son's discus tank

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Candiru
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my 3 years old son's new discus tank, 4x 2x2.5 150g. i was planning on grow a vatf in it. got some feeder to cycle it and he saw the little gold fish. he said to " i don't want big fish in there." i said "why", he said" because the big fish is going to eat the little fish". what do guy think. comment and suggestion welcome

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i like it maybe if you got another peice of driftwood to stand up in the tank
 
Do yourself a favor, if you want a planted tank, forget about discus. It will save you tons of grief, and tears shed by your son. In general, discus and planted tanks are a delicate balance, and it takes a lot of time to keep both discus and plants healthy in the same tank. I have kept and raised discus for decades, and honestly, 99% of planted discus tanks I see in person and on the forums, the plants look much better than the discus. Most are stunted, and have had disease problems from borderline to bad water quality. If they were my fish, I would cull them. (That means to throw them out into the yard!) They are many other fish out there that are more compatible with planted tanks. Do a search, you'll find many. Good luck on the new tank. :)
 
I have a planted discus tank and unless you have the time and are willing to put 1 - 2 hours a day everyday into cleaning and vaccing the tank, I would not put discus in that tank. Also, with discus, lighter is better. The dark substrate will cause the discus to appear darker. You will not get the bright colors discus are known for unless you go with albino strains. It is a beautiful tank and something like sajica or rainbow cichlids would look beautiful in there.
 
planted tanks with discus are very possible, you just have to do your research. i would recommend the simplydiscus forum.

you would have to pick plants suitable to the high temperatures that discus prefer, ie amazon swords, and you would have to add large discus (bigger than 4") so they can handle the slightly higher nitrate levels.

discus require very stringent water conditions, so weekly water changes at the least would be nice
 
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