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I wanna get more serious about fish keeping im getting a 44 gallon pentagon tank and putting angels banjo catfish pleco and guoramis and possibly a discus what type of plants and light should i use

Plants are dependent on light so pick on or the other... Also those listed fish are not all compatible together. If you really want discus you should keep it species only until they are old and strong enough. Plants that are good should have long leaves such as vals or be large plants in general such as large swords. Depending on what plants are available to you i suggest you do a little research for this... see what you like and see what your stores have then get back to us and we can help you get the equipment you need.

"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure"

If it is still the baby discus you refer to, then their tank should really be bare bottom. You can have plants - but choose those that can be tied on a piece of driftwood (java fern, annubia, moss) or plant them in terracotta pots (eg swords). Not all plants will be comfortable in the higher temperature that a discus tank requires. A site like www.tropica.com lists lots of aquatic plants and their preferred temperature. Refer to that & it should help you with your choices.

I'd stick to low light plants, if this is to be a baby discus tank. Again, the tropica site will help you with that too.

Cheers, Robyn

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