quick question about the # of young discus in a tank

[mikel]

I current have 5 disucs...all close to 2 inches, two blue turquoise and tthree red Turquoise. I am thinking of adding a Blue diamond or a cobolt blue variety to make it six. Is that too many fish in my 40 breeder tank with an emperor 400 filter and a big pot of amazon plant in the middle of the tank? I do about 40-50% water change everyday. The water readings are fine. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated. Thanks mike

[AADiscus]

It really depends on your wc routine. You would probably be fine until they reached 4"+ size. As long as you do at least a 50% wc a day you might be ok then at the larger size. Make sure you QT your new fish before adding to the 40 gal tank!

[Elite Aquaria]

40 breeders filled to the top hold about 48 gallons of water. 5 fish in a tank this size will be fine as long as you keep you water quality good like Angela mentioned. I have raised 10 in a 40 breeder up to 3.5 - 4.5 inch size. Then I split the group into two of 5 fish each with no problems.

Dan

[mikel]

Thanks for your advice. Now I am free to go and fulfill my wishes...a blue cobolt, a red mellon, a snake skin etc etc etc. Just kidding. mike:D

[Apistomaster]

The 40 gal are nice because they have more surface area than the common 55 and yet still have some height discus enjoy. Good starter tank.