180g Stocking

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Well thats good enough!
Hopefully
As mentioned pictus prefer groups of 6 or more. If you want a single cat look at p. Ornatus. It's the bigger cousin to the pictus and does ok as a single.

If you want the Firemouths you should get a few sixish like the Pictus they like to be in groups.

So you could go with your two fish and add a p. Ornatus snd 6 Firemouths. Maybe some Congo tetras as dithers.
so

1 Texas
1 Female Jack Dempsey
1 Salvini
6 Firemouths
6-8 Congo Tetras
1 Black Ghost Knife
2-3 Bichirs

Could i add a Vieja Cichlid (Queztal Cichlid)? And maybe an eel or rope/reed fish?
 
I was saying

1 Texas you have
1 Poly you have
6 Firemouths
1 p. Ornatus
6 to 10 Congo tetras as dithers

Not too crowded, but active enough with constant movement from the FM, Ornatus and tetras
 
Hopefully

so

1 Texas
1 Female Jack Dempsey
1 Salvini
6 Firemouths
6-8 Congo Tetras
1 Black Ghost Knife
2-3 Bichirs

Could i add a Vieja Cichlid (Queztal Cichlid)? And maybe an eel or rope/reed fish?
Looks like you got her sorted out!
 
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I was saying

1 Texas you have
1 Poly you have
6 Firemouths
1 p. Ornatus
6 to 10 Congo tetras as dithers

Not too crowded, but active enough with constant movement from the FM, Ornatus and tetras
I only want about 6-8 more congos and i dont think i want the catfish anymore, i really want a black ghost knife and eel or ropefish.

Could i do the stock above?
 
I have never had any of those, eel, black knife fish, or ropefish so have no clue how they would react to the stocking you have going.
 
I have never had any of those, eel, black knife fish, or ropefish so have no clue how they would react to the stocking you have going.
Okay thank you for the help!

With the stock above if I switch out the jd for something else what would be a nice substitute? Maybe a Vieja? Or something else?
 
I would not do a vieja with those other fish, they are generally real aggressive and grow very large.
Okay, what do you think would be a nice substitute for the JD? It has to be something common. So far the stock is

1 Texas
1 Salvini
6 Firemouths
6-8 Congo Tetras
2-3 Bichirs
1 Black Ghost Knife fish
 
I wouldn't substitute anything for the JD, since you added 6 firemouths. If your going to do 6 FM's I might leave the salvini out as well personally. Firemouths are all bark no bite, and salvini are pretty mean.
 
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