help with stocking my 75g tank!

[wahbulance]

Hello all!

So just recently, my boss had a 75 gallon tank that he no longer needed, so he gave it to me for free! i originally had a 30 gallon tank, so of course i'd take this offer. my 30g had 2 black skirt tetras, 2 dojo loaches, 3 panchaxes, and 1 pleco. i gave all of those to my buddy, and started up this new tank, which is currently cycling. i've owned bichirs in the past, and i wanna go back! so my question is, now that i have my 75g tank, how many bichirs can i stock it up with?

i was thinking of getting around...4 bichirs, and since they stay on the bottom, i wanted to get some peacock bass to roam the middle region of the tank. how many peacock bass can i get along with the 4-5 bichirs that i'm already planning to get?

my tank is currently set up with an aquaclear hanging filter, and a submerge powerhead circulating the water around. this will be also be a tiled tank. less clean up for me!

any feedback/advise will be greatly appreciated. thank you all for your time/help!

 

[Angler]

4 bichirs would be ok if you stick to some of the smaller upper jaw species, Senegals being the most common.

A 75 gallon is not big enough for any peacock bass species for an extended period of time.

Post pics of the tile when you have it set up. I love tiled tanks.

 

[wahbulance]

damn, i would hate to deprive peacock bass' of their size limitations.. i guess they're out of the picture. how about datnoids? i'm planning on going to home depot right now to purchase a couple of tiles for the tank. ill post pictures once i feel content with my color selection.

 

[NCStateFisher]

datnoids are also too large, 4-5 bichirs would be fine for this set up, i'd just recommend sticking to senegals, delhezi, palmas, retropinnis, etc. If you're looking for a main mid level swimmer i'd recommend a severum or another low aggression SA cichlid with some dithers. Mine are in a 75 with a green terror as well but all my fish are relatively juvenile and so far the GT is docile, I'll probably have to move him when he gets larger.

 

[wahbulance]

datnoids are also too large, 4-5 bichirs would be fine for this set up, i'd just recommend sticking to senegals, delhezi, palmas, retropinnis, etc. If you're looking for a main mid level swimmer i'd recommend a severum or another low aggression SA cichlid with some dithers. Mine are in a 75 with a green terror as well but all my fish are relatively juvenile and so far the GT is docile, I'll probably have to move him when he gets larger.

thank you for the suggestions. i'll make sure to look into those that you listed.

 

[Jrob]

lucky...nice grab wish i had a boss with fish tanks lol