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My aquarium will revolve around Discus fish so keep that in mind if you want to help. I’m trying to keep fish that are showy since it will be in my dining area.

These are the fish I’m considering:
8-10 Discus (8 inches)
10 Corydoras
4-6 German blue rams (maybe because I have to shown caution with the other fish)
4-6 Praecox Rainbow
3-4 Blue Gouramis (maybe because I have to show caution with discus)
10-15 Neon Tetras

I’ve read that I should keep about 1 discus for every 10 gallons. Since I have 150 gallons to work with, I figure I can keep about 8-10 with still plenty of room.

For filters, I’ll have either two penguin wheel 350’s (filters up to 75 gallons which will be 150) or two emperor 400’s (filters up to 80 gallons which will be 160).

For aeration, if I still need need something because I’ll already have two power filters, I’ll use bubble walls/wands.

For heating I’ll use two 250 watt heaters. Any specific brands you recommend?

Extras will be put into details.
Not too sure on what plants would work well with my set-up, so what would you recommend? I want live plants in this aquarium.

For gravel, I’ll use brown gravel to have a more natural look as suggested by MagicMan.

I’ll by a master test kit to measure my water parameters because I know that’s a must.

For weekly water changes, what would you recommend for a tank of this size? My kitchen sink is about 25-30 feet away if that helps on selection.

Any other advice would help greatly. Thank you.

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i have a 5ft tank wit lots of warm water fish in it (guppies,sordtails,discus and tetras)

cud i add a turtle in wit dem i realy wnt 1 dere sooo cuite.

if i lowered the water a little bit and put in some of those plastic rocks that stick to the glass wit sucky things wud it b ok.
how big wud it need 2 be 2 eat da fish cuz i only wnt a small 1

wat da smallest type u can get

What are some premium brands of flaked fish food that I can feed my discus. They don’t eat just flaked food, they mainly eat frozen bloodworms, and occasionally live brine shrimp or live blackworms.

My new Discus Fish Tank