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bennie2225
Thu Jul 28, 2011, 09:31 AM
Hi,

I have recently invseted in a tropical tank for my office.

I currently have Dr Fish, Neon Tetra and Red Skirt Tetra.

My friend has to leopard striped discus that he can no longer look after, would they mix well with my current fish?
swampy1972
Thu Jul 28, 2011, 12:14 PM
Not sure what a "Dr Fish" is, but the tetras would be fine. Larger Discus sometimes eat neons though.

More of a concern is that Discus don't tend to do well as a single fish. They're a schooling fish so prefer to be in a group.
BigDaddyAdo
Fri Jul 29, 2011, 02:01 AM
Can you give additional details regarding the tank, filtration, water parameters, etc.

I find that neons don't do well at discus temps.
ILLUSN
Fri Jul 29, 2011, 02:37 AM
Should be ok, "Dr Fish" might be a bit nibbly and discus will likely eat the neons.
BigDaddyAdo
Fri Jul 29, 2011, 10:21 AM
Not sure what a "Dr Fish" is, but the tetras would be fine. Larger Discus sometimes eat neons though.

More of a concern is that Discus don't tend to do well as a single fish. They're a schooling fish so prefer to be in a group.

Aren't they the fish that are used to eat the dead skin off your body?