newb to mfk with questions re 180 gal

[shane3fan]

Generl question about the following stock list--look ok? Any glaring problems? Ive got a nice piece of driftwood with caves, 2x xp3 filtration, standard 6 ft 180g tank planted with live plants.


[SIZE=-1]2 x Severum (Heros efascticious)
6 x Festivum (Mesonauta festivus)
4 x Apistogramma agassizii (Apistogramma agassizii)
5 x Pictus Catfish (Pimelodus pictus)
4 x Royal Farlowella Catfish (Sturisoma panamense)
5 x Bristlenose Pleco (Ancistrus sp.)[/SIZE]


I would like to have some dither fish, but I think this is enough or maybe too much already. I will have an automatic drip water change system. Thoughts?

 

[crisper]

Sounds like a nice stock,you could add some silver dollars they would go well with what you got.

 

[still]

Sounds good, I love Sev's

 

[Bderick67]

Sounds like a nice stock,you could add some silver dollars they would go well with what you got.

Don't silver dollars munch on plants?

 

[Paulbearer]

Don't silver dollars munch on plants?

As do severums...might want to think about using either of these if you are wanting to keep a planted tank or be very selective on the plants.

 

[JML1997]

You could get some Giant Danios's..

 

[crisper]

SD's will leave plants alone if well fed on greens. Also depends on plants your keeping.

 

[shane3fan]

thanks for the input.I plan vals, anubias and java fern for the plants. Hopefully the critters will let the plants grow.

My main concern was overstocking-do yall think Im ok with this list and possibly adding a few more? I would add the Apistos first, then the Festivums and Pictus cats, then the plecos ( I may go nuts and get a zebra or some other extravagant pleco that I may never see-lol ) and finally the Severums ( undecided on which version--the red spot sevs are cool looking to me, but so are the wild type.)

Using aqadvisor it seems concerned about the available footprint of the tank and says Im overstocked.

 

[jakeca77]

The severums I had tore up every kind of plant that was in their tank.

 

[Jc1119]

Personally, I think youre a bit underfiltered. Rena xp3 with media moves 187gph. If you have two, that means you're turning your tank twice an hour. For smaller fish, this is probably sufficient, but as the fish grow you could run into issues, especially with that many cats and plecos. Eventually, 2 renas wont be enough.....

I run 2 xp3 and a 400gph wet dry on a 90 that is lightly stocked but houses several small plecos.