250 gallon CA/SA stocking ideas

[Jonathann04769]

I just got a custom made 150 gallon tank, it is two feet wide two and a half feet tall and it got around a corner where it is 16 inches wide (only small section of the tank for smaller fish hiding) I was thinking on overstocking it with green terror, Red Devils, jack Dempsey, jaguar , Texas and red terror cichlid, I also have a spare 90 gallon to put the festae's in for breeding instead. any suggestion?

 

[Jonathann04769]

I just got a custom made 150 gallon tank, it is two feet wide two and a half feet tall and it got around a corner where it is 16 inches wide (only small section of the tank for smaller fish hiding) I was thinking on overstocking it with green terror, Red Devils, jack Dempsey, jaguar , Texas and red terror cichlid, I also have a spare 90 gallon to put the festae's in for breeding instead. any suggestion?

SORRY I MEANT 250

 

[vinod_uthaiah]

Just thinking if the half feet tall can be a deterrent or a block for keeping cichlids which can grow broad like festae / middevils.
My guess this could be nice for Jack Dempsey, EBJD , Jaguar.
Was there any space constraints for you to design a half feet tall aquarium?

 

[Dr arun]

Is there any chance that u might have misread ur dimensions? Half a feet tall means 6 inches which is way too small height for a 250G tank. Almost all cichlids will jump out without proper top cover

 

[Audaxcity]

He said "two and a half feet tall". Y'all done goofed.
(Although a half food tall 250g would've made a sick tank for tetras, corys, or dwarf cichlids)

The jag and festaes will be problems when they get big.

I think a combo of Green Terror, Jack Dempsey, and Green Texas would be awesome. Fish in green gotta stick together

 

[vinod_uthaiah]

He said "two and a half feet tall". Y'all done goofed.
(Although a half food tall 250g would've made a sick tank for tetras, corys, or dwarf cichlids)

The jag and festaes will be problems when they get big.

I think a combo of Green Terror, Jack Dempsey, and Green Texas would be awesome. Fish in green gotta stick together

Oops sorry, you are absolutely right ..... good catch ..... felt like a dumbass now that I read it again

 

[vinod_uthaiah]

Replying, now with a clear picture on dimensions, only I can fathom being inside are the JD’s (3-4 , with lots of hiding places) ..... slow growers , less aggressive in comparison to the list in OP and fish can last in there at least a couple of years before you upgrade to a bigger tank.

 

[Dr arun]

Yes! Sorry! It’s two and half feet tall!!!

 

[Gourami Swami]

I am confused by the dimensions of the tank. You say it is two feet wide and 2.5 feet tall? What is the length of the tank?

In any case If your goal is to have a community of fishes, and "overstock" like you say, I would probably skip the jaguar, a male jag might take the whole tank to himself. Getting a community of these fish to work is a balancing act, cant tell you exactly what will and wont work, it's trial and error until you get a mix that works. I would keep the 90 gallon full and ready to take fish out of the big tank as needed.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Why do you want to overstock your tank?
I know we all have different tastes but lots of cichlids go through hell and back in these set ups.
Would it be more rewarding to add fish that stand a better chance of peaceful cohabitation?
Less risk of constant bullying and chasing, less risk of stress induced illness and possibly more natural behaviour from your stock.