GOT A NEW 150-STOCKING QUESTIONS

[unckeyherb]

Just upgraded from my 55 to a 150 (48"x24"x30") with a 20 gallon sump/ wet-dry filter. Got it all for $400 so I am pretty happy. moved my fish over about a week ago...they seem pretty happy now. In the new tank I have: 1 8" oscar, 1 6" green terror, 1 6" dempsey, 1 8" pleco and an 18" freshwater eel. Was thinking of giving my eel to a friend (and possibly the pleco as well, seeing as how he leaves 40' strings of poo all around my tank) and getting something else. Possibly a catfish, or loach to pick up the slack of not having the pleco anymore, or perhaps a shark. Prolly not going to get any other cichlids, as I don't want to mush aggression. Any suggestions as to what I should get?

Thanks in advance!

 

[toehead11183]

a group of large clown loaches

 

[unckeyherb]

a group of large clown loaches

Thanks for your response!

I was thinkng about going with loaches, but I had some questions. First, are they even compatible with the other fish I have in there? Second, I have read that they can get to be roughly 12" but probably more like 8" in a tank. Is that correct? Finally, I read that ehy are MUCH happier when in a group of 3-5. I don't think my tank can support an Oscar, Dempsey, Terror, and 3-5 Loaches. Can it?

 

[GooDyboy420]

personally i wanna say its a 120, but yea it can support it, my 125 supporsts jd, gt, and my oscar all about your size, with 3 balas, a red devils a pleco your fine man. Plus the chilids you have are not that aggresive imo

 

[---XR---]

personally i wanna say its a 120, but yea it can support it, my 125 supporsts jd, gt, and my oscar all about your size, with 3 balas, a red devils a pleco your fine man. Plus the chilids you have are not that aggresive imo

nope, it's a 150, 149.82 to be exact, your thinking 48x24x24, and a group of loaches would do the tank well

 

[unckeyherb]

personally i wanna say its a 120, but yea it can support it, my 125 supporsts jd, gt, and my oscar all about your size, with 3 balas, a red devils a pleco your fine man. Plus the chilids you have are not that aggresive imo

are you saying you think my tank is 120? I'm pretty sure it comes to 150 but I could be wrong. Any ways, I guess it sounds as though you have far more fishies than I do. Do you recommend anything different? If I go with loaches should I get 3-5? The more I read about them, it seems like they really need to be in groups.

Was thinking of getting a synodontis (sp?) as I have seen a bunch of photos of them on this site. They are beautiful, but I have not done mush research on them yet.

Thanks for your help, yo.

 

[unckeyherb]

personally i wanna say its a 120, but yea it can support it, my 125 supporsts jd, gt, and my oscar all about your size, with 3 balas, a red devils a pleco your fine man. Plus the chilids you have are not that aggresive imo

are you saying you think my tank is 120? I'm pretty sure it comes to 150 but I could be wrong. Any ways, I guess it sounds as though you have far more fishies than I do. Do you recommend anything different? If I go with loaches should I get 3-5? The more I read about them, it seems like they really need to be in groups.

Was thinking of getting a synodontis (sp?) as I have seen a bunch of photos of them on this site. They are beautiful, but I have not done mush research on them yet.

Thanks for your help, yo.

peas

 

[RadleyMiller]

You could go with clown loaches but only get a few. That tank will be over stocked eventually. What type of eel is it? Keep up on water changes.

 

[HiGhTiMeZ]

great! thats a nice score and yes ur tank is 150...
u can keep loaches in there as long as its not small that can fit in the oscars mouth.