile now, had alot of luck with them. Now Id like to start a discus tank. Have been reading and doing my research on such a tank.
But any advice that you have, Ill take as well.
and of course, looking a what different kinds of discus there are out there and which ones work best with others and one that dont...
thanks MFK

 

[jcardona1]

For starters, here's a good site with the wild varieties

http://amazon-exotic-import.de/Gallerie/Diskuswildf%E4nge/INDEX.htm

 

[bcfd144]

thanks, been reading some threads and stickys.. Reading up on them and do's and dont's
found a few types..names
am really looking forward to getting my tank swimming with discus..

Huess one real question I have.. Pleco in with them????????????????
Ive read its ok and then read not ok,, so would like to know.
thanks

 

[Laticauda]

As long as you properly feed your pleco (you can read more about that in the Pleco sub-forum, it's a sticky, good read) then I believe it to be okay. Maybe smaller plecos would be better than big plecos, or plecos that turn more predatory as they age.

Otos are a good alternative, if it's for algae reasons. Honestly, discus need pristine water, and barely any nitrates, so adding a pleco may just be more work than it's worth, since they dirty a tank as much as they do.

 

[nikond70s]

there are a lot of discus strains out there. look at the sponsors over at simplydiscusforum they sell some top notch discus a lot to choose from. but for wilds i would recommend snookn21 on here. as for pleco's you can keep them too. discus are actually easy to keep. they're not as hard as people say they are. good water is good. more frequent water change makes them grow faster and healthier especially when they are young. but if you get adults 1 water change a week 50% is good. but the key is to get healthy discus from a good source. if you find a good source with healthy discus then your good. i believe most people that have trouble with discus is cuz they get unhealthy stock to begin with and when they die they think discus are hard to keep and so on.

 

[bcfd144]

alge is not a problem.. The tank Im planning on putting them in has never had any alge problems.. Its never in the sun, has a sand bottom and Ive never seen any alge in it for the past year its been running. Ive used the tank for my smaller angels, now they are big enough to put in my other angel tank, so Id like to turn it into a discus tank now..
However: Ive always used plecos in my tanks (except my ray tanks), but dont like them to get over 4" just for the reason of messing with any fish I may have in that tank.

 

[3dees]

this is my first discus tank. fish are from John @ snookn21 and he is a sponsor here. a great source for wild discus, plecos and other cichlids. these fish are no harder to keep then other cichlids. they just need really clean water and quality food. I have a 5" bn pleco and no problems. I would not get oto's as there are too many stories of them sucking on the slime coats of the discus. if your going with a planted tank then it would be easier with adult fish. under 3" or so and your better of growing them out in a bare bottom as they need to be fed many times per day. wilds or domestics. to me there is nothing in fresh water to compare.

 

[bcfd144]

can discus and angels be in the same tank?