500 gallon stocking

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A 500g? Cool, 8'x3' footprint? Now you need to decide if you want a mixed origin tank or one that everything comes from the same area. You can go as big as arowanas or stick with several very nice midsized (12-18") predators, Also do you like beefy fish or narrow bodied. If you answer these questions I will have a better idea of the kind of mix of fishes you might enjoy. In a mixed origin tank you might consider an arowana, a mottled eel (Anguilla marmotus), a lima catfish, a red snook (Petinia splendida), a pike cichlid of some kind, and 3 tinfoil barbs as dithers, or a golden perch (macquaria ambigua). Only the last would be hard to find.

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When quoting tank size dimensions are best as some fish need greater depth and some can manage with lesser height.Overall size would give better sugestions for species.
 
I say stock it with 2,500 neon an 2,500 Lemon tetras.

then throw in 1 Black Aro.
 
500 g, SWEET. If it were me, I would go with a massive cichlid tank,or have 5 or 6 different species of tetras in large shoals. Your idea of large fish is good also,go with a few small mouth bass and maybe some crayfish.
 
joeytoe said:
I say stock it with 2,500 neon an 2,500 Lemon tetras.

then throw in 1 Black Aro.
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and watch the fun begin!
 
Micro_red, serious problems with owning redline snakeheads this side of the border nowadays.
 
Here is an idea for a 500g, predatory and unusual enough to excite comment as adults, not a lot of fish but they will need the room and will be impressive.
1 Chitala ornata (Clown knifefish) up to 40",
1 Siniperca chaatsi ( Mandarinfish) up to 26"and beefy.
1 Tandanis tandanis (tandan eeltail cat) up to 36",
and 1 Liechardti arowana up to 36"
I think it would be a jaw dropping tank.

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