View Full Version : Dither Fish for Discus?????
RedneckDaveAb
06-17-2006, 05:43 PM
Do they need em?
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Dave :bandana:
AmberC
06-17-2006, 06:55 PM
Dave,
No they dont HAVE to have them but the purpose is to make the discus feel a little more comfortable. When the discus see all those little fish swimming around, they know there are no predators (at least this is what I read a long time ago) but there are plenty of people who keep just discus in the tank.
Myself... I keep them because I like to see good variety of fish in the tank. I want the eye drawn to the discus, but I want something else to look at too and it just seems more "natural" to me to see other fish swimming around with the discus :)
HTH
Amber
RedneckDaveAb
06-17-2006, 06:57 PM
Amber, what type of dither fish do you have for your discus?
Dave
lhforbes12
06-17-2006, 07:16 PM
Dave,
Cardinal Tetras, Rummynose Tetras, Rams are all good choices
AmberC
06-17-2006, 07:37 PM
Amber, what type of dither fish do you have for your discus?
Dave
Well... I dont have the discus anymore.. but the dithers I had were:
longfin serpae tetras
cardinal tetras
rummynose tetras
longfin danios
blue rams
and gold rams
HTH
Amber
architect1
06-17-2006, 10:27 PM
I have
yellow plecos
brisal nose
Cardinal tetra’s
siamese algae eaters
and thinking about fancy tail guppies.
Debbie
06-18-2006, 12:39 AM
I would stay away from the serapes, they are fin nippers.
wheeler
06-19-2006, 01:46 AM
it's only been a couple of weeks but i put a couple of killifish in my tanks and they seems to get along in there just fine. actually the discus and the rams seems to square off a lot more. the killi's seem to just ignore everyone else.
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