Stocking ideas for my 90 gallon

[jjohnwm]

Angelfish: maximum size easily 6 - 7 inches, sometimes more, easily reaching 6 inches in less than two years.

Cardinal Tetras: maximum size 2 inches, usually less, slender and spine-free, a perfect easy-to-swallow bundle of goodness.

Oh dear. Better check what Aquadvisor has to say about that...if anything. What on Earth did people do before such a resource existed?

 

[Rocksor]

the infamous 1" of fish length per 1 gallon of water.....

 

[duanes]

I always wonder if the neon tetra disease problem is more about incorrect water parameters making them susceptible to this disease... never had a chance to keep them due to my area having very hard water.

Agree, the stress created by even slightly out of kilter water parameters doesn't kill directly, but the stress can effect everything from neons to oscars.
In oscars its HITH, so neon tetras disease is not a stretch.

 

[duanes]

the infamous 1" of fish length per 1 gallon of water.....

I agree
This is another of those idiotic old school aquarium ideas. Although it might work for guppies, neons, or zebra danios.
To me, for large fish like cichlids, the idiom should be, 10 gallons for each inch of adult cichlid, and should include length, plus width, plus height.
In other words, a 10" L oscar, that is 6" tall, and 3" wide = a tank size of between 180 and 200 gallons (minimum).

 

[jjohnwm]

To me, for large fish like cichlids, the idiom should be, 10 gallons for each inch of adult cichlid, and should include length, plus width, plus height.
In other words, a 10" L oscar, that is 6" tall, and 3" wide = a tank size of between 180 and 200 gallons (minimum).

Wouldn't that be nice? Don't hold your breath, though.

Way too many threads start with some variation of "Is my tank big enough for a XXX fish? How about a YYY fish, or a ZZZ fish?" When someone cautiously allows that such a fish might barely be possible...the "or" morphs into an "and" resulting in severe overstocking. It is somehow interpreted that all of them can live in there...and then, of course, we need to add a few "shoals" of some dither fish...and a "cleaner" for the bottom...and an algae eater...and no MFK tank is complete without an arowana up on top...and maybe a ray would work well...and surely my Hoplias would be just fine with that mix...

Don't even get me started on the "What's the absolute minimum size tank that a (fill in the blank) can survive in?" threads...

It's getting to the point where the mere mention of the word "tankmates" makes my skin crawl.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Agree, the stress created by even slightly out of kilter water parameters doesn't kill directly, but the stress can effect everything from neons to oscars.
In oscars its HITH, so neon tetras disease is not a stretch.

I looked it up and immediately found something from Aquarium Co Op that said the disease thrives in warm, soft water.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...gQFnoECDwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2lLFifOnqfezlJRNqeB6Tb

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Provided this is correct, the theory about off kilter water would hold, but it wouldn't be due too too high pH. It would likely be too warm water instead, since neon tetras need fairly cool water and the disease was mentioned to thrive in warm water.