Stocking options for a 75

[voss345]

Well i got lucky again, picked up a 75 with metal stand and tops for 50$
and this ones going in my room so i was thinking something along the lines of
so im thinking planted discus, i have the time to put into to make it work
how many discus could i do i was thinking 4 as i would be putting in a lot more smaller community fish, a group of 10-12 corys, and some others
any suggestions

 

[dirtyblacksocks]

You could do 4-6 depending on how often you plan on doing water changes and how open you leave the middle and foreground of the tank.

 

[voss345]

water changes i do 30-40% everyweek so im good there im thinkin about starting out with 4 and going from there i know of a discus breeder in my area thats go some good stuff, i started the cylce on the tank as of today

 

[dirtyblacksocks]

I would recommend adding dither fish and cory's first and allowing a strong bioload to establish before introducing the discus.

Keep in mind that in tanks that aren't bare bottom and empty you will not get discus to grow to AAA potential, so if you want giant discus you will have to fork out the extra cash for full grown adults.

If you don't mind having average discus then I would suggest buying some juvie F1 wild types if you can find them and raising them up on your own for a natural look. =)

 

[voss345]

yea i dont plan on adding the discus for a while im hoping i pick up a colony of corys this weekend

 

[voss345]

any other suggestions?