Alright Tank For Discus?

[paulf]

2 ft is 24inches ... that means more than 2 x its size !!!

unless its a breeding pair thats not enough mate, I wouldnt reccomend discus in a tank of less than 240L and a minimum of 6 fishies

 

[Iamca]

for breeding unless you want unhappy fish
and itll be hard keeping it discus clean since its smaller and all... harder i should say

 

[Boids-n-more]

actually when the xbox and ps2 take priority then dicuss should be taken out of the equasion. discus are a fish that needs priority and when a game counsel take priority you might want to think about some other type of fish that can be happy in that size of tank for its life.

 

[SamUK]

2ft is 2ft tho dude.


a 10" fish needs more than a 24" span to swim in.


a cube is kinda like a hex tank.


holds alot of water but theres not much swimming space (without having to turn).

unless its a big cube.

2 ft is 24inches ... that means more than 2 x its size !!!

yea i kno lol. that was my point.

twice his size isnt much at all.

 

[-=Joel=-]

All through my posts I have been stating only putting a BREEDING PAIR in this tank. No where have I said it is ok to have more than a breeding pair.

In the first place this guy want TWO fish NOT a group of fish.

I suggested getting a TRUE PAIR and NOTHING more.

 

[brittlestar]

All through my posts I have been stating only putting a BREEDING PAIR in this tank. No where have I said it is ok to have more than a breeding pair.

In the first place this guy want TWO fish NOT a group of fish.

I suggested getting a TRUE PAIR and NOTHING more.

I really feel that discus aren't the right fish for him, if he only wants a small tank he'd be better off just keeping a shoal of tetras or a betta.

 

[Neal]

It's not that I only want a small tank, it's i'm only allowed to have a small tank. And to be fair, my bedroom is 8ftx7ft, and it's full to the brim. My consoles don't take priority, but I do like to play on my PS2 online alot. And if I sold them i'd get nowhere near as much money as they are worth, so why would I? I'm sorry that you feel i'm not a dedicated fishkeeper, but being 14, only my mam can decide what size tank I get, and I know discus are a schooling fish, but my intention was to actually get a pair, even if I don't raise the fry. I just really do love this fish and had a thought about getting them if I got a much higher tank, now I know I can't. I was contemplating getting 4 juvies to start off, and see if any pair up, if not sell them to a good home.

Neal