220gal new setup............

[RedDevilDon2005]

ok, now that ive given away my fahaka, and soon to be gone aro, im ready for a change. so with those two gone, my current stock consist of

• 2 RedHooks
• 2 Tinfoil Barbs
• 1 5-6" Ornate
• 1 6" Tiretrack Eel

so the plan so far is to get some more polys . take the pots and rocks out of the tank to keep the bottom completly open, get a few more fake plants for the surface (i SUCK at live plants )

so heres my question. i want an oddball tank, doesnt have to be actual oddball fish, but rather odd combos. so what can i do? i was thinking of loaches, payara, rays... etc.... i need some suggestions, but remember, i want more polys to begin with..

heres what im working with

 

[Goanna]

How about South American, African and Asian mixed? Siamese Tiger Fish (Datnoid) mixed with larger SA/CA cichlids (Wolf cichlid, Paratilapia polleni, etc), Bigger Polypterus, etc?

Although I guess that kind of mixing is not too "odd ball" in the hobby, but for me I generally stick to Biotope setups, I try not to mix species from different countries/continents.

 

[artemis1]

Why getting rid of the aro ?

I would keep the aro, replace the red hooks with black bars and add two more, replace the tinfoils with lemon tip barbs, add a del, and an endli.

 

[RedDevilDon2005]

del and an endli will def be there. and i dont know about the aro, just not into the aro scene i guess.

love the Dat idea, but i want to stay away from sa/ca cichlids.

 

[RedDevilDon2005]

Bump

 

[Lizardking]

get rid of everything but the polys and add more polys.
get an Oreochromis Niloticus.

 

[koop171]

How big is the aro you're getting rid of?

 

[RedDevilDon2005]

23-24"

 

[south coast nelly]

brilliant tank, as asked why are you rehousing the beautiful aro?

 

[south coast nelly]

Paratilapia polleni.....these fish are beautiful....ive brought a baby one