stocking 180 south american tank

[HULON]

hey guys looking for input on south amercan themmed tank just got my visio 180 these are fish i am thinking of stocking with wondering if any would give others to much trouble what do you
think ? one perunno cat
2hoplarchus psittacus
2herosseverus heckel
2super redseverums
1oscar


already have the catfish is about 12inches
do you think that would be over stocked and or would i have trouble with any breeds?

 

[HULON]

no opinions?

 

[peathenster]

I like it! Personally I might leave out the oscar, tho.

 

[HULON]

why leave out the oscar? just dont care for them or what?

 

[jgentry]

I think it would be fine as long as you do weekly water changes. Make sure you have a ton of filtration.

 

[HULON]

already bought jebo 950 will pump 850 gal per hour. also going to make a wet dry with50 gal rubbermaid .it will move 600 gal and bought 50 pounds of ceramics i hope i am not going to have to much flo ihope thats about right?

 

[peathenster]

I think it would be fine as long as you do weekly water changes. Make sure you have a ton of filtration.

Exactly....both psittacus and oscars are very messy eaters, and they eat a lot!

 

[jgentry]

Just as an example my 220 has a similiar stock with big SA cichlids and I am filtering with a sump rated for a 400g tank that pumps 800gph and a XP4 rena canister and a fluval FX5 canister. I still do a 40% water change every 5-7 days to keep the nitrates below 10.

 

[HULON]

so you think with what i have planned i might still need more the jebo has three trays each will hold 5.8 L of media and the sump i can stack as much maybe more.

 

[jgentry]

What you have will probably work OK. Just test your water often and you will know if you need to add more filtration. Really you cannot have to much.