Dr.s Office Need Ideas for Aquarium

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Jestr, I can completely understand your attraction to the larger more aggressive fish and if the tank were in your living room I would encourage you down that road…

But it’s in your waiting room…

First question we must ask before making too refined of suggestions… what are the dimensions of the 150 gal?

I suggest you look into Geophagus species…

*They are sand sifters and watching them mouth sand and spit it out is quite relaxing…
*Most species are quite docile and therefore will not scare your patients…
*Many species are medium growers allowing for more fish in the tank…
*Many species can be kept in a breeding colony allowing 2~3 males to spawn with 4~9 females and everyone get along peacefully…
*There are a few species of Dwarf Cichlids that could get along with smaller Geo species to add some variety to the tank… Specifically Rams and Apistos…
*If it is a tall tank a large school or two (or three or four) of Neon Tetras, Danios, Tetras, Hatchet Fish, Pencil Fish, etc, etc, etc would add movement and color to the overall set up…

Orange Head Tapajos are a smaller growing, docile, colony breeding fish which has nice color that would suit all of the above criteria and they are readily available at reasonable prices through many suppliers…
 
I would consider moving the tank to the actual waiting area, so they could see it as they wait. Arowana are good, and they can be kept with other fish, just remember the rules to predatory fish. If it fits in my mouth i will eat it. (exception to the rules are paranaha)
 
jestr;3258942; said:
An arowana would be awesome, but could I put anything else in with it?
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Everything i listed. :D Unless its a jardini aro... They get aggressive. So you would be cautious with your stock.
 
I don't have access atm to dimensions of tank, but it is definitely a longer tank than tall. I had Cichlids in the past in tank, maybe i should just stick to something like that. They just seem kind of common. They are very beautiful fish.


Are arowana skidish fish?
 
You have alot of options. Thinking your 150g is the standard footprint of 6' long and 18" deep. A arowana gets too big for a 150g. You would need to upgrade your tank for me to advise it. Same with rays. Granted both of these take time to grow but the point is eventually they won't have enough room in a 150g.

I wouldn't go black piranha, they can be just as skittish as the RBP you had.

If by "Sterlets" you mean Sturgeon then that's a no go for your tank too. They get way big.

I know you want obscure and you still have a ton of options with a 150g. African cichlids are a great idea to me because you can fit so many of them in a tank, and the colors are vibrant. Some even have albino strains available. Or even a colony of Frontosa. But if they aren't for you then you have other options too. Goldfish are cool. Discus are cool too. You even have options for predators in that tank but you have to be careful because some will outgrow that tank. And alot of predators fall into the characin family of fish. Characin by nature are skittish.

Arowana are not as skittish as you RBP for instance, but you can scare the crap out of them yes.

GL
 
I think a bunch of clown loaches would be awesome with some kind of school of top swimmers like filament barbs or even some silver dollars.
 
a flowerhorn wit a few parrots =)
their awesome lucky if u believe in the Asian tradition =]
 
Thats too bad, I was afraid the sterlets would get too big for my tank. sounds like I need to get a bigger tank... :)

Can i put an ornate bircher in with cichlids? I am sorry I am so ignorant when it comes to all of this.

Everyone here is so helpful and knowledgeable, I appreciate it.
 
While silver dollars are cool, I wouldn't recommend them for that setting. I have 5 red hooks and 6 common SDs in a 125 and they constantly get spooked by the slightest movements.

I haven't read all the replies so I don't know if Oscars were mentioned, but they might be a good option. They have lots of personality and will probably come to the front of the tank and follow the kids around that are near it looking around. But they can be aggressive sometimes which might scare customers...i've never kept Oscars in a group though so I don't know how they interact with each other.

Electric blue jack dempseys might be another option...they have stunning coloration and are usually less aggressive than regular jack dempseys (or so I've read), and have cool personalities too.

edit: I see people recommending african cichlids...and thats fine ;) but my personal opinion is that african cichlids don't have the personality that new world cichlids have. While they do have some nice colors, I'm just not a fan of african cichlids...my neighbors old 75g african tank bored me. But they are much less aggressive so you'd be able to keep more...
 
I SAY make a central american cichlid setup with a DOVI which is large... and is the king of cichlids... you could also try my fav the jaguar cichlid!! i have 2 and they are very curious when it comes to new people....
jaguars are true monsters though... a 150 will be fine for life for a jaguar pair or one dovi :):)

edit: my avatar is a juvi jaguar.. they become really stunning at 10 inches
 
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