Need some ideas

[moodydoody]

So I got a new tank and feel like a kid in a candy store.

It is a 125 gallon and is the largest tank I have owned (yet) lol. I need some tankmates for my SA cichlids

Right now it has a lot of fish from the previous owner (mixed SA and African cichlids ugh) but luckily I already found new homes for the 19" pleco, one 7" oscar and one 11" oscar, the 20 or so Africans, 2 syno, 1 Raphael cat, and one poor beat on female JD.

Currently there is my long fin oscar, and my pair of JDs (staking a claim and digging holes, can 6-7" JD mate yet?) that will be staying and I MIGHT be saving a 7 inch pleco from a 10 gallon.

Now for my question, I need inspiration for some tankmates lol. I was wanting an arowana but after a little research see that they will need a bigger tank (I plan on a large upgrade but hesitate to get a fish before I have it, I also want it to be a jardini which I heard may kill the cichlids). Then I though maybe a bichir (probably an ornate or endli) but wonder if the cichlids will beat it to death. I may just keep the 11" tiger oscar but wonder if two oscars and a pair of JDs would be a good idea. Maybe a green terror or pair of convicts... hmm... so many choices lol. Something that would clean up after the messy cichlids would be nice lol.

So many possibilities...

Oh, filtation is a large sump and pair of Rena XP3

 

[Sarah88]

as long as the Os dont pair up it probably wouldnt be a problem especially with as much filtration as you have going lol. but yeah you could def do a bichir, for the most part cichlids tend to leave them alone and either way ornates get plenty big to fend for themselves, i would stay away from an endli though, ornates already get a bit big for an 18in wide tank and endlis get bigger than they do, i wouldnt put one in a tank less than 24in wide. also i would go with a nice male GT over a pair of cons, a breeding pair of cons can be pretty nasty and will disrupt the balance in your tank especially if you have a long fin O they will probably continuously mess up his fins (of course if you went with the GT then the 2nd O would be out) GOOD LUCK and make sure to post pics once you have everything how you like it