r/discus

Can I put 6 or 5 discus and some corydoras and rummy nose tetra in this 55 gallon tank?

I got my new big stud he's around 7.8 inches and we call him Bruce or plate because he's as big as one

Hey!

I have a 55g tank, lightly planted, cycled for roughly 3-4 weeks.

pH: 7.2

Nitrites: 0 ppm

Nitrates: 0 ppm

Ammonia: 0 ppm

Temp: 86⁰F

I have three juvenile discus, more are coming in the mail. They have only been in the tank for about a week.

Since yesterday, they have started to darken up.

I did a water change yesterday, so could that be the stressor?

Really really red

Been about 6 weeks with them in this setup. Plants are still new or adjusting to the higher water temperatures, trying to find a good balance between lighting/co2/water changes and algae. Fish seem pretty happy, they won’t eat pellets at all tho, only want to eat bloodworms.

Sand issue has practically resolved, just very very little left, hardly noticeable. I vaccumed the sand and went lights off for a few days with light feeding, I bought a light riser. And felt the shorter way was still too close to the tank so I did it the long way and Believe it or not, this is my light brightness at just 2% white, so im sure blasting the light at a higher percent was the culprit. Thank you to everyone who offered suggestions. imI do have Sterbai, Tetras and Threadfin Rainbow fish in Quarantine to add to the tank soon.

I can see 1 discus having black patches in tail area, they are new in my tank. Recently bought them a week ago.

My room was dark but a dim night bulb was on and I went to room and turn on the room light and saw this.

First solid pairing outta my bunch. There’s a couple more pairs possibly forming. We’ll see, I guess. This pair has been repeatedly laying in this corner of the aquarium over the last few months. None have made it to fry yet

First time posting here - please remove if not allowed.

I’ve been in the hobby for a while, but just got into Discus about six months ago. I purchased a group of 6 fish from a local breeder, and two of them have appeared to be paired up for the last couple months. I returned from a weekend trip on Monday, and to my surprise… eggs!

This is a heavily planted 75 gallon community tank with 6 discus, 2 blue rams, a couple random tetras, and several corydoras. I use RO water kept at about 84 with consistent good params.

I’m not sure which day they were laid, or which one is the mom vs dad, but from what I’ve read they could be viable.

I guess I’m just looking for input from someone with experience.

Do they look viable?

Should I do anything? or just accept that they likely won’t survive.

And just generally any advice or words of wisdom on what to expect?

Thanks for reading!

How do i control this? Idk where I went wrong 😭 im currently quarantining tetras and rainbowfish so i can’t get sterbai without restarting the full quarantine. I’ve added a 2nd filter for bottom flow, i added seachem phosguard and Api phos/silicate remover and vacuum the top layer constantly. My parameters are good so idk what’s going in 😭

So I noticed my normally bright blue discus has been getting increasingly darker so I’ve been keeping an eye on it… then tonight I finally spotted it - EGGS. I’m assuming the discus is stressed bc it’s been protecting this area… I don’t know I’ve never bred Discus - aren’t the eggs supposed to be orange? I don’t have high hopes that they’ll survive bc this is a 210 community tank. Any help would be appreciated…

This is a community tank (mostly discus). I was surprised to see eggs on the glass, this morning.