Kogo's Classroom 180

[Kogo]

OK...

I'm a teacher and experianced fishkeeper. My classroom is full of tanks, and they are spreading throughout the school.

This year I would like to do something eye catching with my 180 that currently houses large cichlids in a bare bottom tank. This tank is the first one noticed when people enter the room and I want it to have a wow factor. I'm sure I could come up with a plan all by myself, but I figure sharing the fun with some MFK members might be nice.

please remember this is in a classroom in Florida so nothing dangerous, skiddish (like a giant ID shark that bashes around in the middle of class), or Illegal in Florida will work.

I am happy to keep a bare tank, but would also be happy for something that would allow for aquascaping.

currently the room holds a 2.5g planted neon tank, a 12x10g rack (to be filled this fall), 70g reef tank, 180g (subject of current thread), 125g rift lake cichlids, 65g planted.

now, let the fun begin and the ideas fly.....

 

[all_or_nothin]

a single dovii...

 

[Freezekougra]

A school of similar looking angels looks nice
and since it's 180g you can add a ton of other fish too :O

 

[oscarcrazy]

Go native. You can put a group of local sunfish. In my classroom I keep a 55 with a longear and warmouth that I pulled out of a local creek.

 

[Kogo]

Good suggestions, how about some more.

 

[JakeH]

As usual, I say a big shoal of Clown, Polka Dot & Yoyo Loaches. Add a big SA Cichlid or 2 & try to keep the kids from staring at it all day!

 

[Citrinellus]

You could go with 10 angelfish, a school of cardinal and rummy nose tetras, a dozen cories, a couple of bristlenose plecos, then some dwarf cichlids. Then you could also aquascape the tank with this option.

 

[Eoibio]

Maybe discus? Maybe a huge oddball setup? Fire eel, bichirs, hujeta gars, huge giant danios, knifefish..

Maybe a single lungfish?

Im a kid (im 11..) and I love these types of fish..I keep discus

 

[Kogo]

You could go with 10 angelfish, a school of cardinal and rummy nose tetras, a dozen cories, a couple of bristlenose plecos, then some dwarf cichlids. Then you could also aquascape the tank with this option.

thats pretty much what I have in the 65g

Maybe a huge oddball setup?

a definate consideration ... maybe a clown knife

 

[Diskboy12]

I say a breeding pair of Dovii, it could be cool, yet informational for when they breed. . And dang, I wish my techer would get a 180, all we have is a 16 Gal. with stupid goldfish!...Luckly I'm graduating this next year and won't have to sit in her class much longer haha.