Help deciding what type of tank

tyler_medeiros · Member Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Posts: 329 Location: Canada

What would look better an assorted african Cichlid tank or a discuss tank. Its a 90 gallon corner tank. With dark backround dark substrate.

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

i think cichlids because they are eryactive and will all go off and do their own thing. while discus are more stationary, and although have some different colors, they all seem to be the same in a way.

sleeper · Member Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 90

Grnlemondae is obviouslt biased and wrong ;]

Discus are actually more varied in color types than cichlds and, being peaceful types, there are even certain other fish you can match them with. They also require fewer gallons of water per fish, so while many cichlids take up an inordinate amount of space, you could actually put about 8 or 9 discus in your tank.

Aqueous · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 2:02 pm Post subject:

I would say it just depends on what you like. They are a wide variety of colorful discus out there but there are also some cichlids that are just as beautiful.

IMO, I would go with cichlids. Discus are hard to keep healthy and need pretty much pristine water conditions to stay healthy.

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

Nameless · Senior Member Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 958

I like both, but I like discus more because I went to this place where I saw probaly one of the most amazing tanks ever and it had very amazing looking discus and so from then on I wanted discus, even though I do not think that I will buy them. Thanks what I think anyways. But you should choose what you can handle. Discus are water and food sensitive and cichlids can be very agressive so as I just said it is up to you.

Fish Addict · Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 3:10 am Post subject:

i am i cichlids lovers i have never had discus

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

Simple fix to your problem, split the tank half way, with a tank divider, 45gs on each side, make it both discuss and cichlid, both like brackish conditions so its perfect!

kc5gvn · Moderator Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 1147

hooterhead · Member Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 86

discus require more care. i love me cichlids!

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

As much as I would love to have a tank full of beautiful discus, they need a lot of specialized care and are very sensitive, difficult fish to keep so I personally wouldn't keep them.

-Chelle

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

Yea, i got mixed up on the ph lvl for discuss and cichlid, sry about the faulty advice, but yea i think chiclid, disscuss like mentioned req alot of care and quite a few are dyed Sad

3_second_memory · Member Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 351 Location: England

I do like African Cichlids, But discus Chichlids are more my thing because they swil with grace and are an excellent ornamental fish. Although they do need perticular attention toward their needs, it pays off.

If you have discus you can also have other community fish, such as guaramis, as they are from the amazon, or tetra's etc, anything with in reason that will surfice in an acidic PH and a GH of about 6.5.

Take Care