Question number 2 million about stocking a 75g (aka i have no idea what directiin to go with my tank

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Again, I agree with Duane, a 75 gallon is far better suited to something along the lines of a pair of HRP's, than a larger species, such as P. polleni. I have kept both, and male P. polleni get relatively large - Duane can post pics of some of his adult males. Not as large as some O's, but still a large fish, that produces a large amount of waste. FYI - robham, your pollini appears to be a female, so should be fine for life in a 75 gallon. I would personally not recommend male pollini for a tank with a 48x18" footprint, but maybe that's just me.

Sarah - are you stuck on cichlids? If not, there are other fish that can be very personable, more of a wet pet personality, that don't get uber large, and might work for you if they suit your taste. On the top of my list for personable smaller fish, are some of the puffer species. Just thought that I would toss that out there. http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/tetraodon-nigroviridis/
 
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Again, I agree with Duane, a 75 gallon is far better suited to something along the lines of a pair of HRP's, than a larger species, such as P. polleni. I have kept both, and male P. polleni get relatively large - Duane can post pics of some of his adult males. Not as large as some O's, but still a large fish, that produces a large amount of waste. FYI - robham, your pollini appears to be a female, so should be fine for life in a 75 gallon. I would personally not recommend male pollini for a tank with a 48x18" footprint, but maybe that's just me.

Sarah - are you stuck on cichlids? If not, there are other fish that can be very personable, more of a wet pet personality, that don't get uber large, and might work for you if they suit your taste. On the top of my list for personable smaller fish, are some of the puffer species. Just thought that I would toss that out there. http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/tetraodon-nigroviridis/
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I am.. Somewhat stuck in cichlids I think. I really love their look. I kept dwarf puffers unsussessfully a while back (they slowly atrophied and died), and it's turned me away from puffers in general a bit.
 
Carpintis females top out around 8-10" and are very personable. I've had them hand feed, great fish. Could maybe do a small pleco, an Asian bumblebee cat, a peacock eel and 6 Buenos Aires tetra if you grow them All together.
 
Blue acara are cool, most male green terror don't exceed 10 inch either.
 
Yes, Blue Acara would fit nicely.
 
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Yes, Blue Acara would fit nicely.
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Okay so I went to my local LFS just to look around. They had green terrors and a single blue acara. Both fish were small (around 1.5 inches) and rather dull looking. There were some eb jack dempseys that were absolutely gorgerous, incredibly curious and interactive and it's all I can do not to buy one. Will the GTs and acaras become more colored as they get larger?
 
Ebjd is a great choice, iffy on their health at times because of the inbreeding but once you get a couple good ones you'll like be them. They're also one of those fish that get better if you spend some time with them. Mine is sulking atm because I've had to move home so much(other fish beating on him,he is really a pushover) but I'm working on getting a 75 up for him and some barbs and I think he'll get better. It's 50/50 on getting healthy ones though so that might be a drawback but I think they're worth it.
 
That Male Para is awesome Duanes!
To the OP- a single oscar alone would probably work but wouldnt be 100% ideal, better bet would be something along the lines of a Jack Dempsey. There are actually plenty of fish that reach about 10" max and have good personalities. To give you a couple more to choose from, Nicaraguense and carpinte come to mind. Carpinte can get to 12" in some cases but 10" is more common. Alone, I think one would make a good wet pet.
 
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