Discus Question?

[Nettley]

Would my 3ft by 1ft by 18inch be to small for discus?

Obviusly it wont look like this i will set it up for discuss but this is the tank?

Thanks Nettley

 

[Louiseness]

Yes, far too small I'm afraid.

 

[snake007]

Yes, far too small I'm afraid.

+1

Nice tank by the way

 

[Nettley]

Dam it.. was the only fish me and the missus agreed we like! Thanks anyway

 

[Nettley]

Would this 4ft be any better?.. ignore the marine setup.

 

[snake007]

Yeah whats the dimensions on it, it should be ok I think.
Not sure though.

 

[Nettley]

Ive got another picture of it and it has discus in it in the picture will try upload..

 

[Nettley]

and is this a good tank for £80 just the tank and stand nothing else?

 

[snake007]

If you dont buy it I will!

 

[Tolan]

Depends on dimensions/gallonage. Could you list them?

PS, that's a steal.

 

[Nettley]

Will have to find out

 

[Rorie]

You'll need to keep a minimum of six discus of there will be trouble in your tank. If your buying small they will be fine until they grow. Depends what other fish you have in. I had six discus in my 5 foot (18 inches deep and high)). THey were find, but wouldn't have gone much smaller....

If your thoughtful about the decor and tank mates i think you could get off with it fine. Give lots of hiding places, but try not to crowd the tank. Plants work well - amazon swords etc.

 

[Nettley]

The only is the girlfriend said if I get this one I have to get rid of my old tank

 

[Nettley]

Was thinking this 4foot some discus.. pleco or 2 and some tetra's???

 

[gillicous]

height is a big consideration with discus they need to be able to swim in all water levels.
tetras are a good mix as in the wild they use this as an indicator of the safety from predators
remember with discus the water stats have to be spot on they are very fussy fish and dont do well with poor water quality water changes every few days for perfect conditions some say twice a day (extreme i think)they do well at 30celcius as it helps respiration so tank mates and plants must be considered.
hope this helps