What do you keep with discus

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aznpocki

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Like the title says, what kind of fish do you keep with discus? I have a few discus in my 75gal tank and wanted to see what kinds of other fish i could add.
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I don't think that a few discus is enough. they are very social fish and do best in groups of 6 of more. 2 or 3 will often lead to aggression. that being said, I have 8 wild discus with 25 lemon tetras, 4 festivum's, and 1 bn pleco.
 
You want to go for peaceful fish that will tolerate the heat that discus like. Small, peaceful cichlids like rams are a good choice. You can also do things like rummynose tetras.
 
aznpocki;4513512; said:
yeah i wanted to get rams but wasn't sure if they were too aggressive how about barbs or danios?
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I'm not sure on the temperature requirement for danios. Most barbs would probably be too nippy and boisterous for a discus tank.
 
Rams are good. Mine is a little nippy at time. I also have a festivum with mine and he does great swimming around with the discus and never bothers them. The perfect tank mate. But not all are as peacful as mine. I had another that would nip at the discus at times but this one I have is much better.

Tetras can be good takemates and bn plecos. Only corys that like high heat are good too. But most corys do not do well in a hot discus tank.
 
I keep 5 health all over 3.5 inch discus with two 14 inch black aros. Gar motoro ray. Loachs. And a royal clown knife. Check out my threads
 
I keep mine with a couple bichirs, a shoal of clown loaches, a dwarf giraffe cat, a red severum, a half blind BP, a brown knife, BGK, a Flagtail, and some assorted plecs. Not shy whatsoever, healthy, and love to be in the middle of everyone during feeding.
 
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