My 100g CA/SA community is growing

[FedEXguy]

By growing, I'm not only talking about the fish size, but I'm also talking about the tank size. I'm about to acquire an 8' 240g. Either from a local doctor (4 yr old tank, professionally maintained with stand and hood) or a new tank from Glasscages but I'll be building the stand in this case. I've been back and forth with the doctor for months now on what a fair price would be, and he's slowly gotten closer to what I want to pay

If he hadn't already sold the 125g sump and pump before I contacted him, we'd probably already have a deal.

Anyway, all that aside here's my original stock:
5 A. multispinosa
5 A. centrarchus
8 Heros notatus
1 Red Dragon flowerhorn
2 T. meeki
1 female R. octofasciatum
5 corydoras julii
10 colombian tetras
2 bn plecos

Here's the update on the stock. The multispinosa are now in their own 20Long with the cory cats and some green swordtails. Just going to see how that goes, may upgrade tank size or put them back in the main tank. The centrarchus are looking good and possibly getting ready to sexy-time with each other. The notatus are growing nicely (but slowly.) The flowerhorn was an accidental acquisition that I was going to let grow up some, then rehome. Well, I tried adding 10 zebra danios for top water movement, and despite them being really too big for the flowerhorn to eat...eat them he did, in just 2 days. So he now lives at the LFS. One of the firemouths died of bloat-like symptoms shortly after going in the tank and the second is getting along just fine and dandy with everyone. The female JD was traded in for a grown 7"-8" female JD from the LFS that is pretty mellow. She got to live in a 20g with about 16 young convicts and some leopard danios as a trial run on her temperament. She only ate the danios, didn't bother the cons, and loves 1mm NLS more than the appropriate pellet size. She's now in the 100g and hasn't bothered a soul so far. There's also a large dojo loach and tiny rubberlip pleco now in that tank. There were 2 dojo loaches, but the full grown 8"+ one managed to jump out and die.

When I move to the 8' tank, if I can sex the notatus at that time, I may thin their numbers a bit. I'd also like to try adding a large stunner fish or pair. Not sure what, yet, but I'm leaning towards P. melanurus (synspilum belize creek) or maybe exC. pearsei. Any thoughts?

I'll get some pictures tonight when I get home.

 

[Reaper13]

I really like the pearsei from pictures I've seen on here & the stories people have told me about them.

Syn's are really nice to though. Either would fit your bill imho.

 

[JS2120]

I agree with Reaper pearsei are beautiful fish. I think they would look nice with your current stock.

 

[virgil2090]

yea,the pearsei looks like it grows pretty big,but stays mellow.2 others to think about:bocourti and chocolate.maybe the oscar people can add their experience.i have never owned one,but i know some can be mellow

 

[FedEXguy]

Pearsei is probably my second choice by a hair behind synspilum, simply because I'd like the big splash of color a synspilum would bring. I understand, however, that I have a higher chance with the synspilum of it getting too aggressive. We'll just have to wait and see. I might do one of each. I also think heterospila would be a good choice, but that would probably be too much green and black in the tank.

Also, serendipitously, the doctor called me about that tank and accepted my offer, so looks like I'll be getting the slightly used tank fairly soon. I've still got to work out how I'm going to plumb it and get a sump, but it's progress.

 

[FedEXguy]

I posted some pictures of the current setup in the media lounge.