Discus In 7.6 Ph Community Tank

[Royston]

My lfs reckon I can keep discus in my community tank and 26 degrees and 7.6ph would be fine.... I have been looking on the Internet and a lot of people say they do ok... Any thoughts on this

 

[MBOU]

Temperature is fine as they dont need to be kept anywhere near as warm as people think they do except when spawning maybe, ph is ok for the hardier tank bred types... its the hardness you need to look at...
 
You also need quality (nitrates etc) to be spot on, if you live in an area where tapwater nitrates are 40ppm then i wouldnt bother...
 
Then you have to bear in mind they are cichlids and can be bolshy and aggressive in their own rights so no long finned fish like guppies and fighters....
 
But Discus have a tendancy to be big sissies and so you dont want boisterous fish liable to bully them so sharks, barbs,other aggressive cichlids....
 
And Discus are also more than happy to eat small fish... A lot of people keep cardinals etc in with discus but i would never risk it, all my discus ate cardinals or any tetra they could catch, they would pen them in the corner and pick them off.
 
So yes they can be kept in community tanks... if he community is designed with Discus in mind...

 

[This Old Spouse]

you don't think you have enough fish already??
 
No, I don't think it would be a good idea to put a discus in there. First, the temp should be at least 28, and also they like to be in groups. That's just for starters.

 

[Royston]

The tank doesn't look that busy untill feeding time as most are small fish in well over 500 litres of water ..........