stocking a 120 gallon tank please help

[NCStateFisher]

Does that severum picture I posted have ich? I just found it on google.

not sure, gorgeous fish though. i'm pretty attached to my turquoise. got him as a rescue with ich from petsmart that was torn all to hell by blood parrots

 

[aclockworkorange]

Auratus are African. If you want to do African cichlids that's a whole other discussion...

120 gallon stock idea:
-2 severums (pair)
-medium size cichlids (blue acara?)
-dozen keyhole cichlids
-6 clown loaches
-dozen or more corys
-a school of medium sized tetras like columbian tetras
-Plecos (bristle nose? Pair?)
Not necessarily ALL of the above, but those are some ideas.

 

[aclockworkorange]

not sure, gorgeous fish though. i'm pretty attached to my turquoise. got him as a rescue with ich from petsmart that was torn all to hell by blood parrots

I'm gonna adopt JK47's big male rotkeil I think. Severums are great fish. His is even better looking than the pic I posted!

 

[nooshbag]

i do like that stock list you suggested

 

[aclockworkorange]

Here's my buddy JK47's 120:

He's got a group of 6 satanoperca mapiritensis, couple dozen columbian tetras, and some sterbai corys. Understocked, but still pretty!

 

[nooshbag]

that background is amazing

 

[aclockworkorange]

We have both been messing around with 3D backgrounds from www.designsbynature.net. You can check my thread in my signature to see my 125 gallon 3D background project.

 

[nooshbag]

would love one, just dont have the cash

 

[aclockworkorange]

Ain't that always the problem with this hobby?

 

[aclockworkorange]

if you already have the coral in there and wanted to go with african cichlids and want some lower aggression options you could go with yellow labs and red zebras, basically most malawi/mbuna cichlids

i had read before also that you could keep clown loaches with them but i trust clockwork on this one

you could try adding some syndontis catfish in there with them for bottom feeders.

African cichlids are another great option, but I wouldn't keep clown loaches with them, and especially wouldn't keep corys with them.
I've seen people keep clowns with Africans... It CAN be done but I'd say it's really not a good idea. Different water preferences, coupled with aggression levels, just a bad mix.
You can do a lot of things in this hobby, I'm just trying to give the best advice for the healthiest mix possible. I would never advise keeling clowns with Africans personally.

More on mixing Africans with clowns:
http://www.loaches.com/articles/why-loaches-should-not-be-kept-with-malawi-cichlids