Originally Posted by
mleibowi
First- I’m happy to see Al active again on the forum. It’s reenergized my interest in coming to SD and seeing Al’s responses. For those who have not seen Al’s video going over discus care on YouTube it’s a must watch and definitely something I watched again and again before and after I first got into discus keeping.
So back to the question- I have a 120 gal old old oceanic with 2 big corner overflows. My sump is 29 gal. Before I knew better, I went with a local guy, and just 1 of the dozen I got wasn’t stunted. I kept that one, but my kids are attached to the others. Right now I have 9 discus in my tank- 3 in the 7-9 inch range, 2 in the 6 inch range. 2 in the in the 5+inch range and 2 in the 3-5 inch range stunted ones I have left. I’m happy to part with one in the 5 inch range but the little 3 inches is a runt with big eyes, but I just like him. If I were to rehome the 5” guy, could my tank even accommodate a big say 6-7” inch discus? It’s 4 x 2 x 2 with a shoal of cardinals (10), 3 sterbai cories, and 4 BN plecos. There are some discus for sale that really catch my eye but I think I could just accommodate one more large discus. I never paid more than 180ish for a discus, but this adult is ~280+ shipping. Ugh- it’s a lot of money and I don’t want to overcrowd my tank. Thoughts?