Originally Posted by
Iminit
A lot for you to look into. I too think your overstocking. I also think your making a mistake going into discus with a planted tank. I’ve done it both ways now and had good results both ways. But in the end the ones that went through a bare bottom start came out a full size bigger. When new they will need clean water daily. A minimum of 50% daily. Plants hold to much waste under them. So you will need to vacuum them daily. For a 115g I’d say 10-12 discus. You may want to start 6 at a time and in a smaller bare bottom tank for at least a month.