Plecos and Discus

[klc]

Does anyone have any experience with plecos and discus? I've set up a 90 gal tank that was originally to be a discus tank but it was hijacked by plecos. It finally had three discus added today. A bit late but...oh well. Aside from frequent water changes, temperature and a reasonable ph level, does anything else stand out as something to really watch for? Input would be most appreciated.

klc

[steve-o]

I've heard that plecs like to suck on the slime coats of discus and similar shaped fish but I haven't have any problems yet, my plecs are in with angels & silver dollars.

I think as long as they're well fed then they should leave the discus alone.

[mrsm]

I have some Snowball Plecos and some BN Plecos with my Discus and have never had any problems at all.

[Bwhiskered]

I've heard that plecs like to suck on the slime coats of discus and similar shaped fish but I haven't have any problems yet, my plecs are in with angels & silver dollars.

I think as long as they're well fed then they should leave the discus alone.
Most plecos seem to be ok with discus. I do know that the Gibbiceps types go after discus and have to be removed from their tanks. I have had my Farlowella's try to attach to my discus on the odd occassion but they just shook then off.

[moon]

The smaller BN plecos are OK with discus. The large ones may cause some problems.