Okay stocking for a 75?

[NotReallyCatfishGuy]

Alright, so I'm picking up a 75 on sunday but i'm setting it up 2 weeks from now. I can instant cycle both canisters.

Here's the stock list:
Green terror
Rhino Pleco
3 Pictus cats, or a Hoplo cat. maybe 2 Hoplos.
a test school of bosemani rainbowfish. never know when the terror can kill em, also, how big of a school do I need if there are no aggression issues?

Here's a list of all the species and their recommended Temperature and pH. (all averaged from at least 5 sites, many results were rounded.)


PICTUS CATFISH: 73-78°F, pH 6.1-7.5
HOPLO CATFISH: 66 to 83° F, pH 5.8-7.8
BOESEMANI RAINBOW: 77 to 83° F, pH 6.8-8.1
RHINO PLECO: 72 to 82° F, pH 6.0-7.6
GREEN TERROR: 72-79° F, pH 6.4-7.8

 

[Backfromthedead]

Dont know about your info on the boesmanis, they like it cool. Low 70s. They take about a year to reach a respectable size too. Get your terror small if youre gonna grow them up together.

 

[fishhead0103666]

Well the rhino pleco, hoplo, and pictus will get along really well. I know because I have that exact same combination in my own 75.

 

[NotReallyCatfishGuy]

Dont know about your info on the boesmanis, they like it cool. Low 70s. They take about a year to reach a respectable size too. Get your terror small if youre gonna grow them up together.

definitely, will keep that temp info in mind. the green terror is gonna be bought at 2-3".

 

[NotReallyCatfishGuy]

Well the rhino pleco, hoplo, and pictus will get along really well. I know because I have that exact same combination in my own 75.

Sure the tank will do well with 3 pictus, a rhino, a hoplo, the green terror, and boesemani rainbows? would I need more filtration?

 

[fishhead0103666]

Well I havn't had the chance to own a green terror yet so I can't say about how they'll be. I don't see any issues about the rainbows though.

 

[NotReallyCatfishGuy]

Well I havn't had the chance to own a green terror yet so I can't say about how they'll be. I don't see any issues about the rainbows though.

I have never seen a hoplo at my lfs, so I won't risk buying it online just for it to be eaten if I get a green terror that lives up to it's name.

 

[Jexnell]

Hoplo get the same adult size as Pictus, roughly. I wouldn't trust either with a bigger GT. An eight inch long GT will see both of them as snacks, potentially killing both fish involved. Pick a bigger cousin maybe like p. Ornatus, or bigger Synadonis. Plecos are so wide faced they are easier to house with cichlids, pick one nearish the same final size as your cichlids.

 

[Hendre]

Hoplos get fairly big and thick. I doubt a GT would try and eat one

 

[Stanzzzz7]

I kept hoplo and gts together, no problems even with a fully grown male gt.