Good mix or not ?

[djarmstrong]

Right, since my Red Devil decided too kill it's self the other day ,
i have a 120Gal 4x2x2Foot tank with a couple of Common plecos in it and would like to move a couple of my fish over to the tank from my other one plus later on add a few more fish .

Do you think my choice of fish are a good mix or not ?

2x Red Severums
1x Gold Severum
1x Port Acara

^ Which i already have ^

1x Green Severum
1x Blue Acara
1x Key Hole Cichlid

^ I would like to add ^

v and then if i can i would also like to add v

15x Tiger Barbs
15x Buenos Aires Tetra or Giant Danio

Thought please .

 

[Lizardking]

can´t give any advice on the sevs, but I don´t see any problems with the acaras except that you could add three more keyholes, they tend to be very shy if they are alone.
A.Metae are nicer than Port acaras IMO.

 

[cichlid2006]

i would add the tetras, add the severum and 3 more keyholes but i would leave out the blue acara as i would be worried about the keyholes as blue acaras can be fairly bad bullies if given the chance.

 

[orbit]

If I read this right... LOL Watch those barbs! Might be a tasty snack for the Devil!

 

[djarmstrong]

A.Metae are nicer than Port acaras IMO.

I already have the Port Acara tho .

Do you think i could get a A.Metae aswel ?

i would add the tetras, add the severum and 3 more keyholes but i would leave out the blue acara as i would be worried about the keyholes as blue acaras can be fairly bad bullies if given the chance.

More key Hole's sound a good idea , thanks .

If I read this right... LOL Watch those barbs! Might be a tasty snack for the Devil!

No, the Red Devil killed him self the other night . He decided to jump out the tank though the night , i found it slight dyied up in the morning , i tryed to bring him back arounf but couldnt . So the tank he was in is free to put some other fish in .

. . .

So what you think i should get, the Barbs, the Tetras or the Danios ?

Or could i get them all or even to of the types ?

I was thinking on the Barbs and Tetras .

I have never put any of these types of fish in with Cichlids but have seen a few people on here put Barbs and Danios in thier tank along with the smaller Cichlids .

I though the Tetras would be something diffrent and as there grow a little bring than most other Tetras i thought they would be better than the smaller ones like Neons, Glowlight - Ect .

 

[Lizardking]

I already have the Port Acara tho .

Do you think i could get a A.Metae aswel ?



More key Hole's sound a good idea , thanks .

If you don´t add any more sevs, and skip the blue acara then you could turn the tank into a more acara themed tank with 1 port acara 1 A.metae 4 A.epae 4 keyholes. My favourite tetra for dither are black skirt tetras.

 

[orbit]

My 'ol lady has Barbs in with her fish and I have to admit that they are pretty cool! She has 6 of them and they all swim everywhere together all of the time. The action they create makes the other fish come out of hiding.

 

[djarmstrong]

If you don´t add any more sevs, and skip the blue acara then you could turn the tank into a more acara themed tank with 1 port acara 1 A.metae 4 A.epae 4 keyholes. My favourite tetra for dither are black skirt tetras.

I think i will skip the A.metae then 'cos i would like to add the mixture of fish i listed up in my first post .

Black Skirts, i have had before wasn't really liking them much .

Thanks for the idea tho with them fish you have listed .

My 'ol lady has Barbs in with her fish and I have to admit that they are pretty cool! She has 6 of them and they all swim everywhere together all of the time. The action they create makes the other fish come out of hiding.

Tiger Barbs are one of them schooling fish i have liked for ages but never had and any before , so i thought this tank i will add a large school of them ( 15+ ) , aslong as the cichlids i have listed are ok with them .

I have also posted up the Tetras and Danios too for another schooling fish to add a little more action to the tank to go along with the Barbs .

 

[Dmaan.]

i would do that tank forsure!
perfectly stocked IMO.

i'd make the danio's and tetra's have a school.
it would look pre nice.

 

[djarmstrong]

i would do that tank forsure!
perfectly stocked IMO.

i'd make the danio's and tetra's have a school.
it would look pre nice.

Thanks , so the stock will be -

2x Red Severums
1x Gold Severum
1x Port Acara
1x Green Severum
1x Blue Acara
1x Key Hole Cichlid
15x Tiger Barbs
15x Buenos Aires Tetra or Giant Danio
and the 2 Common Pleco which are still in the tank after the Red Devil killed him self .

What about a few Rams ?
Or are they just a little too small and weak?

or some Zebra Loach ?