how is this stocking for a 125?

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standard 125, 6' x 1.5'



(6) common plecos

(1) convict

(1) jack dempsey

(1) red devil

(1) flowerhorn

(1) oscar

(1) silver arowana

(1) red tail catfish


what do you think?
 
go with this maybe a Salvini or 2 also but the others are to much

(1) convict

(1) jack dempsey

(1) red devil

(1) flowerhorn
 
Hello!

Sorry, but I think you need to rethink your list. Aggression aside, many of the fish listed will quickly outgrow a 125. Common Plecos especially will get huge! And they're going to be large waste producers giving you all sorts of headaches down the road. The Arowana is going to need a much larger tank all on his own. He will quickly outgrow a 125. Same with the RTC.

The remaining fish should be OK, but you'll be missing out on some of the cool things about the fish by keeping just one each. I love watching my Convicts and Oscars pair up and swim around together.
 
Disaster waiting to happen. RTC gets way too big and will eat arowana as well as all the other fish, probably even the plecos.
 
it looks good for a while but you are gonna need a monster tank for the arow and the the red tail very soon......just a few questions why 6 plecos? what are the sizes of the fish too? what kind of filtration do you have on that bad boy too?
 
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AqAdvisor helps me plan a tank. It has every fish I've ever needed to find. It shows your stocking level, aggression warnings, temperature, and many other things. I'm not sure how accurate it is for large fish, but maybe it will help.
 
i fail to see the need for 6 common plecos especially in that tank. they are going to get massive and will need alot of room.
 
After eliminating the Arowana, RTC, and the outrageous amount of plecos, you are left with:

(1) convict

(1) jack dempsey

(1) red devil

(1) flowerhorn

(1) oscar

I can see in the future the RD, FH, or possibly the JD snapping overnight and going on a killing spree. Maybe if you eliminate the FH it should work but you wont know until you try.
 
blacklabel;4903773; said:
standard 125, 6' x 1.5'



(6) common plecos

(1) convict

(1) jack dempsey

(1) red devil

(1) flowerhorn

(1) oscar

(1) silver arowana

(1) red tail catfish


what do you think?
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I think you've got way too many plecos. They're gonna be s#ittin' up a storm in your tank!! I just have 2 plecos and they fill the bottom of my 100g with fresh poop every morning.

Plus, you've got a dangerous mix of potentially huge/vicious fish in there. The silver aro and red tail catfish will outgrow the tank within a year and the RTC will try to eat every smaller fish. Your flowerhorn is probably going to be a killer and end up tearing up all of your other cichlids and maybe your silver aro if it's not big enough. There's a reason why many people keep flowerhorns alone in tanks and that's because many of them are like pitbulls.
 
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