How many Koi can i put in my tank ?

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I tried put 2 Butterfly Koi in my 120x42x36. And they seems happy stealing arowana food and eat poop, with only one of them get some scratches so I kinda love em.

But if I put in a load of Discus (should be around 20-50, tried 6 of them and they do pest job very well) and there are 4 SR Arowana (now approx 8-12" but they will have to be there whole life)


Or Koi is no good living in glass tank ?
 

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I tried put 2 Butterfly Koi in my 120x42x36. And they seems happy stealing arowana food and eat poop, with only one of them get some scratches so I kinda love em.

But if I put in a load of Discus (should be around 20-50, tried 6 of them and they do pest job very well) and there are 4 SR Arowana (now approx 8-12" but they will have to be there whole life)


Or Koi is no good living in glass tank ?
Personally wouldn't mix them with Discus. The Koi are messy and prefer cooler water.
 
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The only messy thing in the tank is the Alpha SR for now.

Koi often go car wash with the disc.
 

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I tried put 2 Butterfly Koi in my 120x42x36. And they seems happy stealing arowana food and eat poop, with only one of them get some scratches so I kinda love em.
I can't tell if you're talking 120cmX42cmX36, which would be a fairly smallish tank, or 120"X42"X36" inches which would be a pretty big tank?
 
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Whats a 3T tank?
 

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Approx overall water is 3 Ton

Main 24xx- Liter with 5xx sump


Will it suit for the fish when everyone is full grown.

If 5 butterfly koi(will it be big as normal koi?) , 20 discus(I'll have a bush and hide for them) with 4 super red arowana (I heard they can go 35")
 
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Approx overall water is 3 Ton

Main 24xx- Liter with 5xx sump


Will it suit for the fish when everyone is full grown.

If 5 butterfly koi(will it be big as normal koi?) , 20 discus(I'll have a bush and hide for them) with 4 super red arowana (I heard they can go 35")
Whats tank size in gallons.
 

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Just under 800 gallons?

I wouldn’t add any koi just because they spook easily and can/will seriously hurt smaller fish. And discus are much smaller then koi. Koi get very bulky.
 

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Yeah about 790 gal.

But it's not expensive jumbo size koi. Will it(decent grade butterfly koi) be that bulky? How long does it take for Koi to get 35"

2 kois maybe isn't enough mess for those discus to lay eggs. And sometimes one Koi will just lay there for discus Juv to clean his body.
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The Barb did disturb them more so I already take them out.
 
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