180 stocking moving help!

[jvc66]

also the bristle nose since I will have an acrylic tank

 

[Stanzzzz7]

This really could be a contender on stocking. My only tweak would be to replace the Emeralds with something else? I have them in a current tank and I wouldn't say they are my favorite

I highly recommend the Hoplo's. They do great in groups and are perfect tank mates for rivulatus.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

I was considering adding a few leporinus species. May be worth looking into that option.

 

[jvc66]

I highly recommend the Hoplo's. They do great in groups and are perfect tank mates for rivulatus.

I would stick with the hoplos for sure. that leporinus would be awesome in there but would they nip the gts? And I dont think severum could go in this tank could they?

 

[Stanzzzz7]

I would stick with the hoplos for sure. that leporinus would be awesome in there but would they nip the gts? And I dont think severum could go in this tank could they?

Leporinus should be OK if kept in groups,it's normally solo fish that get nippy.
A Severum may work but I think the gt's should be the stars and any other fish should just compliment them.I think the Severum may get bullied if you have a harem of gt's.
This is just how I see things but you could try it if you wanted to.

 

[jvc66]

Leporinus should be OK if kept in groups,it's normally solo fish that get nippy.
A Severum may work but I think the gt's should be the stars and any other fish should just compliment them.I think the Severum may get bullied if you have a harem of gt's.
This is just how I see things but you could try it if you wanted to.

I really think you hit the nail on the head for what I am looking for. So stocking would be 1 Male GT, 4 Femal GT. 4 Hoplos, and maybe 4 or 5 Leporinus? maybe ill try a sev in there if I felt inclined to do so but probably not

 

[jvc66]

Leporinus should be OK if kept in groups,it's normally solo fish that get nippy.
A Severum may work but I think the gt's should be the stars and any other fish should just compliment them.I think the Severum may get bullied if you have a harem of gt's.
This is just how I see things but you could try it if you wanted to.

At the beginning of the video of your tank. What is the large grey cat that swims from right to left along the bottom. That doesn't look like a hoplo? The hoplo went to the surface in the back?

 

[DarylMac]

This really could be a contender on stocking. My only tweak would be to replace the Emeralds with something else? I have them in a current tank and I wouldn't say they are my favorite

My current tank was heavily inspired by Stanzzzz GT harem tank. I'm using Bleeding Heart Tetras and Sterbai Cories along with 4 L144 plecos as tank mates (I do have 2 Siamese Algae Eaters that are in there but they do their own thing and are really quite old). My tank is a 72" x 18" x 23". I will eventually pare down the harem to 1 male & 3 females - as long as aggression is manageable.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

At the beginning of the video of your tank. What is the large grey cat that swims from right to left along the bottom. That doesn't look like a hoplo? The hoplo went to the surface in the back?

Pimelodus blochii.

 

[jvc66]

My current tank was heavily inspired by Stanzzzz GT harem tank. I'm using Bleeding Heart Tetras and Sterbai Cories along with 4 L144 plecos as tank mates (I do have 2 Siamese Algae Eaters that are in there but they do their own thing and are really quite old). My tank is a 72" x 18" x 23". I will eventually pare down the harem to 1 male & 3 females - as long as aggression is manageable.

How have the bleeding hearts turned out for you? Wondering if they will be left alone