ok guys.... i need your help....

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i am thinking of restocking my 120 with an asortment of fish
i want small and large and lots of character and activity
give me your list of fishes that would acomplish this goal of a very versitle colorfull active tank.
i have two florida gar that i would rather not get rid of so keep that in mind
and dont give me the whole its your tank do reaserch and find what you like, i joined this forum so yall could help not tell me to go find info myself
but for all those helpfull MFK ers out there i want your advice,ideas, and knowledge so go for it !!!! :D
 
thanks for the idea but i forgot to state that i dont want african cichs ;)
i want some odd ball fish. im thinkin bichirs gars and somethin else to be the middle swimmer with alot of movement and personality. i was thinkin jag and oscar but am always open to more ideas!! i want some wierd fish
 
thanks for the help guys....NOT!
 
hahah well i know 33 people have viewed this thing and only two have posted anythin at all....
now if i posted somethin saying what is wrong with my oscar..... he is in a ten gallon tank at about 10 inches (so thats one inch per gallon rule) and he wont eat or even move. i would get a million posts in an hour flaming me about how much of an idiot i am.
so how helpfull are the people on here?
or are they just a bunch of fish snobs waiting to pick on noobs and ignorant fish keepers ???
sorry i really hate forums like this.
its seems like any thread that isnt full of flaming and is actually just a simple discusion dies....
 
scalesandfins;4330132; said:
dont give me the whole its your tank do reaserch and find what you like
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That's pretty much it right there.

Jags and Oscars alright, and I would recommend them...not really not my cup of tea. Now, If you got wild Oscar's from Columbia, Peru, Bahia, Trinidad, Or even Florida Oscar's would be grand. Don't know jack about Gars and I don't know there temperament towards other fish, so I don't know. In a tank size like yours, you are limited to stock IMO.
 
what is the diff between wild caught os and petstore os ???
 
Pet store O's, if farmed, tend to be somewhat inbred. You'll see crooked mouths, asymmetrical eyes and possible health problems. Wild caught Oscars have managed to keep themselves fit through natural selection. Some will say that captive Oscar strains are more tolerant of aquarium conditions, but just look at how many of them come down with hole-in-the-head. My first Oscar was a farmed cheapie. My new one is a wild O. Both had great 'personality' but my new one seems far more elegant and graceful. You also get cooler patterns on the wild Oscars.

On the side, I do see wild oscars at Petsmart sometimes. More common at cichlid specialty fish shops for sure, but if you look, you'll find them.
 
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