Discus

[Rafael Dilone]

Well I will really be glade is anyone can tell me any other fishes that will be good to add to this tank. Recommend fishes that will not cause me any problems with the ones I have so far. I will research any fishes you will recommend right away

 

[brittlestar]

Well I will really be glade is anyone can tell me any other fishes that will be good to add to this tank. Recommend fishes that will not cause me any problems with the ones I have so far. I will research any fishes you will recommend right away

I honestly think you'd best off starting with a discus only tank and then adding fish IF you have the room and the discus' water conditions suit them. remember discus like VERY soft water, cardinals also like soft water and lower PH. For discus to breed the temp needs to be mid 80's so if you want them to breed, don't expect them to at lower temps. Discus need a lot of time and care, I honestly think you'd be best off keeping them on their own.

What filtration will you be using? As they are such large fish they can produce lots of waste and get stressed easily - meaning your nitrites can shoot up, especially if you are addig 6 at a time.

 

[BWBettas]

i Dont really think you should go for the zebra plecs. As they are very rare at the moment (they are getting a bit more common) and you should really keep groups of 6 or more as a breeding colony to preserve the species etc. And its going to cost you ALOT to get them as a 3

Bret

 

[Rafael Dilone]

Well I will really be glade is anyone can tell me any other fishes that will be good to add to this tank. Recommend fishes that will not cause me any problems with the ones I have so far. I will research any fishes you will recommend right away

I honestly think you'd best off starting with a discus only tank and then adding fish IF you have the room and the discus' water conditions suit them. remember discus like VERY soft water, cardinals also like soft water and lower PH. For discus to breed the temp needs to be mid 80's so if you want them to breed, don't expect them to at lower temps. Discus need a lot of time and care, I honestly think you'd be best off keeping them on their own.

What filtration will you be using? As they are such large fish they can produce lots of waste and get stressed easily - meaning your nitrites can shoot up, especially if you are addig 6 at a time.

I have done my research so I already know everything I will be having in this tank as far as equipment. I am thinking of adding the discus first and then a few months later add the rest of the fish. There is enough room for all the fish I mentioned. I know that discuss like soft water that is why I will purchase a RO unit. The filtration that I will be running on this tank is a Eheim Proffesional II Filter 2126 freshwater w/180 watt heater. I know discus prefer warm water so I will keep the water in the 80F to 86F. I am planning to breed them and I will need a breeding tank for them. My question is will I need more than one breeding tank if more than one pair of discus are breeding at the same time. I read that each discus need there own breeding tank. I know discus need alot of time and care and i tend to do so. I spent alot of time right know with the fish I have. I have only bred livebearers and now starting to breed rainbows. I have considered to not start this tank now but when I move from my parents house because I will be spending much money on this tank and it will be a lost for me to move and my parents not takeing care of the fishes.

 

[kev_kb]

If you meant your adding the discus as the first fish in the tank then that's a bad idea. Even if your using filter media from an established filter it would be better to add the discus in last if you are going to have tank mates.

You will need another large tank to raise the baby discus. You could also house each breeding pair in a slightly smaller tank of their own, but this is not strictly required. It will help to avoid aggression between pairs though. I would get them breeding in the main tank and see how things work out.

 

[Rafael Dilone]

If you meant your adding the discus as the first fish in the tank then that's a bad idea. Even if your using filter media from an established filter it would be better to add the discus in last if you are going to have tank mates.

You will need another large tank to raise the baby discus. You could also house each breeding pair in a slightly smaller tank of their own, but this is not strictly required. It will help to avoid aggression between pairs though. I would get them breeding in the main tank and see how things work out.

Well maybe I add the discus last after what you have said. I have to research that. I am not saying you are wrong but I like to double check things. I am planning to bread the discus and I will buy a few tank to hold every pair and also buy a 90 gallon to raise the babys. I know that the fry have to be with there parents for some time after they are born because they feed off the slime that grows on their parents. I have read that after the parents are tired of having to carry the baby you should let the fry be on their own. You will not like to stress the parent to death Also I know that after a discus pair they will be in that pair for life. I am not really sure about breeding discus in the main tank with the fry because they can get very aggressive when it comes to protecting their fry. Talk about being a great parent Well I hope that you guys on tff keep on helping me achieve this future tank.