Looking great, I love the wood, Karen did good . I would not advise mixing discus and altums. I tried domestic angels and discus once and the angels were too aggresive at feeding time. I wouldn't even consider mixing altums and discus, but that's my personal opinion.
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I have to agree with Szidlon.. Angels and Discus dont fare well... when Angels get aggressive they get aggressive... :(
What fish do Jesper have
180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
110 Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
58 S. Decorus
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are you guys decided on a color or are you planning on going with the best deal/availability?65 gallon - ADA 120p - planted
55 gallon - AGA standard - mix cichlid
30 gallon tall - eclipse acrylic - semi-planted
live and let live
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i don't have personal experience with discus, but i have read/heard about pigeon blood "peppering" more than other types, i am sure Dan can explain in more detail, now some do like peppering on their discus so it might not be an issue, also if you guys are buying adults, it also might not be an issue65 gallon - ADA 120p - planted
55 gallon - AGA standard - mix cichlid
30 gallon tall - eclipse acrylic - semi-planted
live and let live
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i would also do other fish first and discus last, from my pov you can see how the entire system is doing/maturing with other fish and when you know things are going well/stable for sure you can add discus, to me it would be easier to lose a few cardinals or a ram or two because of instability in the system at the beginning (before full/stable cycling occurs) than lose a discus, so i would definitely have other fish for a couple of weeks before adding discus, i even did that for angels (which are far less sensitive and cheaper), rams are a very good indication because they are somewhat sensitive, rummynoses are another great fish to evaluate water condition, but i realize you guys don't have rummynose in the plan
forgot to mention the other big reason - this way you also don't have to add any fish that might have diseases after you add discus, you can take care of that before discus comesLast edited by finfan; 02-03-2009, 09:47 AM.65 gallon - ADA 120p - planted
55 gallon - AGA standard - mix cichlid
30 gallon tall - eclipse acrylic - semi-planted
live and let live
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Along with all those reasons there's the issue that Dan brought up that the discus would consider the others food if we added them last.
We love rummy nose and would have those two if the tank were bigger.Karen
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There is no documented evidence of discus eating small fish.
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