Opinions on stocking, please :)

[jenn85]

What are everyone's opinions on these stocking ideas. Im planning to start 4 75G tanks over the next few months to start up my new "fish room".

75G #1
A.orbicularis
L# Pleco which gets 10-12"...perhaps an L47 or L14

75G #2
Mated Pair of Rotkeil Severums(will buy 6 juvies to pair up)
12 Buenos Aires Tetras
6 Hoplo.punctatum Cats
2 BN Plecos

75G #3
Synspilum-male
1-2 L200s

75G #4
Green Terror
Salvini
Honduran Red Point
12 Rosy Barbs
3 Pictus...or some sort of pleco/catfish

 

[ehh]

What are everyone's opinions on these stocking ideas. Im planning to start 4 75G tanks over the next few months to start up my new "fish room".

75G #1
A.orbicularis
L# Pleco which gets 10-12"...perhaps an L47 or L14

75G #2
Mated Pair of Rotkeil Severums(will buy 6 juvies to pair up)
12 Buenos Aires Tetras
6 Hoplo.punctatum Cats
2 BN Plecos

75G #3
Synspilum-male
1-2 L200s

75G #4
Green Terror
Salvini
Honduran Red Point
12 Rosy Barbs
3 Pictus...or some sort of pleco/catfish

Tank 1 is over stocked. That is a ton of bio load for that tank.
I think you'll have problems in tank 4 with aggression. Those barbs will end up dead too. The hrp and salvini strike like rockets.

I think tank 2 and 3 are fine.


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[Mythic Figment]

Tank 1 is over stocked. That is a ton of bio load for that tank.
I think you'll have problems in tank 4 with aggression. Those barbs will end up dead too. The hrp and salvini strike like rockets.

I think tank 2 and 3 are fine.


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+1

Drop the Salvini in tank #4 and I think it will be alright. HRPs don't tend to be crazy aggressive like salvini do and GTs tend to be more laid back than people make them out to be.


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[kevbc03]

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[virgil2090]

I think tank #2, you might reconsider the catfish if you want the breeding pair to be successful, most catfish eat eggs

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[jenn85]

Thanks for the input! I had a male salvini 5-6 years ago which was honestly very peaceful I was basing that stock off of my experience with that fish. Would there be a good replacement cichlid for the salvini?

Also any suggestions on a smaller L# to make tank #1 work?

Filtration I plan to run 2 larger HOBs and maybe a large sponge filter on each tank.

 

[ehh]

Thanks for the input! I had a male salvini 5-6 years ago which was honestly very peaceful I was basing that stock off of my experience with that fish. Would there be a good replacement cichlid for the salvini?

Also any suggestions on a smaller L# to make tank #1 work?

Filtration I plan to run 2 larger HOBs and maybe a large sponge filter on each tank.

A firemouth won't cause trouble like a salvini.

I would just drop the pleco.

I'd skip the sponge filter too. These tanks are pretty stocked and i would want to give everyone as much room as possible.

I have a red devil in a 75 and he is about 9 inches and he fills up the tank alone.


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[Garshark]

Do number 2 and get a male and female pleco. That tank will look great.

 

[axs377]

Tank #1 will be a little cramped for that guy. Frequent water changes will be needed..lol Tank 2,3 look ok to me, but like someone else mention cats will eat fry. Tank 4 I think you're really rolling the dice. It depends a lot on the individual temperaments of the fish you acquire. I've owned 2 GTs, one was a total wrecking ball and he was in a 150 with 2 Oscars, and a pleco. The other was in a 265 with a midas, Oscar, and a few other cichlids and he was never an issue. I do believe the less space you give fish, the more likely they are to show aggression though. I have not owned either of the other 2, but both have a reputation for some attitude. If you do try tank 4 I would avoid the cats as they may be punching bags, and your rosey barbs may end up being feeders.