Can I put these together in a planted tank?

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I'm hoping to turn my 125 gal into a planted tank of community fish, and am planning on having 6 16*12*24 tanks planted and not planted to put pairs into for spawning or giving birth. My question is, will the following fish work in this sort of set up?:
6 Glass catfish
6 Celestial danios
4 Swordtails
2 Discus or angelfish
5 Corydoras

My water parameters usually are stable 7.5 pH.

[freshwater]

So the tanks will be 16x12 and 24 tall ? Might be a little small for Angels or Discus

[jred]

No no I think her tank is 6 feet and 16 inches - hence it is a 125 gallon. I think those should be ok together (not 100% on the catfish) but just a note that unless you are buying already paired angels, I would suggest buying 4-6 little guys and then they will pair off and you can sell the others. Great to always see another green thumb in the community and best of luck!

[sharmz30]

I would be concerned with the celestial pearl danios. Those are nano fish and not only will they be difficult to see in a 125 gal, they will also be food for the angels. Also in my opinion the tank would be under-stocked. Eventually, once established you can definitely add more compatible fish.

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Thanks I have another tank ready for fish as well so I will put the celestial pearls in there. Would the angelfish pair off and then if I move the pairs to a 24*12*16 to spawn? Or are they picky and Need to get used to their tank for months before breeding in it? Im wondering the same question for discus, and corydoras.

[Admin]

They should be good, taking into consideration what everyone else said, but the discus might be a concern.

Discus cannot compete with a lot faster fish for food so just make sure you get either discus or angels not both- the others all look discus compatible aside from danios maybe becoming their food.
The other concern is temperature and PH. Discus like warmer water which can stress other species. As for PH discus usually like it in the 6 range (although I have seen them kept successfully in the 7 range)

I think all your fish could work with discus but just a few points to keep in mind. I had discus in community tank and it all worked well. Just make sure you make the discus priority in terms of conditions.

[fishtastics]

i wouldnt put discus as they can be very aggressive and with the angels you can fit 4 in there happily until they grow too large than you'de need a bigger tank. everything should get along well and do well with the plants. but depending on how may plants i'de put a bubbler in at night as plants use oxygen from the tank at night to live and co2 during the day and release oxygen.

[gabor129]

Dec 4, 2014 14:56:41 GMT -5 fishtastics said:

i wouldnt put discus as they can be very aggressive and with the angels you can fit 4 in there happily until they grow too large than you'de need a bigger tank.

If the angels reach sexual maturity and pair up in the tank, they will be very aggressive, they will chase all other fish, and possibly injure the other angels. Depending on the territory they staked out!

[fishtastics]

Dec 4, 2014 22:29:20 GMT -5 @gtomike said:

Dec 4, 2014 21:38:14 GMT -5 gabor129 said:

If the angels reach sexual maturity and pair up in the tank, they will be very aggressive, they will chase all other fish, and possibly injure the other angels. Depending on the territory they staked out!

My 4 pairs in my 90 get along fine lots of times 3 pairs have eggs at the same time one time on the same amazon sword plant not a scale missing on any of them.

With enough plants and a big piece of driftwood as long as they stay back 2 feet from the ones with eggs they are good.

A lot of it is the type of angelfish the black ones are the worst  they will kill for the fun of it and once they start they don`t stop how many single large black angels have you see in the auctions.

Agreed Gtomike, but he said he is setting up a 125 gallon a think that should be PLENTY of space for two or three pairs to succefully breed and stay out of eachothers way?  and they shouldnt bother much with the other fish. but still discus probably will kill your fish and attack the angels