paytertot
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DanS180 said:Yeah I have about 6-7 plants in there now I have so many ideas right now, can't wait til I can actually make them real
Woo hoo! What about tank mates?
DanS180 said:Yeah I have about 6-7 plants in there now I have so many ideas right now, can't wait til I can actually make them real
paytertot said:Woo hoo! What about tank mates?
DanS180 said:I was gonna go with 2 Bolivian rams, a big school of tetras(not sure which ones yet, maybe 2 different schools) possibly a stingray(seen they go great with discus) and that's all I have for now.. I guess it depends on how many Discus I want really
paytertot said:Stingray?? Never heard of that in a tank. As far as tetras go, I just ordered 2 kinds that you might like too: Congo tetras and red phantom tetras
DanS180 said:Oh man stingrays are awesome in a tank, I used to have one but he died (RIP) apparently stingrays are part of the Discus family. Never knew that but that's pretty cool, and ill look into the tetras, sound cool tho
DanS180 said:I just Googled them! I like the colors!! Ill take then into consideration... how many schools do u think I could do in a 180? Lol lets say 6 discus, 1 stingray, 2 rams and.....?? Lol
DanS180 said:Wow they're beautiful! ill have to check that out. Yeah it recommends getting the bigger ones for first time Discus keepers, do you have any info on the questions I asked above??
Jesselav1233 said:I'm new to discus so I can't offer to much I will say the smaller discus seem to acclimate much easier to different tanks then the larger ones but I HIGHLY recommend checking out hidden reef and definitely go with DISCUS i love mine their personalities are awesome once they get used to u they pretty much eat out of ur hands
jetajockey said:Stingrays are part of the discus family?
paytertot said:Yeah and its best to introduce more than one at a time. Buying as juveniles is what you want because its cheaper and they'll learn to get along from the start
DanS180 said:Really?? I've heard to try n stay clear of juveniles?? Harder to keep alive and whatnot, more prone to disease n whatnot
paytertot said:Really? I bought all of mine when they were like maybe 3 inches max. No problems.
that's what I said lol, owner of my LFS said they are though, he know his stuff so i believe him lol
jetajockey said:Eh. Nah. Freshwater stingrays are in the Potamotrygonidae family and discus are cichlids.
jetajockey said:Eh. Nah. Freshwater stingrays are in the Potamotrygonidae family and discus are cichlids. Not closely related at all.
I got several small juveniles in a group and had several casualties over the year or so they were growing out, so I usually recommend to get them as big as possible. Once they hit about 4" or so they were good to go.
jetajockey said:Yes I've heard of discus/stingray tanks, the question is if you can house a freshwater stingray properly in that particular tank, though. They really need a large footprint and room to move, so it really limits your decor options.