How many discus could be kept in a 250L planted tank?

I would be getting themat around 2cm and growing them on to about 6-8cm(?) in a BB tank first.

Tankmates would be Cardinal tetras pencilfish and a few corys

Just throwing around ideas here.

I'd go with 6

I have 6 Discus in my 215 Ltr Tank

I have them in with Keyholes, Cardinals, Rummynoses and a couple of Whiptails, ohh nearly forgot my Loaches :roll:

3 x Water Changes a Week, of around 80%, on a Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday

They all seem Happy and Healthy :bounce:

you dont do wc's dixon!

:lol:

you dont do wc's dixon!

:lol:

I will! They new tanks about 27cm from a window :lol:

And we're in the process of making a attachment for the kitchen sink for warm w/c's :lol:

Seriously you have to do WCs!

Otherwise just keep your Ember Tetra's. lol

Seriously you have to do WCs!

Otherwise just keep your Ember Tetra's. lol

Nah the ember tetras are gonezors :lol:

1 discus and don't worry about the wc's

this sort

1 discus and don't worry about the wc's

this sort

Im sure i could fit uite a few more than 1 in th tank :lol:

If its your first time for discus I would recommend getting them at 5-6cm minimum and growing them on to full size. At 2cm you will be needing daily 90% plus water changes if you want to keep them alive, healthy and growing, or they will be stunted. A good rule of thumb is 1 discus per 50 litres of water.

agree with adodge on this one!

Angels it is then! :lol:

I dont have enough to pay $60+ for 5-6 6-7cm discus's :lol:

$60 is cheap for a discus, go on take the plunge

$60 is cheap for a discus, go on take the plunge

Not cheap enough for me at the moment though :lol:

If your not so good with the Water Changes, I would stick with the Angels.

But if you do decide to go with Discus I would definitely go with the Bigger ones.

lol after raising 5 discus from 3cm I don't think I will EVER do that again!

so time consuming, would rather pay $50-$100 per larger discus