I need ideas for a 275 gallon aquarium!

[south coast nelly]

oscars need good clean water or hith might set in,,,maintainance......
depends really, large group of angels,,,,,,,,,or
large group of cardinal tetra<60>/sailfin gibbicep/gourami.........or
silver dollars<redhook and spotted and fool kids into thinking there pirana

 

[BushFishRox]

oscars need good clean water or hith might set in,,,maintainance......
depends really, large group of angels,,,,,,,,,
large group of cardinal tetra<60>/sailfin gibbicep/gourami.........
silver dollars<redhook and spotted and fool kids into thinking there pirana

Oscars seem to be prone to HITH...

 

[Fishermoe14]

take my 2 ginormous pacu.. they look like 20 inch piranhas...

 

[paulW]

No matter how cool the fish are, you are going to get some morons that will try to mess with them. You've got to keep the food, nets, etc away from the tank and keep an eye on the tank. It needs to be checked every day.

I think Africans might be the best bet for entertainment. Sure, a school of tetras would be cool to aquarists, but the kids will probably have those at home and be less excited about them.

 

[catfishlvr]

I think you should put an assortment of catfish. I haven't checked if they are compatible though. Here are some very interesting species. Synodontis Multipunctatus, bunocephalus coracoideus, agamyxis pectinifrons, hara jerdoni and their are many more.

 

[cmartin]

What about a Clown Knife? They look cool and are fairly easy to keep.

 

[saltydog_1]

niger catfish, these things just look bad arse. or for fun archer fish, maybe the kids would get spit on .

 

[BLACK ICE]

My sister is a teacher who keeps fish in her schoolroom ill ask her what she keeps...

 

[Alan Russell]

since it is a school, I'd go with a tropical community. You could do a massive community with a tank that size. I think a very wide variety of species and colors would be the best thing to attract the attention and curiosity of kids. Also the best way to keep them interested. If you go with a few species you may have a few kids fascinated. But if you do a huge community with 100 different types of fish or more there's bound to be a fish for every kid's interest.

 

[prm]

is it the same tank as the one in my avatar by any chance?