Discus

[CommunityKepper]

Hi I have heard alot of different things about housing discus' from 50gallon minimum for a per to 10 gallon per discus. Is any of this right and if not what is the correct housing arrangement for a pair of discus'.

 

[Wills]

There are people here more qualified to talk about discus but I think that the rules you mentioned are one rule rather than one. So its 55 gallon minimum with a view to 10 gallons per discus so that would be 5 discus in a 55 gallon tank not like 1 discus in 10 gallons or 2 gallons in a 20 gallon etc.

Wills

 

[JoshuaA]

Wills when you refer to gallons do you mean US or UK? Discus sound more affordable already if they only need 55 US gallons to start off with.

 

[rdp50734]

55 UK gallons. Its recommended they are to be kept in minimum groups of 5 with a minimum of 10 gallons per adult fish.

 

[CommunityKepper]

OK then how about the tank size for silver dollars and how many of those should you keep together.

 

[ajs2294]

OK then how about the tank size for silver dollars and how many of those should you keep together.

You want to put Silver Dollars and Discus together?

 

[CommunityKepper]

OK then how about the tank size for silver dollars and how many of those should you keep together.

You want to put Silver Dollars and Discus together?

OH NO , sorry I should have made myself clearer, I just ment the silver dollars by themselves.

 

[ajs2294]

Ok good because keeping silver dollars and Discus are two extremes . Silver dollars are best kept in small shoals of 4 or more

 

[OldMan47]

Be aware that a silver dollar adult is quite a bit larger than a discus adult. They run to about 6 inches or a bit more each.

 

[kizno1]

Silver dollars get over 8" long
If you look at the 15 post in this thread theres a pic of nellys 9" silver dollar.
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/334162-3-red-belly-pacus-are-attacking-my-biggest-pacus/

 

[OldMan47]

Typically not quite that big Kizno, but there are always exceptionally large examples of any fish. Thanks for the perspective. I was just trying to warn about a typical size.

 

[Wills]

What size is your tank CommunityKeeper? Its better to match a fish to your tank than try and squeeze them in.

Wills

 

[kizno1]

Typically not quite that big Kizno, but there are always exceptionally large examples of any fish. Thanks for the perspective. I was just trying to warn about a typical size.

Yh i know they dont normally get that big just showing that they can potentially get very large

 

[JoshuaA]

So we're looking at around a 250litre tank initially to keep discus?

Out of curiosity how much do discus sell where you are (everyone who is reading)?

I recently found them from £35 way up to £85 each.

 

[rdp50734]

They sell for £7.50 up to £85. depending on size and strain.

So we're looking at around a 250litre tank initially to keep discus?

Thats what they say. Although you can keep discus as all fish in grow out tanks and move them as necessary.