Discus tank mates

Symphysodon aequifasciatus · Fish · 8" · Peaceful · needs 55+ gal, 82–88°F, pH 5.5–7 buy at Flip Aquatics · Flip Aquatics live-arrival guarantee

Compatible (7)

Altum Angelfish (fish, 7")
Angelfish (fish, 6")
Banded Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Gold Kuhli Loach (fish, 3.5")
Koi Angelfish (fish, 6")
Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")

Usually fine — light caution (3)

Black Kuhli Loach (fish, 3")
German Blue Ram (fish, 2.5")
Giant Sulawesi Snail (snail, 3")

Caution — only with care (96)

Panther Crab (crab, 3")
Pom Pom Crab (crab, 1")
Thai Micro Crab (crab, 0.4")
Blue Lobster Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Brazos Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Cajun Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Dwarf Crayfish (CPO) (crayfish, 1.75")
Electric Blue Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Marbled Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish) (fish, 2.5")
Black Molly (fish, 4")
Black Skirt Tetra (fish, 2.5")
Blue Gourami (fish, 6")
Blue Phantom Pleco (fish, 7")
Bolivian Ram (fish, 3.5")
Brilliant Rasbora (fish, 4")
Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Bronze Cory (fish, 2.75")
Candy Striped Pleco (fish, 4")
Cardinal Tetra (fish, 2")
Cherry Barb (fish, 2")
Chocolate Gourami (fish, 2")
Clown Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Clown Rasbora (fish, 4")
Colombian Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Common Pleco (fish, 24")
Croaking Gourami (fish, 3")
Dwarf Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Emerald Cory (Brochis) (fish, 3")
False Rummy Nose Tetra (fish, 2")
False Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Fancy Guppy (Female trio) (fish, 2.4")
Flash Pleco (L204) (fish, 20")
Giant Gourami (fish, 24")
Gold Gourami (fish, 6")
Guppy (fish, 2")
Harlequin Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Honey Gourami (fish, 2")
King Tiger Pleco (fish, 6")
Kribensis (fish, 3.5")
Leopard Frog Pleco (fish, 4.5")
Longfin Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Molly (fish, 4")
Moonlight Gourami (fish, 6")
Noble Gourami (fish, 3")
Opaline Gourami (fish, 6")
Panda Cory (fish, 2")
Pearl Gourami (fish, 4.5")
Pitbull Pleco (fish, 2.5")
Platy (fish, 2.5")
Red-Line Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Royal Pleco (fish, 17")
Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose) (fish, 4.5")
Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Sailfin Molly (fish, 5")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Swordtail (fish, 5.5")
Thick-lipped Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Three Spot / Blue Gourami (fish, 5")
Tiger Barb (fish, 2.75")
Typhoon Pleco (fish, 12")
Variatus Platy (fish, 2.75")
Wild-Type Betta (fish, 2.5")
Yucatan Molly (fish, 6")
Zebra Danio (fish, 2")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Amano Shrimp (shrimp, 2")
Bamboo / Wood Shrimp (shrimp, 3.5")
Flower Shrimp (shrimp, 2.5")
Vampire Shrimp (shrimp, 6")
Assassin Snail (snail, 1")
Batik Nerite Snail (snail, 0.6")
Bladder Snail (snail, 0.5")
Blue Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Colombian Ramshorn (snail, 2")
Gold Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Horned Nerite Snail (snail, 0.5")
Ivory Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Japanese Assassin Snail variant (snail, 1")
Japanese Trapdoor Snail (snail, 2")
Malaysian Trumpet Snail (snail, 1")
Mystery Snail (snail, 2")
Nerite Snail (snail, 1")
Olive Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Pagoda / Spiky Snail (snail, 1.5")
Pond Snail (snail, 2")
Rabbit Snail (snail, 3")
Ramshorn Snail (snail, 1")
Red Racer Nerite (snail, 0.8")
Red Racer Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Spike-Topped Apple Snail (snail, 1.5")
Spiky Nerite (snail, 0.7")
Sulawesi Snail (snail, 2")
Tracked Nerite Snail (snail, 0.8")
Zebra Nerite Snail (snail, 1")

Avoid (48)

These will likely eat, be eaten by, or seriously stress Discus.

Black Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Chili Rasbora (fish, 0.7")
Dwarf Cory (Habrosus) (fish, 1")
Ember Tetra (fish, 0.8")
Endler's Livebearer (fish, 1.2")
Green Neon Tetra (fish, 1")
Lambchop Rasbora (fish, 1.25")
Least Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Oscar (fish, 16")
Phoenix Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Pygmy Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Sparkling Gourami (fish, 1.5")
Tail Spot Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Wild Betta Splendens (fish, 2.5")
Black King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Black Rose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Blue Bolt Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Dream Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Blue Velvet Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Carbon Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Cardinal Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Cardinal Sulawesi Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Cherry Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Chocolate Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Ghost Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Green Jade Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Mischling / Taiwan Bee (shrimp, 1")
Oolong Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Orange Eye Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Orange Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Painted Fire Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Pinto Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Red Nose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Red Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Red Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Snowball Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Super Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Tangerine Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
White Glove Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Wine Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Yellow King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Yellow Neocaridina Shrimp (shrimp, 1")

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