Discus With Guppys

[aleem444]

hey guys

i just got a new big fish tank and i want to put discus in it with some guppys mollies and sword tails could you put them together or will they be a fight

thank you

 

[Knox213]

Discus are "New World" Cichlids.

Can some-one move it there? Thanks.

Also Sorry i dont know much about Discus. But they are hard to keep. Hope you did the reasearch

 

[MewMew42]

I havent personally tried keeping them together but someone else with more experience may be able to help you!

this is what i know anyways....

they require a high temperature of about 80F, guppys prefer lower temps and a higher PH to be happy, although you can keep them in a lower ph setup as with all other livebearers a higher ph is better

tanks mates sucker mouth catfish, cory's, tetras, rasboras. Shoals of tetras or similar will act as dither fish, making the discus feel more safe in their surroundings

since discus are cichlids they can be territorial especially when breeding, to defer bullying its best to have them in groups of 4, with 6+ being much better

they prefer an acidic PH to do well, so anything in the 6 range is good

tanks must be mature and stable with good filtration as they are very messy!

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

It just wouldn't work unfortunately. The Guppys would melt in Discus temps.

 

[Bluetooth]

Have to agree with DK on this one, guppys would melt pretty quickly in the 80+ temps required for discus and they wouldnt like the PH either.