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Hey there.. its been a while since i have posted on here.. just a quick question, i have some discus that i would like to put in my planted community tank. now due to temperature i am unsure on what to set it to.. discus are more e to disease in lower temps, and plants don't like the higher temp and also some of my fish whats the best way about it.
does 27 deg. sound right??

here are some details:
PLANTS:
- crispus
- anubias
- java fern
- vals thin/giant
- scarlet ludwigia
- swords
- asstd crypts
- blyxa japonica
- green lotus

FISH:
- tetras(congos, cardinals, rummys)
- corys
- bn
- neon dwarf rainbows (only 2)

cheers

I've kept and bred discus at 82-84F for years, many folks have.

All plants except maybe one, out of 300 species do well at these tempos.

Higher temps= less O2, more CO2 demand, faster growth rates, more algae potential.

Good CO2 and large weekly or 2x a week water changes are ideal.

Regards,
Tom Barr

hrmm i dont have co2.. its latrite based..
im guessing i will have problems since i am running a 150w halide in 95gallon tank.. ?? though i mite test it out neway.. tanks set to 28c
c how we go

r0b3y

You should boost your tank to a minimum of 28.6C for discus with 30C being very comfortable for the fish. At 27C, the discus will slowly deteriorate.

Your plants should have few problems at 28 to 30C. I have nymphaea, c. balansae, willisi, wendti, dwarf sag, 2 different types of polysperma, a few swords and anubias in my tank without problems. Bacopa and rotalla do very well.

Do remember that discus are a schooling fish that do well in groups of 5 or more. Below 5, the aggression among the fish is not well diffused and you may lose fish to the aggression.

By the way, the tank has 3 watts per gallon with no CO2 but I use Flourish Excel and add KNO3.



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