Just picked up a 72gal reef ready bow front, what sould i do with it? Any ideas...looking for livestock and equiptment ideas....
72 Gal RR Bowfront...NEED IDEAS!!!
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jags are nice, but if you wanna put him in there he'll eventually want that tank all to himself. for now while hes a baby, you could get some more juvies and see which one you like the most in a few months. Im partial to viejas, maybe an argentea or zonatum?
TouchOFelegancE;4571065; said:
I wouldn't recomend a jag for a 72g, espacially if that jag is a male, well only if this is a long term thing. I have an oscar in a 72g and is about 13'', and feel that is too small. When a large fish like that freaks out or is a tank buster it could lead to problems. If you are looking for a larger cichlids wet pet I would recomend:
parachromis-RTM, or freddy
amphs-just about any like midas-pair
GT-pair
JDs -pair
grammodes-pair
mayan
salvini- pair
nics-pair
texas-pair
or a mix of smaller cichlids:
planted SA dwarfs
group of smaller geos
group of smaller CAs like any thorichthys, archos or cryptos.
I have been thinking of changing my stock and these are some of the options I have been considering.Hope that helps...
^ Many of the fish you posted get just as big as a Jag. To the op, in my experience a 72 is big enough for most CA/SA's to live alone, other than say an umbee or dovii. I had a 72 bow for a while and I kept a couple different fish in it over time, like a 15" Butti and a 14" oscar. The key to making it work is to let it live alone, I would not recommend a pair of anything other than the smaller cichlids like a jack dempsey
i do think the 72 is too small for a large jag by himself but i like the idea of putting a few 3inchers in there till they get a little bigger keep the one i like best and move him to a larger tank.... i have a pair of salvinis now there in a diff tank hehe. Convicts are just feeder fish here lol. and everything else i have is reef, so maybe discus? maybe.....dunno maybe it'll just be a grow out tank....
just sucks sitting there like that I HATE AN EMPTY FISH TANK! LOL. Water running and ready. DIY wet/dry sump etc. ITS READY! lol. Not ready for discus tho. would have to make a few changes for that.
Gourami Swami;4572099; said:
Most of the ones I listed get 12'' max where as a male jag can get 15''-20'' full grown from what I hear. I personally would only keep 10'' and under in a 4' tank. Larger and more aggressive cichlids really need the space.