she lives happily with an albino cory, 3-4 swords, 3-4 guppies, 3 kribensis, 3 bolivian butterfly rams, 2 khuli loaches, a school of neons and a school of glass cats. I think they suggest the discus because they are also slow feeders- if you're putting other fish in, just be aware that the elephant noses need more time to eat- I feed tubifex or whatever to the other fish first, then feed the bloodworms, which ele will eat from my hand and/or in a certain part of the tank, just before turning out the light for the night.