Stocking for a 100 gallon tank

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mikey028

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Just bought a 5'X1.5'X2' tank(estimated measurments, Im not by the tank right now.)It's 100 gallons. I'm not really worried about being slightly overstocked since im over filtered and do large water changes. I just dont want to be way too overstocked. My current stocking right now is:
1 Jack Dempsey (6")
1 Tiger Oscar (7")
2 Plecos (4" and 10")
2 Senegal Bichir (9")
1 Blood Red Parrot (5")
1 Leporinus (7")
1 Sun catfish (4")

I'm wanting to get rid of the large Pleco because all he does is hide and poop. I never really get to see him, and he is very messy, so there's no point in keeping him. I want to sell him, but my brother wont let me. (He's pretty attached to his pleco lol)
 
Your not over stocked but u will have to upgrade for the oscar cause they can get up to 19" and need a bigger tank then a 100 gallon....
 
Your stocking is fine even for the long term
 
19"? I've never seen one that big in an aquarium.14" tops...
Anyway back to your question, I have roughly about the same size tank as you just a lil bigger. And as far as what you have now that might be fine now, but whe your fish get bigger you might run into some aggression problems with the Oscar and jack dempsey. The JD wil get just as big as the Oscar. Never kept bichirs so idk. Everything else should be ok for now but like I said as they grow it might not work out.
 
Loves severums said:
Your not over stocked but u will have to upgrade for the oscar cause they can get up to 19" and need a bigger tank then a 100 gallon....
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I never seen a 19" oscar in a home aquarium, not even a 16"
 
Let's see pictures? I've never seen one that big, let alone 3. If you can get pictures I'd love to see them
 
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