Geos for 90?
- Thread starter Red618
- Start date
-Geophagus Orange/Red Head 'Tapajos'
-G. parnaibae
-G. pindare
-G. taeniopareius
-Any Gymnogeophagus
-Any Guinacara
-A single Acarichthys (I think they can be kept solo, correct me if I'm wrong)
You might be able to squeeze in:
-a harem of the 'steindachneri' Geos
-a pair of G. brasiliensis
-G. parnaibae
-G. pindare
-G. taeniopareius
-Any Gymnogeophagus
-Any Guinacara
-A single Acarichthys (I think they can be kept solo, correct me if I'm wrong)
You might be able to squeeze in:
-a harem of the 'steindachneri' Geos
-a pair of G. brasiliensis
8 discus will max out a 90gal when grown adults. Just be patient & grow them out
Not to step on your toes, but definitely would not put acaricthys, steindachneri, or braziliensis in with the discus. Especially the braziliensis, they get to about a foot long and are very mean. Don't think you could keep anything in a 90 with a pair of those.
I would personally recommend a school of cory cats.
I’m not sure if you want to keep cooler water fish w/ warmer water.
Also that’s a lot of fish for a 4ft tank. I would stick w/ a group of one species, they usually do better.
I wasn't suggesting all of them in a single tank. They were species recommendations. Individually.
I agree about the brasiliensis and steindachneri, but the acarichthys I feel like might work though, they're only aggressive to conspecifics IME
I agree about the brasiliensis and steindachneri, but the acarichthys I feel like might work though, they're only aggressive to conspecifics IME
I would avoid the gymnogeophagus completely as they need a cooling period for a few months that's well outside the temperature range for keeping discus.
Red head tapajos could be a good option but I would stick with something smaller like rams, especially with 8 discus already in the tank.
Red head tapajos could be a good option but I would stick with something smaller like rams, especially with 8 discus already in the tank.
The discus will max out the tank-- Agree. Add something small, maybe, or a few dithers, like some small tetras, but not much else.
No gymnos-- Agree. Mixing warm water and cool water fish-- and there's no happy medium suitable for both together.
Most of the geo list above wouldn't work even in a larger tank-- half of the list is way too boisterous, as already mentioned. Even in a larger tank, the only ones from that list I'd consider would be red head Tapajos, parnaibae, or pindare. It's important to understand that aggression is relative, the same fish that's mild in some tanks can be a problem in others. With the guianacara-- for me they'd be doubtful with discus, even if I had room for them. I've kept guianacara and, sure, they're mild vs. some fish, but they can get pushy and dominate even milder geos of a similar size. Would take something like a 180 or larger for me to try them with discus. It's not that discus, depending on setup or individual discus, can't hold their own with some pretty robust fish, but that doesn't include belligerent or pushy species.
As to geos and discus in general-- discus are grazers, like to pick the bottom for bits of food at their leisure, while geos are more active and energetic and would compete with them. Discus like slow water, geos not as much. It's possible to do them together, but tank size, setup, and geo species and numbers need to be right.
No gymnos-- Agree. Mixing warm water and cool water fish-- and there's no happy medium suitable for both together.
Most of the geo list above wouldn't work even in a larger tank-- half of the list is way too boisterous, as already mentioned. Even in a larger tank, the only ones from that list I'd consider would be red head Tapajos, parnaibae, or pindare. It's important to understand that aggression is relative, the same fish that's mild in some tanks can be a problem in others. With the guianacara-- for me they'd be doubtful with discus, even if I had room for them. I've kept guianacara and, sure, they're mild vs. some fish, but they can get pushy and dominate even milder geos of a similar size. Would take something like a 180 or larger for me to try them with discus. It's not that discus, depending on setup or individual discus, can't hold their own with some pretty robust fish, but that doesn't include belligerent or pushy species.
As to geos and discus in general-- discus are grazers, like to pick the bottom for bits of food at their leisure, while geos are more active and energetic and would compete with them. Discus like slow water, geos not as much. It's possible to do them together, but tank size, setup, and geo species and numbers need to be right.