Well this might be a little soon since the soonest I'm getting this tank is the end of the year but more than likely in fall 2015 but I like to REALLY plan ahead if time . The reason I'm asking so soon is there are a few fish at my LFS that wouldn't outgrow my 75 until I can get the 180 but depending on what I stock the 180 with would affect whether the fish I'd get now are compatible. I've already thought about this tank even before I setup my 75 for the shear fact that a 180 is going to be an amazing tank to have!
there are just SO many possibilities of fish I could do but before I get into specific species I'd like to generalize what kind of tank this is going to be, tropical or native.
could either of these stocks work?
Native:
3 Bluegill OR 3 yellow perch
1 Black Crappie
1 SMB
1 White Bass OR 1 freshwater drum (drum would be a growout)
1 Yellow Bullhead
1 Sailfin Pleco (I know it's not native but I already have one in my 75 and I'm to attached)
Tropical:
1 Green Texas
1 Jaguar cichlid
1 or 2 other large SA or CA cichlids
1 Irwini catfish (possible growout)
1 Florida Brown Bullhead (possible growout)
1 Sailfin Pleco (as stated above I already have him)
some other setups I was thinking of were: 2-4 large predatory slightly-diurnal catfish or peacock bass with two or three larger catfish.
Feel free to tweak and/or improve any of my potential stocks and suggest any you'd like (has to include my sailfin pleco).
approx tank specs and water specs:
dimensions: 72" x 24" x 24" (182cm x 61cm x 61cm)
subsrate: sand or very fine gravel
filtration: maybe a power filter but more than likely a $hit!oad of sponge filters.
temperature: if tropical then whatever is necessary, if native then 64-78.
ph: 7.6 (I don't mess with pH)
water changes: I'll do up to 60% a week if I have to .
again I know I'm asking a bit early but it does pertain to what's going on with my setups now since I have the opportunity to get some awesome tropical or native growouts now.
there are just SO many possibilities of fish I could do but before I get into specific species I'd like to generalize what kind of tank this is going to be, tropical or native.
could either of these stocks work?
Native:
3 Bluegill OR 3 yellow perch
1 Black Crappie
1 SMB
1 White Bass OR 1 freshwater drum (drum would be a growout)
1 Yellow Bullhead
1 Sailfin Pleco (I know it's not native but I already have one in my 75 and I'm to attached)
Tropical:
1 Green Texas
1 Jaguar cichlid
1 or 2 other large SA or CA cichlids
1 Irwini catfish (possible growout)
1 Florida Brown Bullhead (possible growout)
1 Sailfin Pleco (as stated above I already have him)
some other setups I was thinking of were: 2-4 large predatory slightly-diurnal catfish or peacock bass with two or three larger catfish.
Feel free to tweak and/or improve any of my potential stocks and suggest any you'd like (has to include my sailfin pleco).
approx tank specs and water specs:
dimensions: 72" x 24" x 24" (182cm x 61cm x 61cm)
subsrate: sand or very fine gravel
filtration: maybe a power filter but more than likely a $hit!oad of sponge filters.
temperature: if tropical then whatever is necessary, if native then 64-78.
ph: 7.6 (I don't mess with pH)
water changes: I'll do up to 60% a week if I have to .
again I know I'm asking a bit early but it does pertain to what's going on with my setups now since I have the opportunity to get some awesome tropical or native growouts now.