Howeyg

When i move house i think i will setup a new tank with a pair of discus in it

My plan is too have either a pair of pidgeon blood discus or snakeskins discus that ill try and breed

also in this tank ill have 6 cardinal tetra and 3 corydoras

Good plan in my 26 gallon tank

Ill have an external fluval filter to keep the water quality as good as possible for them

COBettaCouple

http://www.fishlore.com/Profiles-Discus.htm - discus fish like tall tanks and/or tanks 30g or more.. 26g wouldn't support the bioload for all of those fish, but it's close enough to 30g that a pair of discus and some corys might be good.

Callum The Cat

Isabella

I'm sorry but a 26 gallon tank is way too small for fish like Discus. As others have said, maybe a tank smaller than 55 - 75 gallons would be OK for Discus fish, but I personally would not put Discus in anything smaller than 75 gallons.

nicole

If you are only getting a pair for breeding purposes, than buy a breeding pair and only that.your tank is perfect for that side of it you dont want them in anything to big for breeding.Keep the tank bare with only sponge filter and breeding cone.I sprayed the bottom of my breeding tanks to compensate for the barebottom.anyway let us know what you decide.
Nicole~

Isabella

Nicole, I think a 26 gallon breeder tank is too small even for 2 Discus fish.

nicole

Isabella,I can understand why you think that,26g is 98litres, a lot of discus breeders keep a breeding pair in a tank of this size its easier for the fish to keep the eggs clean and easier for the fry to attach to the parents in a tank of this size a lot of people find they lower water height in order for the fry to attach.I had mine in a 75g and was told by many breeders a smaller tank would be better for successful breeding...but I would only use a tank of that size soley for that purpose so would have to be certain a breeding pair was going into it...
Nicole~

Howeyg

what if i just wanted one discus? they are such beautiful fish would that still be too small

jefftse

not meant to hijack from thread, but if i have a 75g and have discus paired up. Can you just use a divider?

nicole

I wouldn't keep just one discus they like company....tell us more about your tank...width and height...yeah you could do that if you wanted ..but to be honest if you want to be successful in raising the fry its better all round to put them on their own..but who's to say it wouldn't work..even if you have a pairing they will keep laying until you work out what to do with them.

jefftse

I guess what i'm confused is that once they are paired up. we are supposed to take them out from the main tank. How big of tank do they need? Do I need to have plants and everything else in there?

Tom

I thought that when discus had fry, they had to be with the parents for nourishment?
Tom

nicole

Okay I havn't done very well at explaining this so I'll try again........you are planning a community discus tank, so if you were to end up with a pair you could either leave them in the same tank and divide it off if thats what you wish.....but it would be better if you were to put the pair on their own...ideally a barebottom tank with filter ect,and something to lay eggs on.The reason being tank must be cleaned daily any uneaten food taken out ect...and its easier for any freeswimmers to attach to the parents in a smaller tank.....I have a pair in my discus community tank as I've no where to house them at the moment,and they are fine in there,they'll keep laying every 7 days the best way for me to get swimmers out of these 2 is to put them in a smaller tank so I can keep the water as clean as possible 50%daily wc and so on...
Anyway guys I hope this helps

Callum The Cat

Howeyg

ok guys ive listened to you guys and i have bourght a new tank (well ive bid on it) its 4 ft long 18 inches high and 11 inches wide. how many discus could i fit in this tank

hehehe my bid ?2.20 listing ends in 2 hours

nicole

How did you go with that bid?? Good for you if you got your tank for 2.20.