caroldaisy3 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 .... I am upgrading to a 120 litre tank so will be getting some more fish. I have 6 golden barbs and 12 or so neons. Would two discus fish be okay with them or would there be some aggression between them? If so, would two angel fish be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 120L 2 discus would be fine. Except 2 discus can be dodgy if they don't get along easily. If 1 is more agressive then there is nowhere for it to vent its aggression except to the other discus which could end badly. More is always better. Discus and neons are fine together. Not sure about barbs. Could be a bit nippy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroldaisy3 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Thanks for that. If I got both discus from the same person/shop it would be evident perhaps that they got along do you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 The only real way you could be sure that they will get along is if they had been living (in the same sized tank as you have) together for their whole lives and got along, or buy 2 that have paired off. Buying 2 youngsters wont guarantee anything as the aggression issues will start when they mature. Discus and neons get along ok, but neons don't last very long at the higher temps that discus prefer, neons these days don't seem to last very long anyway but they do worse at higher temps, barbs are not known for being fans of high temps either. You are likely to have the same aggression issues between 2 angels as well unless they are a pair then they will be agro to everyone else.. Angels also get big enough to eat neons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 are cardinals a better option from the neons ? they look very similar but im not sure if they are hardier than neons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroldaisy3 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Thanks for all the info. I might have to rethink what to put with my neons and golden barbs. Any suggestions please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 you could always give me back the golden barbs when you get the discus and bunch more neons or cardinals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroldaisy3 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 true, I could do that. but will the barbs/cardinals stand the higher temperatures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Cardinals are fine in higher temps and neons are not. I have a shoal of 30+ and growing in my tank with Discus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroldaisy3 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 gee that is alot of cardinals...thanks for that information. How many discus do you have with them and are the discus aggressive to each other. See one of my replies above about aggressive discus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 looks like the golden barbs are really only good for 24 degrees - http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/barbs/goldbarb.php - so they may not last very long at the 30 odd degrees you need for discus - as mentioned by phoenix44 get a good sized shoal of cardinals and have the discus. Pheonix44 is there anything that CarolDaisy3 needs to know about discuss - shes newish to fish keeping i built a stand for her new 128L tank so she will be upgrading from a jebo 38L shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Discus will be less aggressive the more you have. And a pair will usually be fine together, but even if 2 have been living together fine in the shop, a change in tank can start aggression again which is what I found out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 I have 3 discus. 2 of them form a pair, and the males occasionally stand off. nothing I would be worried about. Unfortunately with this fish, the cheapest way is not an option. Your best bet would be to get a group and then thin out numbers based on individual personalities, and 120L generally confines you to having only 1 or 2 as they mature. Apart from that, they like good quality water and are much much hardier than most are willing to give them credit for. If you are newish to keeping fish, get larger fish and not small ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroldaisy3 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Guess it is a matter of trial and error...Have had a small tank for quite a while and learnt the hard way about tiger barbs and neons!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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