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dawlphyn Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 8 Votes: 2 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	i'm trying to think of some different fish to put in a discus tank i'm going to set up, but i'd like some advice since i'm new to discus. Everyone i know that even knows anything about discus usually says 'cardinals and rummynose.' I don't want those. the tank is a 46 bowfront. Are lemon tetras compatible? I like them and i'd love to see a school in a nice planted tank, my other freshwater is not planted. Also, i've heard of rams being kept with discus. Any other suggestions?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
gauntlet Enthusiast Posts: 240 Kudos: 277 Votes: 8 Registered: 21-Jan-2004	How about a pair of german blue rams or cacotouides. Rainbows? Almost any kind of tetra.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	One of my favourites would be a school of Cardinals and then 3-6 Denison Barbs (Red Torpedos is another name for a Denison Barb). I would then add 6 Cories of one species maybe and a Plec to finish it off, maybe a Gold Nugget or something a bit more exotic.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
dawlphyn Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 8 Votes: 2 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	someone once told me gold nuggets don't eat algae, they eat the microorganisms that live in it. is this true? I know that butterfly plecos do this.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	a bn pleco would be ok or you could get a pair of bolivan rams or kribs.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Clown_Loach_Kid Fish Addict Posts: 682 Kudos: 1043 Votes: 34 Registered: 23-Jan-2004	my gold nugget pleco does not eat algae.... and is actually attacking my disucs ..... he is bein giving away then with the extra space i am buying a pair of pigeon bloods hopefully get: discs 2 rams 1 Bn 6x2x2 - Firemouth and Oscar Tank 30+ royal pythons. Back in the game after 4 years out ..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
jase101 Big Fish Posts: 345 Kudos: 273 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Jul-2004	have a look in a good fish book (or on the profiles here, i dare say)and look up all the tetras that live in the amazon - i think it's safe to say that any south american tetra will do ok with discus, but because of the high temps (and hence lower oxygen levels in the water) some of them can get a bit stressed - make sure u've got plenty of aeration and this evens out the problem.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Week End Big Fish Posts: 414 Kudos: 436 Votes: 1 Registered: 16-May-2004	won't the discus tank's high temp makes Cory uncomfortable? I thought Cory cannot tolerate such high temp that the discus likes
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	Have you sold/given away your Gold Nugget yet as I might be interested lol
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
gauntlet Enthusiast Posts: 240 Kudos: 277 Votes: 8 Registered: 21-Jan-2004	I keep cory's in my discus tank. It's kept about 30c. My cory love it, they play nad dig thru the gravel. Seem fine to me. Or maybe it's because I only feed live food to my discus.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Clown_Loach_Kid Fish Addict Posts: 682 Kudos: 1043 Votes: 34 Registered: 23-Jan-2004	yeah i got a buyer for him sorry ... he is bein collected on saturday! 6x2x2 - Firemouth and Oscar Tank 30+ royal pythons. Back in the game after 4 years out ..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	Cool!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
N e m o Enthusiast Posts: 280 Kudos: 553 Votes: 11 Registered: 13-Dec-2003	I also have cories with my discus. Although it's usually not recommended I have my discus with an angelfish. The two are in a tank alone w/ the cories and get along fine. -Nemo
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
BGK Enthusiast Posts: 178 Kudos: 110 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jan-2003	get some clown loaches i have 4 clowns with my discus and they live happily together i also have a bgk that lives peacefully with my discus but it's a risk cause if your discus gets sick the bgk will kill it
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
chris1017 Fish Addict Posts: 610 Kudos: 421 Votes: 70 Registered: 09-Sep-2003	congo tetra's are very cool looking and would work great. chris
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18


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