Minimum tank size for discus????

Was planning on getting 2 of them with a pleco and a couple snails, what would be the minimum tank size i could use? I have a 29 tall right now but don't know if that'd be too small.

People say about 55Gl minimun, they get to grow pretty quick...

They get get to be 8 inches and they lik 6 or more in a group, their slow movers so I think I would for a 75 or bigger if ur getting any bc once u get 2 u'll want more

Yes 55g should be a minimum tank size,but a 75g or bigger would work a whole lot better.

discus do not do well in small groups under 6 so I would reccommend to wait to get at least a 55 and buy 6.

ya but once they get bigger u will need a bigger tank

yes you will. discus will stunt growth very easily.

yep very delicate!!!! if u do want to do discus read read read!!!!! thats all i do wen i decide to get a fish and make sur that they will be good with my fish or how hard to care for.

Discus are more for an experience person in the hobby as above they are delicate and need good water quality. They also catch disease easily. Start out with angels and see how you do with them then go to discus.

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Shoot im always afraid to do anything with mine, once they get sick the less likely for them to survive, and if u get them sick then it is more likely for them to die bc of sickness and stress of moving so be careful

I have 4 four to five inch Blue Diamonds in a heavily planted 55 with a Spotted Leaf Fish and two Zebra loaches.........This tank is heavily filtered using Ammochips in the media boxes...................You can do this if you watch the water quality and do good tank maintenance.

yes dano and you have experience with discus which I respect and admire.

A 90g is a good size for a group of 5-6 if you can....

Yes I understand ur point dano but some hav difficult time havin the time to do that so u want some le way to giv urself, if I didnt hav plenty of fish space I would hav problems since I hardly hav time

you could easily do 6-7 in a bare bottom 55g gallon that how I did my discus, then once they got bigger I moved them to my 135.

Just to throw my experience story into the pot.. I've had less luck with angels than discus. I'm still relatively new to discus, but in just under the year I've kept them I haven't had deaths, and in the same tank I've had some angels die. Luck of the draw. Some of my discus are shy and don't eat much, others will fight off any fish in the tank for food. that's 13 discus in a 125gal.

I also grew out 6 fry from 1" to about 3-4" in a 29 gal.. I've kept a pair in a 29 gal as well.