75 Gallon Tank - How Many Discus?

[CammieTime]

I am setting up a 75 gallon BB discus tank. How many juvies can I put in there to grow out? How many adults will it comfortably hold?

Also, what filters should I use? What size? What brand?

Thanks!

[Hattawi]

If you use the general rule, 10G for every adult discus, so for 75, you can keep 7 adult discus. If you will grow out juvies to be adults then stick to 8, unless you want to move them later on. But from what I read here, 75G might be a bit big for juvies to grow out (55G is a better one).

[Triadtropz]

I have 11 discus in a 75 for growout, when they get a lil bigger im going to move 5 of them into a 55..

[Eddie]

I'd growout 12 in a 75. Use 2 Hydro V sponge filters. Feed like crazy and do 100% WCs from tap everyday. ;)


Eddie

[GrillMaster]

I would do 10 pretty comfortably feedin em like crazy with 50% WC each day. In a few months you can cull 1 or 2 if you need to. If you dont need to thats all the better. As long as yer doin WC's each day they will do just fine.

[ShinShin]

If you are faithful to 40% daily water changes, you can keep 10 adults in a 75. If you can't commit to that, I'd say 7.

Mat

[Eddie]

Hey Matt, how about 100%? I'd keep 12 while doing 100 everyday. Sure some will grow slower than others but isn't that true with 7. As they got larger I'd move them and probably only have 8 or 9 in the end.

Eddie

[Ed13]

Me in 75g, no less than 6 and no more than 8. Daily WC no less than 25%.

[ShinShin]

Eddie,

If you are just growing them out, I don't see a problem. I said 10, meaning adults. I've kept 20-22 adults for periods in a 100 gal Long laying the discus on their sides at water change time every day.

Mat

[Eddie]

Definitely, thats the ticket! If my fish aren't laying on their sides, I ain't changing enough water! ;)


Eddie