Can other fish effect the discus?

[Noah]

what type of fish can i put with my discus?

Can other fish effect the discus?

[GulfCoastDiscus]

Hi Noah,
I think anything you bring into the tank can affect your fish. There's always that potential of bringing umwanted diesease or pest.

When it comes to introducing other fish, I think it should the non-aggressive type where your discus is always the boss in the tank.

[Evan]

I like cardinal tetras, after QT of course.

They are colourful and school so they add movement to the tank. Rummynose are also nice.

[RyanH]

Blue Rams are also nice.

[Howie_W]

what type of fish can i put with my discus?

Can other fish effect the discus?


Dan is right. It's always a good reminder to be prepared to quarantine any new fish before placing them into your existing set-up.

There are many types of fish that fit in nicely with Discus, provided their requirements are met. I'm a big fan of loaches, and also cardinal tetras.


Howie

[Cosmo]

IMO, Discus make the best tankmates for Discus :D

Jim

[jimmyhat]

I have 6 plecos (a Zebra, a golden, a black with yellow spots, 2 leopards, and a common) and 5 dwarf aqfrican frogs. With 2 discus.. Its pretty funny watching them all get comfy in the tank...

Im setting up a discus only tank.. And then getting more zebras to breed... Then another tank and on and on :confused: