I need stocking help!!

[cichlids4me]

Here is my tank 125 gallon SeaClear acrylic 72 by 18 footprint


I have had Red Devils, Oscars, Convicts, Mbuna, Peacocks, Angels and Shellies. I want something different! Currently the tank houses 6 Bumblebees but am planning on moving them out to my 30 or 75.

What i am looking for are ideas on stocking with South and/or Central American Cichlids and possibly a few Bichirs.
The Holey rock will be removed and I also have a large malaysian stump to add to one side.
There will be some plants, driftwood and lace rock.

What I have seen on this site so far that I like are:
'Cichlasoma' uropthalmus
Uaru amphiacanthoides
Herotilapia multispinosa (Rainbow) Orange
Turquoise/Gold Severum
Polypterus senegal
possibly some Giant Danios or Silver Dollars for dithers
there are others but these I really like

Also if anyone has recommendations they will be considered also.

So what I am looking for are ideas on schemes and quantities.

Thanks in advance for the help

 

[labiatus55]

those will work except the mayan, nasty fish

 

[Adam-011]

Kool u got alot to work with.
I am setting up a 75
with
a Green and Gold severum
3 Pictus Catfish
1 Gold saum
Pleco
and tigerbarbs so u could up the quantity by 1 on everything. Add a bichir and thats a stock lol. But u could add a Bichir or 2 lol. GL

 

[cichlids4me]

those will work except the mayan, nasty fish

What else would work with the Mayan?

 

[pwmin]

What else would work with the Mayan?

most have a nasty disposition and get pretty larger, so a 125 may be a single-fish tank if you get one. There are exceptions, though.

 

[cichlids4me]

most have a nasty disposition and get pretty larger, so a 125 may be a single-fish tank if you get one. There are exceptions, though.

thanks for the info! i will stay away from that one for now as i would like to have multiple inhabitants this time around

 

[labiatus55]

i just recently switched my 180 over to a more peaceful cichlid tank(got sick of everyone killing eachother!) got bocourti, oscar, snook and silver dollars and Im thinking about a big severum

 

[barley pop]

Uaru are awsome fish !!!!! if you get them you will love them !!!!

i would do

3 Uaru
5 Herotilapia multispinosa (Rainbow) Orange
and some S.D. if you want them. or instead of the s.d. you could do a Sev or 2


with Uaru dithers are not needed.

here is a pic of my uaru 125

 

[cichlids4me]

Uaru are awsome fish !!!!! if you get them you will love them !!!!

i would do

3 Uaru
5 Herotilapia multispinosa (Rainbow) Orange
and some S.D. if you want them. or instead of the s.d. you could do a Sev or 2


with Uaru dithers are not needed.

here is a pic of my uaru 125

Thank you. I think I like it! Nice tank, by the way!

 

[pcfriedrich]

I'd get a couple of jags, or a jag and a yellowjacket.