im going to buy a 100 gallon aquarium and i wnant to know how many discus can fit in it.i want the answers step by step not foolish about study the fish first before buying it! so shhut up if thats what you onlygonna say starting from gravel, plants, heaters, filters and also help me about the test because all of the tanks in the philippines is not used by test kits we are goinG to move into another country next year summer vacation so i wanna know how to set it up nitrites , ammonia what soever who ever got me the most understandable step by step answer will get 10 points i also dont want and answers that shows link what soever
In tanks with substrate (not bare-bottomed) the rule of thumb most people use is 10 gallons per discus, so you could have 10 in a 100 gallon.
Stocking with discus can vary widely depending on the type of tank, setup, and filtration, but that's the short and sweet answer using the most common guideline. Good luck; that'll be one gorgeous tank.:)
They grow to about 8 inches, so you can get up to 10 or 11.
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so 100 gallons, about 8 inches 80g would be 10 but you should get i read 6 or more, because they like groups, and will swim around and be happier in groups.
http://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/chri ... gave some info on them, and habitat that you would like to know
how do u plan on moving ur 100G? taking the fish out of the tank even to move 5 feet to another could kill them let alone another country.
hope this helped out, goodluck
Making the assumption this with be a community tank and not a breeding tank, with a 100g, I wouldn't go over 6 or 7. You can theoretically fit 10 or 11 in there, but you 'll need to do a ton of water changes. I currently do 50% a week on a 75 (closest sized tank to yours) with 5 discus and it's the bare minimum in water quality. It's a lot of maintenance for such a small tank . 6 or 7 in a 100 and you could probably get away with 50% ever other week, just guessing though.
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Gravel, a good plant substrate like eco complete or freshwater safe sand. The sand is the best option and most natural for the discus. Caribsea makes some great freshwater sand in several colors. Very natural and good quality product.
Heater, just something reliable. But make sure you have 2 heaters for redundancy. I like the hydor inline heaters on the return of a canister filter. Otherwise good fully-submersable heater are the way to go. Also the hydor cable heater that goes under the substrate is really nice but a bit pricey.
Filter: I would go with 2 filters on that tank for redundancy. My first choice would be a high quality wet/dry with an overflow and then an Eheim 2015 or 2017. Otherwise a pair of eheim canisters would be my choice if you don ' t want to go the overflow route. The Pro 2 canisters are awesome, but 2 - 2019's would be good as well.
Plants: Swords, sagitaria, anubias, java ferns, tiger lotus. Whatever you like as long as it can stand up to the warm water in a discus tank.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com As for parameters, get the tank setup and established before even considering adding discus. Should be fully cycled, zero ammonia, zero nitrite, and low nitrate (sub 20ppm). After cycled, I generally recommend waiting 4 - 6 months, yes months, after you are comfortably keeping tetras and other companion fish in the tank before adding the discus. Comfortable meaning you are not losing any fish at all, unless it's due to one jumping out or some non-environmental reason. Then buy all the discus you want in the tank at the same time, and get adults. If you can't afford adults, save money until you can. Juveniles require a ridiculous amount of water changes for them not to get stunted. I recommend no less than 50% water change per day and 5 - 8 feedings per day with juveniles. I think most serious breeders change the full tank volume several times per day. There's no way to keep up with juvenile discus requirements in a community tank. I've seen people get away with less, and I've seen hundreds of stunted discus. I've seen entire batches of discus stunted on people attempting even 3 changes per week.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com Also, if you're going to move for the entire summer, just wait until you get back. Unless you have an expert taking care of them or have an awesome automated water changing system, there's no point risking losing expensive fish while on vacation.
Hold your hands up to the tank, spread your fingers out and put your thumbs together. A full grown discus is just under 3/4 of that size, you could probably fit 6-7 discus in the tank. Discus are sensitive to Nitrites, Nitrates, and Ammonia, one of the best ways to deal with that is by planting the tank with tall reedlike plants such as vallisneria which is similar to their natural habitat. Make sure to cycle the tank well, and allow it to mature , I would decide on a shoal of dither fish before adding the discus, and get a shoal together to relax the discus and to mature the tank. Discus like warmer temps, so you will need a heater, here is some more info on discus, I know you said no links, don't read it if you don't want to, but it's very helpful.
