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Hey one question, how would a bichir mix with the discus? Would I have any problems? I understand that it might eat the tetras but maybe I can just go with some larger rose line sharks. What do you guys think?


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Hey one question, how would a bichir mix with the discus? Would I have any problems? I understand that it might eat the tetras but maybe I can just go with some larger rose line sharks. What do you guys think?


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Roselines get to be 6" and are very active. As a general rule, large, active fish are a no-no with discus because they tend to get stressed out by these types of fish. The bichir should be fine with discus. To me, it boils down to what do you want more. Discus can be very shy and the vast majority of them need dithers to keep them from spending all their time in hiding. But bichir are predatory fish with big mouths, so you aren't really going to be able to find anything that will be large enough not to be eaten by the bichir, but small enough to not stress out the discus. So it's either skip the tetras for a bichir and risk having shy discus (and what's the point of having them at that point?) or skip the bichir. Just my two cents worth.


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Roselines get to be 6" and are very active. As a general rule, large, active fish are a no-no with discus because they tend to get stressed out by these types of fish. The bichir should be fine with discus. To me, it boils down to what do you want more. Discus can be very shy and the vast majority of them need dithers to keep them from spending all their time in hiding. But bichir are predatory fish with big mouths, so you aren't really going to be able to find anything that will be large enough not to be eaten by the bichir, but small enough to not stress out the discus. So it's either skip the tetras for a bichir and risk having shy discus (and what's the point of having them at that point?) or skip the bichir. Just my two cents worth.


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Yeah I'll go ahead and skip the bichir, thanks!


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Hey does anyone know of a good place or website to get good manzanita wood?


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I got mine on Amazon. Wasn't honestly thrilled with it though. If you can't find it locally without breaking the bank, you can still give it a look on Amazon. Also might check out Aquabid.com. There isn't a massive amount of wood being sold there, but the stuff you do find is pretty nice.


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I got mine on Amazon. Wasn't honestly thrilled with it though. If you can't find it locally without breaking the bank, you can still give it a look on Amazon. Also might check out Aquabid.com. There isn't a massive amount of wood being sold there, but the stuff you do find is pretty nice.


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Thanks, I was gonna check on amazon. I literally buy everything I need on there cause its so cheap.


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