are these compatible or did they just get lucky?

[bon243]

hey guys ive seen some thanks with discus and these fish in the same tank so im wondering if they just got lucky or you can really put them together. They are:
bala sharks
clown loaches
angelfish
dwarf cihlids
knifefish
killifish
elephantnose fish
african butterfly fish
thanks!

[ShinShin]

The only fish I would ever keep with discus from the list would be dwarf cichlids, but not every species.

Mat

[bon243]

man i was hoping theyd be compatible with the bala cause i really like those

[DiscusLoverJeff]

Have you ever noticed that some of the best discus tanks just have a school of discus and a school of tetras and thats it? There is something about that combination that makes a discus tank stand out.

[vera]

I keep elephantnose fish (only 1 ,it killed 3 others eleph) in my display Discus tank , it never disturbed my Discus

[Rod]

I keep elephantnose fish (only 1 ,it killed 3 others eleph) in my display Discus tank , it never disturbed my Discus

+1, i had an elephant nose for years with my discus, no problems. Some species of knifefish should be ok, angels with very large discus ok, pantadon should be fine, some dwarf cichlids species fine, killifish maybe but never tried it, clown loach and bala shark never in a discus tank.

[bon243]

k thanks

[bon243]

ok guys some questions
what types of dwarf chiclids would you reccomend?
where do you get elephant noses and kinifefish? i know i listed them but i dont actually know where to get them? ;)
waht do you mean by a pantadon? pretty sure i didnt list that...

[bon243]

oh nad are guppies compatible?

[Rod]

waht do you mean by a pantadon? .

Sorry, force of habit. Thats what butterfly fish are called in the trade. Very cool fish, i kept a group for many years.

[ShinShin]

Although not indigenous to discus habitat, the blue and gold rams are ideal tankmates for discus. I discourage keeping fish from different water parameters with discus, which would include elephant nose, African species from muddy, alkaline waters with poor eyesight, which usually means the fish can be aggressive. It is the same with knifefish (most) species.

As for other species of dwarf cichlids, research species that live in rivers that discus live in in the wild.

Mat

[jimg]

I have a planted community with fish that are going on 6 -7 years. discus, rummy nose tetra, bn pleco.harlequin rasboras,blue rams,sae's,farawellas(spelling).Have had hatchets but they like to fly!

[khaled]

what about apple snails guys, can I keep them with discus in a planted tank ?

[Herbicidal]

I have Clown loaches with my Discus and they couldn't care less. Both parties completely ignore the other. I also had 3 Yoyo loaches, but one was a TOTAL pig and I finally returned him to the LFS. He was a real bother at feeding time and would out compete the Discus for food. The other two don't care about the Discus either and are not pigs at feeding time so for now, they will stay. They all have plenty of room to roam in my 155g. I think it may boil down to the personalities of the fish. I also have 18 Rummy Nose Tetra's, 4 German Blue Rams, 3 Clown pleco's and a Red Tail Shark. The Red Tail will chase the Rummy Nose from time to time but shows no interest in the Discus. Just my observation with my aquarium.

[jimg]

what about apple snails guys, can I keep them with discus in a planted tank ?

I don't care to have any snails in an aquarium,but I did have nerite snails for awhile. Snails may be host to parasites ime maybe just tales but no chances here

[bon243]

thnaks everyone! :) but what about the guppies?

[round flat fish]

I have a 110H planted tank that i have kept discus with angels, rummynose tetras, dwarf cichlids, gold gouramis, rainbow shark, and many other types of small tetras. Never had any issues with any of them.

[bon243]

last list some of these im pretty sure arent compatible but im listing them anyways
slower moving danios, rasboras, barbs
pencilfish
hatchetfish (saw the in breeders tnak, but just wanna make sure)
silver dollars
glass catfish
upsidedown catfish
chocolate catfsih
rainbowfish
killifish
swordtails plus other live bearers like molloes
gourami
also
what tyeps of tetras, corydoas, plectomus, and cichlids would you reccomend?

[Herbicidal]

Of those fish, I have with my Discus: Upsidedown cats (2) hardly see them as they usually hang out upside down under the driftwood :p, Rummy Nose tetra's (18) and Clown plecos (3) because they stay small, 3 inches max and are EXCELLENT algae cleaners! I personally wouldn't add any other Cichlids to the mix. Did you know Discus are part of the Cichlidae family?

[bon243]

yeah

[CrazyAngels]

thnaks everyone! :) but what about the guppies?

no guppies, it's like putting a fishing lure in the tank.

[bon243]

ok guys, so anythign elses on my new list that would work/ not work?

[bon243]

bump

[bon243]

wait guys could i put killifish in with them or not?