Can I add discus with these?

[teresaandpeter]

Hello all,
I have a 4 ft tank with 5 white clouds
5 moss green tiger barbs
5 bristlenose
10 black phantoms
3 corydoras
2 silver sharks
1 red tailed black shark (up for sale)
2 clown loaches
2 zebra danios (had 5 but someone is eating them)
I know nothing about discus but saw some and drooled. They are so cool looking. Can I have some with my current fishies?
I have a fluval 304.
Thanks in advance,
Teresa

[taksan]

In a word No ....
Discus require higher temps then a lot of those (white clouds are a coldwater fish and really shouldn't be in with those fish you have)and barbs etc are fin nippers and would harass Discus.
Besides with a single 304 on that tank I think you have more then enough fish in there. (I'm suprised you have many left at all with the Red tailed Shark in there ... they are notroious and proberbly where your danios dissapeared inside)
Discus require 27.5-30c and several large water changes per week and specialised feeding.
The bristlenose, cory's etc are fine and make ideal Discus tankmates.

[teresaandpeter]

Thanks for the quick reply... darn.. i had hoped to have a discus.. maybe someday. yes the barbs may be the culprits with the danios but people advise me its the shark... shark seems passive but those barbs school and nip at each other.

[eatoff182]

yeah i'd defiantely say no. Barbs are real nippers, i steer clear of them! im suprised your danios and white clouds are living with your other tropicals (although i know you can get coldwater barbs!).. Definately no, too many reasons not too haha

[Robdog]

For mine the sharks get too boisterous at feeding time when they get bigger.
The only good red tailed shark I've seen was in the freezer at my mates place sleeping peacefully. Not good for any tank other than a Red Tailed Shark only tank. That might look pretty cool actually.
The only thing worse than 1 tiger barb with a discus is 2 tiger barbs. 5? Forget about it.
I reckon the danios are a little to skittish for them too.