Discus tank mates

[Horwooddiscus]

Hi I’m new here but not in tropical fish keeping
I currently have a 200 gallon with 8 large discus.
I’m wanting tank mates for them
I was going to get German blue rams but was told they wouldn’t last long.

Has anyone had success in keeping discus and frontosas together
I have a group of small frontosas kept in same water condition and temperature

As frontosas are not agressive and are more shy this is why I’m asking.

Many thanks

[danotaylor]

Hey there, and welcome to SD! There's many ppl here that successfully keep rams with discus. Check out the discus tank mates section of the forum for more info.
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/forumd...tes-for-Discus
Cheers mate,
Danny

[captainandy]

Frontosas require hard, alkaline water. Discus require the opposite. And frontosas become aggressive sooner or later.

In life, you can either do things the correct way or try "to get away" with ignoring common practices. IMO

[Willie]

Rams, tetras, corydoras, apistogrammas and bristlenoses all work in my discus tanks.

[gunnerschh2]

I have frontosas & discus for over 20yrs but no way in the same tank. I would try oyhers.

[Iminit]

I’ve got rams,Cory’s,bn pleco,SAE bosemani rainbows and ottos in my tanks. All doing well. Oh and cherry shrimp .