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i have 6 med to large discus a 7 or 8 inch royal pleco(havent measered yet just got him)
and 5 clown loaches in a 124 gal tank

i have 6, 2 to 3 inch angles that i want to put into the discus tank, the angles are in a 10 gal now but there getting to big for the 10

ive heard the rumors that angles carry a disease that only discus can catch, and its uncureable or somethin

that just sounds kinda fishy

if anyone knows about this please let me know

Thx Chris

I know nothing of that but the angels will compete for food against the discus and may stress or keep them from eating.

If the discus are bigger, than that should prefent outcompetition. Otherwise, the disease can be prevented by quarenteeing the angelfish. It looks like you have already done this, so I would not worry at all.

Hi Chris,

Angels can carry a parasite that can kill discus, but this seems to have been just about fixed with the fact that more angels that are on the market now are tank bred and the parasite is not always present in the angels.

I personally would never put angels in with my discus and this is only my belief and is not shared with everyone on here and in the fish world but I am not prepared to lose thousands on dollars on a hope that the angels are parasite free.

It is totally up to you if you combine the 2 and since they are already together and doing well then maybe you have been lucky and your angels are parasite free so stick with them together.

Good luck with them and contact me if you have any other concerns.

Trace

I wouldn't mix them together & yes, i've heared that there is a parasite that is Ok for Angels but kills Discus.


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Angelfish and discus are closely related fish. There is circumstantial evidence that angelfish carry "plague", a disease that decimated angelfish populations. Although angelfish appear to have developed resistance to the "plague", discus have not developed any resistance. Discus cost 4 to 5 times more than an angelfish. Your call...

By the way, "plague" has been transmitted as an airborne illness within fishrooms and residences. It has also been transmitted by co-mingling common equipment such as siphons, buckets, nets and so on.

If you have had the angelfish for several months and done your best to infect your discus by co-locating the aquaria and using common equipment between the tanks, you may be safe.

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i have a young angelfish bred by my two adults in my 75g with my pair of discus.
I also kept the discus for several months with my breeding pair of angels.


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