bigger is better but is fun o watch them grow, if it was me I'd get 5 smaller fish bout 5cm body length (ie without tail), i find it more rewarding, but bigger fish will be easier to keep.
the Bn wont be a problem, but your tetras will likely get eaten
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Thread: Getting back into discus
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Mon Nov 28, 2011, 02:38 AM #11Moderator
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Tue Nov 29, 2011, 12:38 PM #12Wrigglers
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I've never lost a tetra to a Discus myself, but I'm not saying it doesn't ever happen at all.
Make sure your filtration is spot on - overkill in this department would be just about right.
Good luck!
Greggy
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Tue Nov 29, 2011, 10:05 PM #13Just an Egg
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thanks
I don't have room for another canister but thinking of putting an internal power filter in?
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Tue Nov 29, 2011, 10:34 PM #14Blue Diamond Discus
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Black Widow tetras are quite large compared to your average neons or cardinals. I'd be surprised if they got bothered by your Discus.
For what my opinion's worth, I don't rate the internal filters. I think you'd be better served by a good quality hang-on filter if you don't want to upgrade your existing canister. They do a far better job than an internal and take up very little room.
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Tue Nov 29, 2011, 10:57 PM #15Just an Egg
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I may take a look at a HOB.
It isnt that I dont want to upgrade my canister, I just really dont have room for another one to sit while it seeds
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Wed Nov 30, 2011, 12:15 AM #16Medium Discus
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Where are you from aussieant?
Cheers Kath
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Wed Nov 30, 2011, 02:26 AM #17Blue Diamond Discus
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If you use as much of the media as possible out of the old filter by putting it in the new one your cycle period will be cut down dramatically - particularly if you don't add any more bioload.
Originally Posted by aussieant32
The bacteria from the old media will quickly spread to colonise the new media.
I recently did this using a small hob filter. I used nothing but some matrix from a mature canister in behind the foam of the hob = no fluctuations in the water, and all the livestock are happy as Larry
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Wed Nov 30, 2011, 09:02 AM #18Just an Egg
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picked up a HOB in the end, added matrix from my canister to help it along. It turns over 300L/H so I am now hitting 1250L?H which I am happy with.
Will still add some stability etc to help for a few days but should be good to get them on the weekend
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