Stocking 300 gallon

[oakes]

Still in the process of getting this tank setup and cycled but keep going back and forth on what I want to keep in it.
Tank is 96" x 30" x 24" (LxWxH) it will be filtered by three FX5's with two baskets in each full of bio rings.
At the moment I have a couple larger river rocks and driftwood and no substrate.
Was thinking if I go with larger fish I wouldn't get substrate just to make cleaning up easier.
Working on getting the hood/lights put back together which consist of 12 T5's.
When I purchased this tank it was setup as a planted tank which I never saw but do consider going that route if I can get a good deal on some substrate.

If this was your tank what would you keep in it??

 

[justarn]

if you go planted it will really limit your options for stocking with larger fish, even the ones that dont eat them may turn them all over. not being a plant guy i cant really give much advise, possibly a few hundred neon tetra and cory cats, and some mini oddballs like peacock eels, petricola granolous, poss some small peacful cichlids...

 

[oakes]

Going planted will be last choice because of the cost of good substrate.
That being said, what would you stock it with?

 

[Anthony Nolet]

Native sunfish with a catfish. 100% is what I would do

 

[FMA4ME]

Going planted will be last choice because of the cost of good substrate.
That being said, what would you stock it with?

Are you a singular wet pet type, or more interested in community set ups?

 

[oakes]

Native sunfish with a catfish. 100% is what I would do

I have thought about this setup as well, maybe a small mouth bass but not sure how he'd play with the others

Are you a singular wet pet type, or more interested in community set ups?

I'm open to any suggestions, I would love a dovii but afraid he'd scratch the acrylic too much.

 

[Anthony Nolet]

Idk if it'd be different in a bigger tank like yours but I would stay away from bass lol I had one that just bullied everything except my catfish

 

[asteele.19]

Large schools of denison bars, Odessa barbs, rosy barbs, and gold barbs.

Couple schools of cory cats(whatever ones tickle your dancy)

Plecos of the small to medium nature.

 

[Belly up]

Since we are in fantasy land, if it was mine I`d get a group of Imperial Clown loaches, a dwarf goonch and some large barbs (dawkinsia) to start.

Whatever you decide, enjoy the process. And try not to be like me, because no matter what I got I would be thinking I would have liked something else better! Good luck.

 

[jaws7777]

I would do ca cichlids definitly some viejas with a bocourti or a pearsei, maybe a parachromis loisellei too


Or a bichir tank