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bruinsbro1997
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Not necessarily hard, it's just that
a) you need to have a big tank for them, 55-60 gallon minimum,
b) you need to keep them in a shoal of five to six,
c) you have to be very careful with tankmates as they are sensitive and peaceful fish,
d) you need some high temperature, I'd say around 82-84 degrees F, and
e) you have to be extremely important on water quality, as in stable pH (not too alkaline like 8.5), no ammonia, no nitrites, and don't let the nitrates go over 20 ppm.
That's all there is to them I'd think.
a) you need to have a big tank for them, 55-60 gallon minimum,
b) you need to keep them in a shoal of five to six,
c) you have to be very careful with tankmates as they are sensitive and peaceful fish,
d) you need some high temperature, I'd say around 82-84 degrees F, and
e) you have to be extremely important on water quality, as in stable pH (not too alkaline like 8.5), no ammonia, no nitrites, and don't let the nitrates go over 20 ppm.
That's all there is to them I'd think.
Bubble_B0y
Aquarium Advice Addict
^^
f) a LARGE wallet (hehehehe)
f) a LARGE wallet (hehehehe)
Bubble_B0y
Aquarium Advice Addict
yes they can -
They are very similar in a lot of ways. Both centerpiece fish. Both tall fish. Both occupy the same region of the tank. Similar personalities.
But I would personally pick one or the other, not both.
herp_mommy
Aquarium Advice Addict
I have to say no on this one. Discus should be the main species in the tank.
