hi.. i want to know can i keep discus fish in my aquarium with small stones? cause its hard to clean aquarium with small stones. i also want to know that i got 18 discus fish, some 20 tetra fish, 4 tiger loze,4 Asiatic fish in my aquarium together. so how many days interval i should siphon my aquarium? my aquarium is 60 inch long and 18 inch in height. please tell me its also ok to keep them together or not? thank you.
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You have a big aquarium. I suppose you setup with filters, plants and driftwood. It is lovely.
It is ok with the stones. Those fishes you keep other than discus fish are ok. They will not interfere the discus fish.
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I’ve got two growout tanks side by side… 12 2 inch discus in each… When I approach for feeding, one tank is eager and awaiting my arrival, the other tank hides… Both are bare tanks to facilitate cleanups on a daily basis with 5-6 feedings a day… Will all of the shy tank-mates continue to be shy?
We find that putting a overhead light on the aquarium helps. This way they can’t see outside their tanks. Vibrations, sudden noise or movements will also frighten the discus.
If they are always on constant alert, they will hide at the slightest disturbance. When they are calm, you can then slowly encourage them to explore by feeding from your hands.