My discus community!

[Greg31]

Just finished setting up this tank. I plan on getting a couple more discus and maybe some some cardinal tetras. Let me know what you think!

Stock list includes:

2x Discus
5x Striata botia (zebra botia)
15x Lemon Tetra
8x Cardinal Tetra
2x Apistogramma cacatuoides (triple red)
1x Chinese Alge Eater

Pictures include all fish except for the algae eater and botias. Hard to catch pictures!!

Pics in following post!

 

[prskiller]

Looks good and congrats to whom is pregos in the pics.

 

[Greg31]

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Any suggestion on placement of wood or plants?

Any idea what type of discus?

Forgot to add I am using a fluval 405 for filtration right now. Should I think about adding some more?

 

[dadecountyalan]

like the pigeon blood. you need to get more than 2 though. what size tank do you have?

whod you get the fish from?

 

[Greg31]

I plan on getting maybe 3 or so more. It is a 90g.

I got them at House of Tropicals in Glen Burnie Md.

 

[dadecountyalan]

you could keep 8 in a 90 g really comfortably. never go less then 6. youll have way to much aggression. you said you needed ideas so heres my tanks

old boys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Oqtmsd_VYE


juvies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3l_BbF3qEs


the juvies are bigger since i shot that vid. sorry for the bad quality. they are much more beautiful in person

 

[Greg31]

Think the placement of everything is ok?

Fluval 405 alone ok for filtration?

Also, should I take some of the branches out near the middle of the tank. I dont think there is a lot of open space for swimming. I am not sure if discus need a lot of space to swim.

 

[dadecountyalan]

idk to much about filtration but i will say that its much more difficult growing out discus in a planted aquarium. thats why in the video with juvies i just have them in a bare tank where i know i could keep the water prestine. and the only reason i have tetras and coreys in there is because they where there first.

 

[Greg31]

Yeh. I am planning on changing the water 2 times a week, or more if I feel needed based on waste/debree in the tank.

 

[busterbrown]

Keep up on the water changes and you should be ok. over filtration never hurt anyone though. I do 3 water changes of 70-80% a week and my discus love it. My filtration is a fx-5 and ehiem classic 2217 on a 120g tank and i have 13 discus in it. You can add some more easily. I like the pigeon blood, try to get some solids or talk to snookn21 and get some wilds