megglesmaniac
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Thanks in advance for your help!!! New AA user here!
I just set up my aquarium, it's been running for a week. I attached a pic of what it looked like before water/any fish were added. It's a 60 gallon freshwater tank and I plan to add live plants and discus fish (will be first time discus owner, but a lifetime aquarium enthusiast). I added the bacteria solution and 7 molly fish to speed up bacteria growth as it goes through its first cycle, with the knowledge that the mollies may die (the aquarium stores have told me this, but I figured better a $1.50 fish than a $70 discus!).
My question is, how long do I let the tank sit with 7 mollies swimming around it before I can add my planned discus?
Also, what tankmates can go with discus? I'm trying to decide whether I want an exclusively discus aquarium or if I want to add some other dudes in, like tetras.
I just set up my aquarium, it's been running for a week. I attached a pic of what it looked like before water/any fish were added. It's a 60 gallon freshwater tank and I plan to add live plants and discus fish (will be first time discus owner, but a lifetime aquarium enthusiast). I added the bacteria solution and 7 molly fish to speed up bacteria growth as it goes through its first cycle, with the knowledge that the mollies may die (the aquarium stores have told me this, but I figured better a $1.50 fish than a $70 discus!).
My question is, how long do I let the tank sit with 7 mollies swimming around it before I can add my planned discus?
Also, what tankmates can go with discus? I'm trying to decide whether I want an exclusively discus aquarium or if I want to add some other dudes in, like tetras.