I have kept Discus for about 3 years, the tank is 5 foot long by 2 foot wide and 3 feet high. It's a community tank with 6 large Discus 6" across & various other fish.
I went to our local fish shop and bought some Tiger barbs, in the same tank as the Barbs were 4 light brown fish. They looked different and I asked what they were, The shop owner told me a name (which I can't remember) and said they were tropical fish ideal for a community tank so I bought them as well.
Got them home put them in the tank and when I turned the light on in the morning I was shocked to find the fish had turned in to the most beautiful pink/orange fish with wonderful neon type spots. We did a quick search on Google and found out that they are Jewel Cichlids!!
I have read they can be aggressive but since they were put in the tank a week ago they seem to be peaceful and there colour seems to bet brighter by the day.
So my question is are they OK in the tank PH is 5 to 6 and temp is 30c
Also don’t trust the shop owner to get what he is selling right
I went to our local fish shop and bought some Tiger barbs, in the same tank as the Barbs were 4 light brown fish. They looked different and I asked what they were, The shop owner told me a name (which I can't remember) and said they were tropical fish ideal for a community tank so I bought them as well.
Got them home put them in the tank and when I turned the light on in the morning I was shocked to find the fish had turned in to the most beautiful pink/orange fish with wonderful neon type spots. We did a quick search on Google and found out that they are Jewel Cichlids!!
I have read they can be aggressive but since they were put in the tank a week ago they seem to be peaceful and there colour seems to bet brighter by the day.
So my question is are they OK in the tank PH is 5 to 6 and temp is 30c
Also don’t trust the shop owner to get what he is selling right