Good Mix ?

Discussion in 'Freshwater Aquariums' started by oceansurf, Jul 20, 2010.

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  1. oceansurf

    oceansurf Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Would siamese algae eaters, a betta fish & discus be a good mix ?
     
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  3. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    SAE may suck on the discus
     
  4. oceansurf

    oceansurf Purple Spiny Lobster

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    what about a small pleco ?
     
  5. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    depends on the type, but generally you would run in to the same problem.

    a school of otocinclus catfish may work
     
  6. oceansurf

    oceansurf Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I can't find my betta fish this morning. I don't know whether it is hiding or if the discus have killed it. I read ( after the fact ) that they are not compatible. I'll check in a few minutes when I turn on the lights & feed. The siamese algae eaters ( 2 ) & the discus (2 ) are getting along well so far. I got very tiny algae eaters.
     
  7. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Try a bushynose pleco. Depending on the betta the discus might nipped at the fins.
     
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  9. Pelado

    Pelado Montipora Digitata

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    Sorry, don't know much about freshwater tanks but I can agree with the posts of other members.
     
  10. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    I dont know a whole lot about freshwater, but I do know that discus are brakish (sp?) fish so the salt concentration is a little higher then normal fw tank. So one of the fish is not in the proper enviroment, either you have the discus in normal water or the betta/pleco in higher salinity then they are used to
     
  11. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    I think you may be thinking of another fish, or buffering the water. I'm pretty sure discus are pure freshwater since they come from the amazon.
     
  12. gazog

    gazog Kole Tang

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    Discus are not brackish, as sostoudt states they come from the amazon, Plecos also come from the Amazon and would be fine with discus, I have had tons of both in the same tank and never seen a single pleco bother the discus.

    Bettas can be a bit testy at times and I would be more concerned about them bothering the discus. I have seen them chase fish 3 or 4 times their size around a tank.