240G

[Coryd55]

Posted this in Rift as well, but wanted to see my options.

Help me stock my 240.

Filtration:
FX5
AC500

Max fish size: ~6" (7" is absolute max)
Fish I do not want: Oscars or Discus
I would prefer a large amount of diversity. Maybe some catfish, but I don't want them eating any spawns that may occur.
Community not species.

Let me know what you got

 

[Legomypleco]

Anything vieja and some cool plecos. and some more filtration. and some schooling dither fish like rainbows

 

[fishman61]

severums are a good choice, they get around 8", I have severums , parrots and tinfoil barbs, pleco and a fire ell in my 150. If i would have to do it all over, I would pass on the pleco due to the large amount of waste they produce.

 

[Natalie]

I'd go for maybe 8-10 fish in the Archocentrus and Cryptoheros genus. Most max out at 6-7 inches. If you want to get an idea for the species, www.tangledupincichlids.com has pictures and a great variety. I'd personally do all males and pick one of each (A. nigrofasciatus, C. sajica, C. cutteri, C. nanoluteus, A. panamensis red, etc.) and watch them grow into beautiful show specimens.

Oh yes, and I agree with the comment about more filtration. I'd put two large canisters on a tank of that size.

 

[johnmoore55]

geos. some only grow 5-6 inch and are beautiful. you can get them from TUIC.

 

[Legomypleco]

sorry didnt notice you dont want anything over 7''. no vieja then...hmmm maybe sajica

 

[Crispy]

+1 for geos.

 

[Bhack91]

mixed gymnogeophagus community

 

[Amphilophus88]

I'd get all "convict like" fish. Some Cryptoheros, some Archocentrus. I would also get rainbow cichlids.
And there is of course firemouths and Ellioti.

 

[JacobWhitley]

Festae and salvini cichlids