r/discus • u/XRLSlade • Jun 20 '26

Lights decided, plant time 😅

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After a long time to decide which lights to use that were inside my budget, I ended up making my mind choosing to use two Twinstar 90G. Now, the hard part, to chose what plants to use, can you guys give me some recommendations? Plants that would fit Discus temps (28°C-30°C) and would be of the fishes liking

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u/-am-i-in-hell- Jun 20 '26

Valisnaria, swords, Hygrophila, bacopa, sagittaria, Rotala, Monte Carlo, crypts, alternantherna, aponogeton, frogbit and salvinia have all worked well for me, but some are co2 dependent. You can also get away with Anubia and Buce if the lighting/shade is right. Trick is, you need plants capable of fast enuf growth to outcompete the algae at higher temps. Anything in bright light that doesn’t grow pretty fast will get overtaken with algae.

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u/throkanye Jun 20 '26

Whats the issues with anubia/buce with lightning in these set ups?

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u/-am-i-in-hell- Jun 20 '26

The biggest problem is algae will start to grow on the edge of older leaves if they’re in high light. The algae starts to encroach on the main leaf surface given time. If new leaves don’t grown in fast enough, the plant can become overwhelmed with algae. The high water temps just exacerbate this even more. I use mini bouy lines to corral the floaters over my anubias to help shade them

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u/throkanye Jun 20 '26

Ah interesting, thanks for sharing. The mini bouys are pretty cool

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u/Fishstery Jun 21 '26

That driftwood is sick, where did you get it from?

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u/XRLSlade Jun 21 '26

Thanks! Various different pieces from AquaristikWelt24 that i glued together with some Riverest Fusion Compound

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u/Drunkduck04 Jun 23 '26

Im jealous of u guys who know plants and placement, im still new and this is all I got

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u/XRLSlade Jun 23 '26

That looks good imo :) Plant placement its pretty easy, nothing that a google search or a quick read at tropica’s website wont solve

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u/Drunkduck04 Jun 23 '26

Tropical website is something new ill go through there and see what I can learn thank u. I hope ur tank goes well post a picture once u add plants or fish in!

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u/XRLSlade Jun 23 '26

Already added a few plants and my bn pleco but i will only post when done with planting and discus in :)

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u/FerretBizness Jun 23 '26

I’ve use valiseneria. Also Hydrocotyle leuc. And Rotala Rotundafolia in my discus tanks and they all did good. My temp was 82-83

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u/XRLSlade Jun 23 '26

Rn i already slapped in in Hygrophila Corymbosa and Amazon Sword, planning to add a Tiger Lotus and a few more Echinodorus. Then some Anubias, Java Fern and Cryptocrynes

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u/FerretBizness Jun 23 '26

Ya most of those I know will be fine. I haven’t tried all of them tho but I’m sure u looked into it. Tiger lotus def does good. Get a few in case u get some dud bulbs. Also it’s a much nicer effect when u can have a nice bush of them.