iisfaq Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 My baby Discus are hiding since I put in 10 Zebra Danios. The Zebra Danios were put in last night and the Discus appeared to be handling it well. Tonight however the Discus are hiding in the plants and are not coming out. Should I get rid of the Zebra Danios? they are quite fast moving and zipping around the tank. The baby angles do not mind the Zebra Danios and neither do the neons. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Hi , Baby discus do not grow very well in a planted tank. They need a lot of food and waterchange. It is impossible to keep ideal water condition in a planted tank.If you are happy with the size of 12 mths old discus being around 3 1/2 inches then its ok. But if you want 6 inches discus then I suggest you grow them up in a bare bottom tank and put them in your planted tank when they are adults. Key to big healthy discus is plenty of food and waterchange when they are young. I personally won't put discus with angels. Good tankmate would be cardinals, rummynose, rams, hatchet , cory Always quarantine new fish for at least 2 weeks. I quarantine mine for 6 weeks before mixing it with my existing fish. Hope that help. Cheers, Ronnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iisfaq Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Hi , Baby discus do not grow very well in a planted tank. They need a lot of food and waterchange. It is impossible to keep ideal water condition in a planted tank.If you are happy with the size of 12 mths old discus being around 3 1/2 inches then its ok. But if you want 6 inches discus then I suggest you grow them up in a bare bottom tank and put them in your planted tank when they are adults. Key to big healthy discus is plenty of food and waterchange when they are young. Thanks Ronnie I am happy to have smaller Discus as I really love the planted aquarium. I suppose the question really is should I get rid of the Zebra Danios or will the Discus come to accept them? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 LOL, funny thing is; my cardinals started hiding in the plants when the young discus arrived. Ronnie is right, of course, but I recommend dwarf cichlids and other slow moving, peaceful fish for discus tank mates. Danios are just too zippy and they'd soon be in another tank - much like my guppies and other excitable fishies have gone. What to do in your situation - give the young discs a few days to adjust and use a eye dropper to squirt some blood or white woms into the plants where they're hiding. I'm not sure how you feed yours, but this usually gets my discus out and about after a few days no matter what changes have taken place. If they're just too scared of the danios.... well, it's a choice between the discus and danios then, isn't it? I always choose the discus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Yeah everyone's right. The discus will also not get their share of food as the danios will bombard it first as they are more confident. Discus do best in groups of 5 or more and in a tank of just discus. Slower moving fish are the next best thing such as glowlights, cardinals, and black neon tetras and they like warmer water too. See how your discus go over the next few days and if they're still too scared I'd choose to keep the discus too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iisfaq Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Yeah everyone's right. The discus will also not get their share of food as the danios will bombard it first as they are more confident. Discus do best in groups of 5 or more and in a tank of just discus. Slower moving fish are the next best thing such as glowlights, cardinals, and black neon tetras and they like warmer water too. See how your discus go over the next few days and if they're still too scared I'd choose to keep the discus too. Two of the discus are now coming out quite often, I have seen one other but the 4th I can not find - either he hides real well or he is dead! I hope he is hiding and will come out liek the other two. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Looking at the date of the first post it's been almost 10 days and if your discus are still hiding I would get rid of the danios. Lost an adult Blue Turq tonight after a long battle with illness and an unsuccesful recovery. Gonna miss him, but I hope he's enjoying the big fishbowl in the sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iisfaq Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Looking at the date of the first post it's been almost 10 days and if your discus are still hiding I would get rid of the danios. I have decided to give these away. http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/here-vp109113.html#109113 Sorry to hear about your loss..... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 No other tanks to put them in? Good choice as far as the welfare of the discus but sad to see you part with fish that you enjoy due to it. The wife wasn't too impressed when I decided it was time to set up a 3 foot tank in the bedroom the last time I did the same (removed quick fish for the betterment of the blue turq that just passed). Thanks for the condolences, it's been a long fight (and expensive one) but at this point I'm just glad that it's over. I'll be calling on a Marine Biology student friend of mine to do a proper necropsy/dissection to figure out the underlying cause of the trouble, because he was parasite/infection-free and still didn't make it... But enough about my loss. I hope your 4 discii become social as soon as they get over the netting of the danios (not always an easy task). You can probably check behind the plants while you're in there to try and find the 4th that went missing. You must have a well planted tank to "lose" a fish in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iisfaq Posted November 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 I hope your 4 discii become social as soon as they get over the netting of the danios (not always an easy task). You can probably check behind the plants while you're in there to try and find the 4th that went missing. You must have a well planted tank to "lose" a fish in there! I can not find any of the hiding discus - I think they are dead and eaten -so I am down to 2 discus. I had a good search with a small mirror and I can not find them at all. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 So how are the two remaining discus doing? Rather sad to lose two discus due to this, but you can often lose small discus quickly anyways. Mind you, I'm currently nursing two discus that are in shock after a bad move so it doesn't just end when they get larger.... just easier. Usually a learning process for the owner as well. Are these your first discus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iisfaq Posted November 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 So how are the two remaining discus doing? Rather sad to lose two discus due to this, but you can often lose small discus quickly anyways. Mind you, I'm currently nursing two discus that are in shock after a bad move so it doesn't just end when they get larger.... just easier. Usually a learning process for the owner as well. Are these your first discus? Yes these are my first discus. The other two seem fine and are out and about all the time. The others hide away - I know the other fish will eat them but wouldn't there but something left to prove that they were eaten? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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