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What are the best and most compatible fishes to keep in a discus tank2007-11-24 23:41:25

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Dear cityguyni,

Discus can get stressed pretty easy and for this reason any fish that are place in with discus should be non aggressive. A nice school of neon or cardinal tetras are a great addition as well as Congo tetras, glolight tetras, Harlequin rasboras.. For catfish any Cory cats will due they will also tend to the tank and will love to eat any missed frozen or live black or blood worms. Farlowella cats, Debawi cats, glass cats (tend to do better with 6 or more) as far as algae control i recommend Bushy nose plecos,clown plecos really any type. Even the little Ottocinclus (otto) cats will do an excellent job. Just because the only get 2" they are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to eating algae. Feather fin Rainbows, celebs rainbows, and dwarf neon rainbows (preacox) will also make great additions (will really color up nice when adults) and if doing live plants good fish to keep are Lahatcha botias, or strata botias these usually stay smaller wont harm plants like clown loaches and usually pretty docile. Do NOT put gold fish in.. Gold fish give out a lot of amonia wich can harm discus but also will not do well with the lower PH levels. To acidic. Discus ph 5.5 to6.8 Goldfish 7.0 to 7.6

Hope this helps answer your question.

any further questions feel free to email me at djnelson@aquarealmaquarium.com

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Catfish and other bottom feeders are the best choice because they assist in cleaning your tank, by holding algea and other deposits at bay and because the discus basically ignore them and go about their own business. They are even calm enough to breed!

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A few Neon tetras, a couple of goldfish, and a bottom feeder to scavenge will be appropriate for a small (2.5 gallon) tank. You can substitute an angelfish for the pair of goldfish, or any of the ones you see at the pet shop.