Bigus Discus
02-21-2008, 02:36 AM
Hi all,
First time post but long time lurker. This site is a wealth of information and has helped me tremendously. Thank you!
I have 5 discus from April/Hans that I've had for the past 9 months in a 55g BB and are about 4.5"- 5+" in size (TL). They've had nearly daily 60% water changes(learned that from this site) and are very healthy.
I plan to move them to a 135g partially planted/partially bare bottom tank when I get the stand built.
My question is is there a rule of thumb or best practice regarding how big or how old discus should be before moving to a community tank( 2 large clown loaches, 6 blue rams, 2 SAEs and 1 one year old discus)?
My concern is going from a 55g bare bottom daily 60% water change to a 135g 50% weekly water change.
Some pics attached of 2 Blue Diamonds, 2 Red Turqs and one snakeskin that I want to move.
Thanks again for a great site,
Pete
First time post but long time lurker. This site is a wealth of information and has helped me tremendously. Thank you!
I have 5 discus from April/Hans that I've had for the past 9 months in a 55g BB and are about 4.5"- 5+" in size (TL). They've had nearly daily 60% water changes(learned that from this site) and are very healthy.
I plan to move them to a 135g partially planted/partially bare bottom tank when I get the stand built.
My question is is there a rule of thumb or best practice regarding how big or how old discus should be before moving to a community tank( 2 large clown loaches, 6 blue rams, 2 SAEs and 1 one year old discus)?
My concern is going from a 55g bare bottom daily 60% water change to a 135g 50% weekly water change.
Some pics attached of 2 Blue Diamonds, 2 Red Turqs and one snakeskin that I want to move.
Thanks again for a great site,
Pete