Apistos and Discus

[gerald]

Are they a good mix? Thinking of putting a few discus in my 3ft tank together with my apistos.

[Simon]

yes, they do quite alrite together but discus need more than 3ft of space (especially if yr apisto r breeding, yr apisto wouldnt hestiate to defend their young from bigger fish like discus)... I used to have a few wild discus with apisto and dun face any probs... now I got only 2 Tefe green left.. one thing I mus advise u, is that discus r quite jumpy, so avoid place them at high traffic areas in yr house

[vinz]

Simon, I'm sure you've seen the discus in Teo's planted tank right? That one's real aggressive. *Phew*

[Simon]

hahahaaaa... that one super aggressive.. my wild discus r more tame.. except for feeding time.. they still get irriated by my big SAE and readily chase him away during feeding time.. but all in all, they r gentle fishes, jus too much maintenance for me to handle.. me waiting to going back to Altums

[vinz]

Simon, what's holding you back?

Hmmm... would altums and apistos get along in the same tank?

I suppose altums and discus togethar won't real work?

[gerald]

How many discus can i put in a 3ft tank if I intend to keep only discus and apistos? No problem about my apistos being aggressive during breeding because this tank won't be used for breeding. I'm now using 2 ft and 1ft tanks for breeding. this is more for display.

[Simon]

vincent, becoz I still have 2 tefe green.. altums r coward, and most of the time, is the cause of scaring my discus.. so me jus waiting for my discus to go haven b4 I add in altums

gerald, standard rule for discus is 1 per 10gal, I previously had my apisto in my 6ft for display but ends up breeding them with altums and discus. my agassizii tefe is brave to defend their fry against these 2 bigger cichlids and always peck on them to get them a reminder

[kunner]

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On 6/11/2002 2:43:34 PM

How many discus can i put in a 3ft tank if I intend to keep only discus and apistos? No problem about my apistos being aggressive during breeding because this tank won't be used for breeding. I'm now using 2 ft and 1ft tanks for breeding. this is more for display.
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If u are putting middle size fish (4~5 inche) The max u can put is 6.

[sherchoo]

3ft tank max is around 6 put that's means Discus only. With Apistos and other inhabitants like algae agents,I would suggest 4 Discus. How are you planning to filtrate your tank?

[gerald]

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On 6/11/2002 10:44:07 PM

3ft tank max is around 6 put that's means Discus only. With Apistos and other inhabitants like algae agents,I would suggest 4 Discus. How are you planning to filtrate your tank?
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My current tank is running on a Eheim Ecco 2233 with a rainbar. It shud be able to do the filtration job quite well. Think I'll start off with 3. Will go down to LCK this weekend to get them.