Here’s my male (Mia) and female plecos I believe male is a lemon eye albino. Really trying to get a school of dithers to spice it up I'm tired of seeing the tank as is.
Discus Tank
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Sorry to hear about the rummynose..
Maybe just go with the Discus and catfish.. I had success w/ adult rummynose, but my Discus were not full grown at the time...
But if you really want to add tetras, here are a few potential options I've kept:
Moenhausia collettii. They grow bigger than rummynose and school often in the upper third of the water column, albeit at a slower pace than rummynose.. Not sure your water temp, but they're listed temp range is up to 81F.
Moenkhausia costae.. They don't school as much, but stick together in the upper third and will school occasionally. Listed temp range up to 82F.
Hyphessobrycon coeruleus. Don't school much at all, but stick together in the upper third like M. costae. Listed temp range up to 82F.
Hemigrammus rubrostriatus may be big enough.. They don't school much but stick together.. Temp range up to 82F.
Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus.. They don't school at all, but will fill the tank, each holding a small area making a nice display.. Temp range up to 82F.
One other option may be instead of adding tetras, go with some smaller growing, or dwarf cichlids.. Biotodoma cupido stay smaller and temp range up to 82.. And Mikrogeophagus ramirezi temp range is up to 86F.
Maybe just go with the Discus and catfish.. I had success w/ adult rummynose, but my Discus were not full grown at the time...
But if you really want to add tetras, here are a few potential options I've kept:
Moenhausia collettii. They grow bigger than rummynose and school often in the upper third of the water column, albeit at a slower pace than rummynose.. Not sure your water temp, but they're listed temp range is up to 81F.
Moenkhausia costae.. They don't school as much, but stick together in the upper third and will school occasionally. Listed temp range up to 82F.
Hyphessobrycon coeruleus. Don't school much at all, but stick together in the upper third like M. costae. Listed temp range up to 82F.
Hemigrammus rubrostriatus may be big enough.. They don't school much but stick together.. Temp range up to 82F.
Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus.. They don't school at all, but will fill the tank, each holding a small area making a nice display.. Temp range up to 82F.
One other option may be instead of adding tetras, go with some smaller growing, or dwarf cichlids.. Biotodoma cupido stay smaller and temp range up to 82.. And Mikrogeophagus ramirezi temp range is up to 86F.
BTW, I have kept or currently keep each of the options above, but not with Discus, so I'll defer to others w/ more Discus experience on whether they'd be compatible..
Thanks for all the great information. I think I will consider looking into some dwarf cichlids that would be pretty cool and shouldn’t bother the discus at all. Opened up a mind full of ideas
