Discus Advice Please

[loolabellify]

Think I posted this in the wrong forum before, I'll try here.

Hi, I've just had my 55 gallon tank returned to me and plan to go down the tropical route again.
Last time, I had mollies, neons, tetras, pleco, angel fish and julii corydora. They all just kept to
themselves and were never any bother to other fish.

I am debating discus, but unsure whether they would go with the above fish (not angel fish as they could
be quite the bully at times so I would refrain from getting these).

I have read so much conflicting advice on discus and am unsure whether to even get them because
of this. Some say keep as a species tank, others say they have them in a community tank, and
they are happy fish.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated thank you

 

[fishguy2727]

They are from the Amazon, not an isolated hot lake with no other fish the way many people treat them. There are MANY species that are perfectly compatible with discus. My top choices are: cardinal tetras, rummynose tetras, bleeding heart tetras, serpae tetras, Rasbora hets, hatchetfish, sterbai cories, bristlenose plecos, goldnugget plecos, other fancy plecos, many loaches, and many more.

I personally like cardinal tetras a lot more than neon tetras. They are a little larger (better option with discus) and more colorful.

I wouldn't do any livebearers are from cooler waters and some can be nippy (especially mollies).

The best thing you can do is check the real natural temperature ranges, max size, etc. on fishbase.org. It is used and maintained by scientists so it is much more accurate than the regurgitated misinformation on so many hobbyist sites.