which one would u do???

[GOOBERFISH]

Hello everyone I'm thinking about buying discus and I wanted to know what type of tank you would put them in.

 

[toehead11183]

i cant keep plants alive so id go with all natural decor and some plastic plants

 

[ziggy2]

You want a deep tank.

 

[AMG]

A mix of live and plastic plants with natural gravel.

 

[Wolf3101]

30" tall tank at least 4' x 2' footprint...(standard 150) If your an ace at planted tanks then go for it but personally I think it'll be a lot simpler to find complementry colors with plastic plants. Why get a showpiece fish and stick it a box of water?

 

[WyldFya]

Excessively large tanks can be bad for young discus. They will actually have too much room to swim in, and burn through their calories very fast, causing a somewhat stunted discus. It can still work, but you have to feed far more. 48x24x30 is bigger than is really necessary.

 

[AquataHolic420]

get some plants.

 

[DeLgAdO]

Excessively large tanks can be bad for young discus. They will actually have too much room to swim in, and burn through their calories very fast, causing a somewhat stunted discus. It can still work, but you have to feed far more. 48x24x30 is bigger than is really necessary.

that logically doesnt make sense.

 

[DeLgAdO]

Hello everyone I'm thinking about buying discus and I wanted to know what type of tank you would put them in.

sandy bottom with large driftwood structures for shelter

its there natural biotope

 

[MCHRKiller]

Alot of live plants just cant take the heat that discus need. Id have a sandy bottom ALOT of driftwood...some rock some very sparse fake plants and I would dedicate one filter just to pumping peat into the tank. Discus really look their best in some tea colored water.