Pingco`s Discus PREVIEW - Aug 2025 Forrest shipment (Price list included) Posts Latest Activity Photos Page of 3 Filter In over 20 years of keeping discus, I've never had a water related issue until now, and it doesn't seem to be going away. Although there isn't any more sludge or debris that I can see in the water, over the weekend I lost another 30 juvies after doing a 60% water change with a combination of 80% aged... Re: American Flag Fish and Discus You may be interested in Herotilapia multispinosa.

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They are proficient algae eaters and are a peaceful fish suited for most community aquariums. I once had five of them in a 55 gal with livebearers without issues.Algae is a considerable portion of their diet and they would come closer to tolerating temps. up to 84 degrees. They are an interesting fish and one ...

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Discus, particularly Stendkers, are typically crowded into grow out tanks, but get daily water changes - if not more often. Large tanks are spectacular for fully grown species, but are more difficult to handle large water changes for growing out discus. Pingco's Discus (Ping) - Boston Ma Importer and Seller of Forrest's discus Topics Latest Activity My Subscriptions Photos Page of 3 Filter Example 3-4 3" Discus in a 55 gal tank is Ok, but there is a greater chance of aggression. I generally don't grow out Discus to adults in a 55 gal tank.. too small.

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I use that tank size to put some size on smaller discus and move them. I would start with 12 and raise them up a bit and transfer to a 75 gal tank and weed out weaklings. African Cichlids and Discus do not mix two different temp requirements. African rock scraping cichlids will descale a discus in a heartbeat. Never underestimate a Julidochromis species can be very rough as they dart out to attack. I also used to bred many Africans to sell to Chicago wholesaler's there are also many open water Africans cichlids.

Where in the tank do discus prefer to swim, and how do they interact ...