Discus Tankmates

[markandhisfish]

substrate wise id say argos playsand , a group of discus makes quite a mess and with sand the mess just sits on the top and is easy to see and just suck up with a syphon. plus if you get seterbais , they will thank you for it too . fish wise when i was set up with discus i had 6 discus , cardinals , rummynose , sterbai corys and a pair of gold rams .

for your tank , assuming youre on the 400L end of the scale i would go with something like

6 to 8 discus
30 of either cardinal or rummynose tetras. depending on what you want , cardinals will shoal but spread out around the tank more , while rummynose are much more active and tight shoaling , constantly all swimming around the tank as 1 big group . personally i prefer rummynose for their behaviour .
10 to 12 sterbai corys
pair of either gold or german blue rams .

 

[electropunk06]

I would go for rummy nose tetras but i want something a bit more special.
corys would be a yes and defenatly some rams or similar.
i Would like some plecos maybe golden nuget or zebra if i can save up abit.
Thanks
Lloyd

 

[kizno1]

I would go for rummy nose tetras but i want something a bit more special.
corys would be a yes and defenatly some rams or similar.
i Would like some plecos maybe golden nuget or zebra if i can save up abit.
Thanks
Lloyd

The high temperature really does limit you for chooses, I think Rummy noses will be the best choose.
from what i have read plecs can be risky because sometime they latch onto the discuses slime coats but temp wise both would work. GN can be quite aggressive though so i think a Zebra would be the better of the 2.L333 and L270/chocolate zebra plec would both work temp wise aswell, the chocolate zebras are alot cheaper than Zebras but lack the stunning white colour. Or if you want something a little bigger Panaque nigrolineatus or Platydoras armatulus. Like i said though all of them suggestions are just based on temperature requirements i have no idea if they will actually work.

 

[electropunk06]

HI thanks for the help
so i think im going to go for 6-8 discus, 20-30 cardinals/rummynose tetras maybe a L number pleco and maybe 10 corys.
Another thought is would a blue acara work with the discus?
Thanks
Lloyd

 

[electropunk06]

bump

 

[markandhisfish]

no blue acaras are deffinately not compatible with discus. temp requirements aside , ba's are far too bolshy to mix with discus

 

[electropunk06]

Ok how dose this sound then:
8x discus
2x german blue ram
2x golden ram
1x flash pleco
20x cardinal tetras

Checked and all temps are compatable, so just checking they will not fight.
Thanks for the help
Lloyd

 

[markandhisfish]

sounds perfect , just be sure to give the rams plenty of territories/caves etc . i would stock it like this myself. cardinals 1st as new cardinals are very prone to ich when introduced , watch them for a couple of weeks , if all is well then add the rams , corys and plec , then a couple of weeks after that add all 8 discus at the same time .

 

[electropunk06]

Right thanks think i know what im getting then, just need to wait for the filter to cycle and then im away.
Who would you advise to add first?
Thanks

 

[markandhisfish]

Right thanks think i know what im getting then, just need to wait for the filter to cycle and then im away.
Who would you advise to add first?
Thanks

lol scroll up i just edited my last reply

 

[electropunk06]

Ha ha didnt spot that, your too quick for me.
Cheers
Lloyd

 

[markandhisfish]

no worries , enjoy setting up the tank , and of course plenty of pics