75 Gallon Options For SA Cichlids

[Roger Mcfish]

I moved my central american cichlids to my empty 125 gallon tank and it leaves me with an open 75 gallon. The only fish in the 75 gallon are 10 red/blue columbian tetra (3 inches) and they will stay in the tank. I will list my tap water here.
pH 7.6
KH 3
GH 3

I'm open to hear out options on what to place in the tank.

4 2-3 inch green terrors as grow out (will be placed in bigger tank in few months.

1 red shoulder severum with 2 blue acara

Or any suggestions that you guys may have.

 

[fishhead0103666]

I’ve kept a severum in a 75 before so I can give an opinion on it. I believe that a 75 is too small for a severum and they’d do better in a 6’ tank than a 4’ 75. Their decent size deserves more space in my humble opinion.

 

[Caperguy99]

You could do 20 exodon tetras if you wanted something a bit aggressive -

Otherwise, a huge flock of cory cats would look pretty cool, too!

Or you could do a mixed tank with some apisto agazizzii’s -

75s have lots of options

 

[Roger Mcfish]

I’ve kept a severum in a 75 before so I can give an opinion on it. I believe that a 75 is too small for a severum and they’d do better in a 6’ tank than a 4’ 75. Their decent size deserves more space in my humble opinion.

Even for just one?

 

[SilverArowanaBoi]

I moved my central american cichlids to my empty 125 gallon tank and it leaves me with an open 75 gallon. The only fish in the 75 gallon are 10 red/blue columbian tetra (3 inches) and they will stay in the tank. I will list my tap water here.
pH 7.6
KH 3
GH 3

I'm open to hear out options on what to place in the tank.

4 2-3 inch green terrors as grow out (will be placed in bigger tank in few months.

1 red shoulder severum with 2 blue acara

Or any suggestions that you guys may have.

I would do some Brochis corys, I had those, and they were quite fun. Sadly, I had to get rid of them, but they were still a great rare fish. For cichlids, you could do some Convicts. Some EBAs (beautiful stunner of a fish and fun to watch), discus (if you are up for the challenge and willing to crank your temp up to a constant 84-86 degrees), or 1 Hujeta Gar (might be pushing it with the last option but you only have tetras right now).

Also, if you like catfish, a few Striped Raphaels are great. While yes, they tend to hide, they are always a treat when they come out or try to hide in plain sight (like mine *sigh* they aren't the smartest catfish in the sea). They don't bother other fish and keep to themselves. I've kept them with all sorts of fish, including all of the ones I've listed above. Great cool catfish.

I hope this helps!

 

[Roger Mcfish]

You could do 20 exodon tetras if you wanted something a bit aggressive -

Otherwise, a huge flock of cory cats would look pretty cool, too!

Or you could do a mixed tank with some apisto agazizzii’s -

75s have lots of options

I have red blue columbian tetra in there now. Not really into corys.

 

[Roger Mcfish]

I would do some Brochis corys, I had those, and they were quite fun. Sadly, I had to get rid of them, but they were still a great rare fish. For cichlids, you could do some Convicts. Some EBAs (beautiful stunner of a fish and fun to watch), discus (if you are up for the challenge and willing to crank your temp up to a constant 84-86 degrees), or 1 Hujeta Gar (might be pushing it with the last option but you only have tetras right now).

Also, if you like catfish, a few Striped Raphaels are great. While yes, they tend to hide, they are always a treat when they come out or try to hide in plain sight (like mine *sigh* they aren't the smartest catfish in the sea). They don't bother other fish and keep to themselves. I've kept them with all sorts of fish, including all of the ones I've listed above. Great cool catfish.

I hope this helps!

I've thought about a striped or spotted. Armor with fins! Lol

I have Honduran red points in another 75 gallon, so convicts are out.

 

[SilverArowanaBoi]

I've thought about a striped or spotted. Armor with fins! Lol

I have Honduran red points in another 75 gallon, so convicts are out.

Yeah, it sounds like you are well-stocked on Convicts Lol. You could also do an Electric Blue Jack Dempsey if you want something a bit more aggressive. A Striped Raph with an EBJD and those tetras would be a great setup. Also, you could do a small school of a smaller breed of Geophagus if you're into that.

Here is a link to a thread very similar to yours with the same tank size and stuff for some more options: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...ican-cichlid-tank-stocking-help.698476/page-2

 

[Roger Mcfish]

Yeah, it sounds like you are well-stocked on Convicts Lol. You could also do an Electric Blue Jack Dempsey if you want something a bit more aggressive. A Striped Raph with an EBJD and those tetras would be a great setup. Also, you could do a small school of a smaller breed of Geophagus if you're into that.

Here is a link to a thread very similar to yours with the same tank size and stuff for some more options: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...ican-cichlid-tank-stocking-help.698476/page-2

I plan on goes but not sure about right now. Im slowly converting my 25*25 garage into a fish room.

 

[Roger Mcfish]

Here's the empty 75 gallon