janky
Aquarium Advice Freak
I'm not sure what I wanna do. My girlfriend and I have been wanting discus ever since we got the 55 gal, but it's seeming more and more impractical.
My second choice would be 2-3 large angelfish, and a couple gouramis/rams.
Here's what we've got;
55 gal, gravel substrate, light planting (anubias and crypto), a school of 10 x-ray tetra, 1 butterfly pleco, a couple clear shrimp, driftwood, and a rock cave center.
Here's where I'm stuck;
Discus:
Beautiful fish, wanted for a long time, very colorful
Experienced keepers recommend BARE bottom, meaning uproot all my gravel/plants.
Also recommend no plecos unless BN. I have a butterfly pleco and was on the verge of ordering a gold nugget. I LOVE the plecos and do not want to get rid of them.
Expensive fish, don't want to spend $250 for a school of 5 to "try it out" and see. (I'm a broke student lol)
Angel/Gourami/Ram:
Also beautiful, less colorful, still like these just not as much as discus
Easy to keep, no rearranging of current setup
Can keep plecos!
Not as expensive
Also not the fish we've been wanting all this time, just a backup choice.
I guess i'm being scared off from the discus. Not by their picky water parameters, but by their cost, the fact that I'd have to uproot my whole tank and clear it out, and the fact that I can't have plecos with them (unless BN).
What would you do? Recommendations?
Here's a crappy picture I took of our tank (sorry, I have an old phone lol)
My second choice would be 2-3 large angelfish, and a couple gouramis/rams.
Here's what we've got;
55 gal, gravel substrate, light planting (anubias and crypto), a school of 10 x-ray tetra, 1 butterfly pleco, a couple clear shrimp, driftwood, and a rock cave center.
Here's where I'm stuck;
Discus:
Beautiful fish, wanted for a long time, very colorful
Experienced keepers recommend BARE bottom, meaning uproot all my gravel/plants.
Also recommend no plecos unless BN. I have a butterfly pleco and was on the verge of ordering a gold nugget. I LOVE the plecos and do not want to get rid of them.
Expensive fish, don't want to spend $250 for a school of 5 to "try it out" and see. (I'm a broke student lol)
Angel/Gourami/Ram:
Also beautiful, less colorful, still like these just not as much as discus
Easy to keep, no rearranging of current setup
Can keep plecos!
Not as expensive
Also not the fish we've been wanting all this time, just a backup choice.
I guess i'm being scared off from the discus. Not by their picky water parameters, but by their cost, the fact that I'd have to uproot my whole tank and clear it out, and the fact that I can't have plecos with them (unless BN).
What would you do? Recommendations?
Here's a crappy picture I took of our tank (sorry, I have an old phone lol)