Some questions/ur recomendation

[Mayo]

aight so im still fairly new on the pbass side of things, but now im addicted to them....

so anyways the point of this thread is to figure out how many i can stock and if i can stock others with this setup i plan on getting in close future,

at the moment my single pbass(5" or so) is in a 50gallon tank with similar sized oscar and jaguar and a bristlenose, they all get along fine and will remain in here untill they get to big in which my new setup should be awaiting the p bass. (cant get fotos bass is to shy)

So the plan was to hunt down a 150gallon tank to be the home for the pbass (still dont know if u guys talking uk or us gallon but here in aus we talk litres so roughly 550L tank)

Once i have the 150g tank (5'x2'x2') the plan is to put as many pbass in it as i can with out being crowded, as well as the pbass tho i was still deciding whether to keep the jag and oscar in this tank aswell or just remove them and place them in my other 4' tank with my 12" oscar. and a i few other ideas on my mind but will some up in a few questions.

Question 1: How many pbass should i keep in the 150g tank with possibly a jag and oscar as mates if not the jag and oscar was thinking 1 aro instead.

Question 2: Should i put my bristlenose in the 150g with pbass or should i put my allready 2x 12" plecos in there (obviously this will affect the amount of pbass i can keep aswell)

Question 3: Wots the best things to plant with pbass in this size tank and wot amount of lighting would be needed.

there will be other things i think of later that i will need to find out about so once i do i just add to this thread, thanks for any info and advice!

 

[pwmin]

Am I wrong or does it seem like you want this for a permanent home?

 

[vaine111]

question 1. 1 maybe 2 depending how big they grow out too.
question 2. um bristlenose are cool. not sure how big they get though.
question 3. i'd love some swords, jungle val, and some type of dwarf grass. some type of double HO(high output) light should be fine.

other note. i will have 3 maybe 4 in my 280g.

 

[Mayo]

k kool, well the 150 is to be for as long untill i get more cash if worse comes to worse i can wack em in my dads 340g

 

[channarox]

you could keep a single mono in there for life....but itll look extremely cramped.
better to get at least a 6 by 2 by 2 for a single mono and those other fish for life.

 

[Mayo]

well i was gunna try to have 2 bass but they wouldnt be in there for life probly just a year at max untill they get upgraded again

 

[silverdragon]

IMO you could only keep 1 bass in the 5x2x2 for life..
the bristlenose and plecos would be fine given they had hiding places i.e driftwood etc..
post some pics of your bass when you can..
always glad to see another aussie representin..

 

[I<3fish]

Ouch for life guys? Honestly. Assuming it grows to max size, it will grow to 24-26". Yeah, it will definitely be extremely cramped.