Discus

[DiscusKeeper403]

Well, today i was given 20$ to petsmart, and 10 to my fav lfs. I got 3 angelfish! 2 Marbled's from petsmart, and 1 albino from my lfs. I already have a marbled from my lfs so now i have 4! They are in the 20g i am waiting for them to pair off! We'll, hopefully! Then if i have one getting bullied or 2 i will put them in the 30g! No Discus now!
Krib

Thank God! Poor little thing would have been so miserable! Discus are a schooling fish. In the wild they gather in 100s. Schooling fish don't do good by themselves.

I agree with the others, and I am sorry to inform you, but if you ask the question, you aren't experienced enough for the fish. It is one thing to keep a list of fish, but another thing to have been able to keep them correctly.

 

[Straydum]

you have FOUR angels in a 20g. oh wow.

 

[kribensis12]

It's a flat hexagon, with a Hieght of 18 inches! Plenty of room for their fin's, adn they arent veil tail's( we'll, they dont like a veil tail!). I already stated, I only want 1 pair in there, so what is wrong with that. I have PMed Tolak about this many time's before, making sure there was room and he said that it is fine, as long as i have adaquete( sp?) filtration, that i should be fine.
Krib

 

[chrisdoesntmiss]

Well I can give you my opinion about this as I am dealing with this right now. I have a huge Cobalt Discus that is my baby and no I cannot take it to the store. Had him since he was very tiny, anyhow I do have to say that they do get lonely. I had an Angel in my tank with my Discus but now as they are full grown all they did was fight even though they were bought as tiny babies.

Today I just went and bought some Dwarf Blue Neon Rainbow fish to see if this will help him out with some other swimming fish instead of just the catfish in there. I have live plants and the tank looks very homey but they do better in groups I would have to agree. My tank is not big enough for a group of them and if I were to add another Discus he would tear it apart I am sure.

They are truly beautiful fish no doubt and one of my favorite. But then again there is no "law" saying you cannot just have one in your tank either just other Discus folks will not like it.

They do require very good water quality and dedication on that part so if you are not up on your water changes you might want to look at some other kinds of fish.

I would love to get a bigger tank oneday and devote that tank to a nice school of them as they are a room show stopper for sure.

If you happen to go with Discus be very careful what other fish you put in with it and do some homework before you buy.

Hope this helps.....

If you raise discus with neons/cardinals from a young age they will not see them as food. Also discus are schooling fish and need company, bigger tanks are always a must with discus. They like a lot of free swimming space.

Chris

Hey Chris, how do you find the loaches you have listed with Discus, do they bother them at all??

They actually get along really well, in fact he often follows them around as though he is one of them. I have no bad experience with having them together. In fact i recommend it as they get along so well.

Chris

 

[Straydum]

the problem is this - "20 gallon flat hexagon- 1 Male and 1 female Black convict, plus 250 fry( maybe not THAT many!)" - taken from your profile. if the angels are in there alone its fine. but with the fry problems arise. unless your profile is outdated.

 

[kribensis12]

Sorry! I forgot to uipdate my profile!!!!! The con's are gone( male decided he was mad and almost killed the female, so i took him back, then the female started to eat her babies and was jumping out of the tank, so i took her back), it is a shame though, they were very pretty! They far are so tiny the angels have been eating them( no loss, got lot's of em!).Most are making it though, as they are good sized for their age( free-swimming on thanksgiving, and 1/3 a inch at the most!). I ma going to move the babies( got a spare 10 for the ones that make) in january. So sorry for the confuision, i will update my profile! So do think i have a good chance of getting a pair? Good quality angel are very hard to find around here, so i had to get them!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cheesy feet]

Well, today i was given 20$ to petsmart, and 10 to my fav lfs. I got 3 angelfish! 2 Marbled's from petsmart, and 1 albino from my lfs. I already have a marbled from my lfs so now i have 4! They are in the 20g i am waiting for them to pair off! We'll, hopefully! Then if i have one getting bullied or 2 i will put them in the 30g! No Discus now!
Krib

Thank God! Poor little thing would have been so miserable! Discus are a schooling fish. In the wild they gather in 100s. Schooling fish don't do good by themselves.

I agree with the others, and I am sorry to inform you, but if you ask the question, you aren't experienced enough for the fish. It is one thing to keep a list of fish, but another thing to have been able to keep them correctly.

I agree, it would of just been stupid to try to keep one discus by itself especially when all other advice goes against it.

 

[kribensis12]

Why did you italasize the word TRY? I know i could have kept it alive( it would have prob ably been misrable though!), and also, my lfs said they wont get any more until may they think as their supplier is out and the supplier has to fill other order's! What is the possiblity that my angel's pair up? Im only looking for 1 pair, but 2 is a bonus!

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Why did you italasize the word TRY? I know i could have kept it alive( it would have prob ably been misrable though!), and also, my lfs said they wont get any more until may they think as their supplier is out and the supplier has to fill other order's! What is the possiblity that my angel's pair up? Im only looking for 1 pair, but 2 is a bonus!

Okay, well I don't see why someone would want to keep a fish if it was going to be miserable...


Tolak should be able to answer your question with the pair...

 

[cheesy feet]

Why did you italasize the word TRY? I know i could have kept it alive( it would have prob ably been misrable though!), and also, my lfs said they wont get any more until may they think as their supplier is out and the supplier has to fill other order's! What is the possiblity that my angel's pair up? Im only looking for 1 pair, but 2 is a bonus!

Okay, well I don't see why someone would want to keep a fish if it was going to be miserable...


Tolak should be able to answer your question with the pair...

Exactly^^...and stress leads to disease and not eating.Thats why I said try.

 

[Unseen]

Why did you italasize the word TRY? I know i could have kept it alive( it would have prob ably been misrable though!), and also, my lfs said they wont get any more until may they think as their supplier is out and the supplier has to fill other order's! What is the possiblity that my angel's pair up? Im only looking for 1 pair, but 2 is a bonus!

Okay, well I don't see why someone would want to keep a fish if it was going to be miserable...


Tolak should be able to answer your question with the pair...

are you so ignorant? he is suggesting he could have kept it alive. he doesn't doubt that he could have kept the water quality suitbale enough for a discus. i am guessing it would have been miserable due to having no tank mates.

ofcourse he doesn't want to keep a discus while knowing it is unhappy.

 

[kev_kb]

Exactly^^...and stress leads to disease and not eating.Thats why I said try.

Great point that's not been mentioned before on this thread I don't think.

If you keep a Discus on it's own more often than not it will be stressed. A stressed Discus doesn't eat much if at all, this leads to disease and death.

Regardless of the species concerned, or the availability of it each one will have requirements. I think you should research these well in advance of making a purchase and make sure you can satisfy them. If you don't have space, or you can't afford to provide for them then there is no question of what you should do in my opinion. This is a good lesson to learn in life!