Future stock list 240 gal

[kiloindia]

I'm getting a new 240 gallon on 2/18/06. I'm looking for input on what I think will work well in this tank. I'm also curious about adding them all at once and growth rates. Maybe add in two groups, 2 weeks apart??

2 Clown knife- a must! Just got em. Itty bitty fellas
1 red bellied pacu
3 -5 silver dollars
2 irredescent sharks catfish
1-2 oscars
1 red devil (midas)
1 columbia shark catfish
1 senegal bichir
1 green terror

clown loaches? Would these wind up being snacks??

I have the clowns in a small tank alone right now. Plan on moving them up over a year into progressively bigger tanks. I'm wondering about adding all together once the clowns are about 10 inches. Just worried about size and compatibility issues. Order of intro to the 240. Can I start some of these guys in the 240 when it's up and running? Like the sharks and silver dollars. All of these fish will come from my LFS as very little guys. I have the green terror now, about 4-5 inches. I have the columbia shark and Senegal now also. Small also.
Tank is 8' X 2' X 2'

Thanks all,
Dave

 

[kiloindia]

Looking at this I think I might be overstocked. That would take some time though wouldn't it? Years? Plus I might wind up with only 1 clown knife if they can't get along as adults. I plan to use two fluval 404's, 1-2 aquaclear h.o.b. 500's. I think this comes to 1200-1700 gph turnover depending if I use 1 or 2 of the aquaclears.

 

[joeytoe]

Id take off the pacu an only 1 oscar, Clown loachs will be fine IMO as long as theres acouple hiding spots an Id put them in first.

 

[rust9000]

Id say rid the pacu and ID sharks, other than that sounds cool.

 

[kiloindia]

Tank delivery got put off one week. Picking it up this saturday. Still don't have the stand built, Grrr. I may be picking up a silver arawona while getting my tank. Then I'll have to redo the stocking list. Oh well. I really like the look of the arowana. Definately not getting the pacu. They just get too honkin big.

Dave

 

[rook45]

what kinda aro you gettin

 

[dodgefreak8]

congrats on the new tank. I would lose the pacu and both irredesent sharks. Also the clown loaches will need to be around 3.5-4" when you get them because they are very slow growers abd will soon be lunch for the clown knives if they are too small.. other than that should be interesting

 

[Honda12]

Good luck with the tank and enjoy.

 

[dapike1979]

Good luck with your new tank! I would get rid of the irr shark's!

 

[kiloindia]

I only asked about the silver arowana. Not sure if they carry other ones. It will be a little guy too. 3-4 inches. A couple of you said no to the irr sharks. Why is that? The aro will go in with the clown knifes and a senegal bichir in a twenty gallon. They will all move to a 55 gallon within a month. How big should these guys be before I put them into the 240 gallon with tankmates? And, Should i put the silver dollars in the 240 to grow a bit before adding the others? When the CK's/aro/senegals are bigger, should I add all the other tankmates in at the same time? I know this is alot of questions. But I really am concerned about harmony in the tank and not adding too much bio load at once. All other tankmates will be babies when purchased. Any help appreciated, thanks.

Dave