discus in a 180 gallon community tank

dht · 02-03-2012, 06:39 PM

hello everyone,i am getting a 180 gallon aquarium shortly and was wondering if i could put two discus in a community tank.i have heard of getting five discus and nothing else ,but i love all types of fish,and dont want just 5 big fish of the same type.thanks for your comments in advance hope you all can help me.

LegitFish · 02-03-2012, 11:53 PM

Keep in mind that anything they can get in their mouth, they will eat. Like angelfish, they may eat smaller community fish.

jbrown5217 · 02-04-2012, 03:07 AM

Discus are also very intolerant of changing/poor water conditions. They are a very sensitive fish. They are also a schooling fish and they need need to be in a school of 5+. They will get stressed if you put just two by themselves. With a 180 gallon tank you can get a school of 5 and then other types of fish. 180 gallons gives you a lot to work with. And they will probably try to eat anything that they can get in their mouth.

SuperEDRocks · 02-04-2012, 06:05 AM

You would fit many fish in there, the rule is 1 in is 1 gallon of water. If you like finding the info of fish, go to (Live Aquaria) Aquarium Fish: Tropical Freshwater Fish and Saltwater Fish for Home Aquariums and browse the fish. Even order them! I was just wanting to tell you that. I hope I helped!

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SuperEDRocks YAY!!! Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 15 Name: Eli Location: Lancaster, OH My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 4 Times Said "Thanks" 6 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: discus in a 180 gallon community tank You would fit many fish in there, the rule is 1 in is 1 gallon of water. If you like finding the info of fish, go to (Live Aquaria) Aquarium Fish: Tropical Freshwater Fish and Saltwater Fish for Home Aquariums and browse the fish. Even order them! I was just wanting to tell you that. I hope I helped!

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