[GSAS-Member] Angels and Discus

[Linda Knapp <linda@bozuk.org>]

I have a couple of young wild heckel discus that I got this last  
summer - They are up to about 4" but after Steve's talk I realized  
they are too skinny (Thanks for that talk Steve - I have already used  
it! )

They are in a well planted 40 gallon with RAMS and Angels and some  
plecos - Two of the angels have paired off and I plan to remove the  
other angel. The water is at 6.6 PH and temp is 80.

The guy at the fish store claimed that discus and angels should not  
be put together because the angels had some parasite that would  
attack the discus (These angels are all my own bred and raises so I  
find that questionable) He says I should remove all the angels.

I may do that anyway since the breeding pair are hogging the tank now  
but are there other reasons I should?

Should I remove the discus to a hospital tank - I have a 10 gallon  
setup I could use to treat them and if so what would I treat them  
for? There are no signs of problems except their being very skinny.

If I remove them to the hospital tank I would probably use salt to  
treat them as well as raise the temp and try to feed them up more.

Any advice??

Linda
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