Comments on: What’s The Minimum Tank Size For Discus Fish?

By: SA

SA — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 21:35:21 +0000

Looks like approx. 13 G per fish ( 6 adults in 75G). Is taller of longer better for their swim style? I hope to end up with perhaps 5 in a 55G.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 16 May 2022 00:11:14 +0000

could i do 4 in a 55 gallon? or is that not enough water

By: P Clark

P Clark — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:35:32 +0000

thank you very concise and informative

By: Tom K

Tom K — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 13:57:39 +0000

In reply to William Day. Ideally, you want at least 23 inches in height for large discus. People are successfully keeping them in tanks with 20 inches in height, but that's the bare minimum.

By: William Day

William Day — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 13:09:08 +0000

In reply to Tom K. Thanks for the reply. As a follow up what would be the minimum height for an aquarium for 6 adult discus fish?

By: Tom K

Tom K — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:23:30 +0000

In reply to William Day. For a group of 6 juveniles, these would be the ideal dimensions: minimum height of 20 inches, minimum width of 15 inches, and a minimum length of 46 inches.

By: William Day

William Day — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:01:49 +0000

Like the article but tanks sold as 55 or 75 gallon come in various shapes and sizes (unless cutom made). For example, aquariums are often sold quoting the external dimensions and litre capacity but the height and the maximum safe water fill level can diifer significantly. Therefore what seemed like an ideal tank to purchase can turn out to be too shallow. So my comment is, what would the minimum dimensions required for keeping 6 discus.