Stocking for an office tank

[Aqualoon]

72g Bow front - 30 gallon sump

Looking for suggestions for a fun office tank stocking. People want to go reef because you can have fish, shrimp, crabs, etc. and everything is colorful and looks different. I don't have the time to maintain a reef tank at work so want to do freshwater.

I was originally thinking of mbuna because they're bright and colorful however they all have the same body shape. I was then thinking of maybe switching it up to a Tang community tank but then the color isn't really there.

Anyone have some ideas on what would look nice, have some color, different types of fish for a tank this small?

 

[spotfin]

How about an Amazon themed tank with various tetras, catfish, and peaceful cichlids?
Or a tank with Glo fish?

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Mixed species tank, scarlet badis, Christmas fulu, checkerboard cichlids,
Ruby red cichlids, gold nugget pleco, black emperor tetras, and a pair of blue neon rainbowfish.

Or you can go saltwater with bristlestars, a piece of live rock, some anthias , chromis,and exotic damsels, which would be low maintenance for saltwater.

 

[SandNukka15]

I would go with a heavy planted tank with a bunch of colorful tetras

 

[bbortko]

Low tech planted with angels and rainbow fish.

 

[Backfromthedead]

rainbowfish, gouramis, and clown loaches.

 

[Davidiator]

1 oscar
(Will interact with you guys)

 

[mattison187]

Mbuna with some nice rock work would be nice. Or as david said, a solo wet pet would be a cool office pet. Possibly an amph.?

 

[Davidiator]

What is an amph?

How many Mbuna could fit in a 76 gallon tank and how many could fit in a 150?

 

[tlindsey]

What is an amph?

How many Mbuna could fit in a 76 gallon tank and how many could fit in a 150?

Short for Amphilophus CA Cichlid such as Trimac,Red Devil,Midas and more.