Single, hard water occupant for 200 gal

[Beetlebug515]

Hey guys. My big tank is almost empty and I'm looking for a single occupant that will live for a good long while in my 80x24x24 tank. Something that will do well in my 18 dH san diego tap water. Thinking about a jardini, but open to other options. Thanks in advance!

 

[Fish Tank Travis]

I am biased but I like the idea of a fire eel.

 

[fishnatics]

I vote jardini

 

[SandNukka15]

Large black rhom piranha

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

*He's living in CA so no Piranha for him.
**Jardini is boring...
***Dovii is a mean badass personality for a SINGLE display....

 

[Beetlebug515]

I am biased but I like the idea of a fire eel.

Neat idea. I'm thinking about leaving the tank completely bare though, I don't think the eel would appreciate.

Large black rhom piranha

Yep, I'm in cali. We have the stupidest laws.

***Dovii is a mean badass personality for a SINGLE display....

For some reason, dovii are hard to find here. I think it's because most fish keepers in San diego appear to be mentally handicapped, so none of the local stores stock them. I would love one though.

 

[pcfriedrich]

You could always order the Dovii. A single fish in a large tank, going to occupy it up to 15 years, the shipping cost shouldn't really be a factor.

 

[jam05pr]

Dovii will work initially but they can get over 24" in length. In my opinion, the tank would become tight if you plan on keeping it to adulthood

 

[SandNukka15]

Do u only want a single fish due to less maintenance?

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

For some reason, dovii are hard to find here. I think it's because most fish keepers in San diego appear to be mentally handicapped, so none of the local stores stock them. I would love one though.

If you're willing to drive up to Orange County, there is a store in Fountain Valley (Tong's Tropical Fish), they got a tank full of juv. blue dovii (the store labeled) size 1.5~2 inches selling for 10 bucks each, If you decide to buy from them you must quarantine them cause I'm already saw sigh of ich and some infections between them due to fighting with each others.