Stocking ideas for 90 gallon predator tank

[Kris39]

Any help on what to stock my brand new 90 gallon tank? Definitely want a gar but some people say 90 isn’t big enough. Just looking for some help on this. Maybe a Peacock Bass or largemouth? Knife fish?

 

[tlindsey]

Any help on what to stock my brand new 90 gallon tank? Definitely want a gar but some people say 90 isn’t big enough. Just looking for some help on this. Maybe a Peacock Bass or largemouth? Knife fish?

Welcome aboard
Unfortunately a 90 gallon is too small for a true Gar , Peacock Bass, and depends on the specie of knife fish. There are specie of Characin that are called Gar for example Rocket Gar or Marbled Gar they are native to South America.

 

[fishhead0103666]

Does the predator have to be active? Chaca chaca catfish and gulper catfish are predators.

Also any fishkeepers worth their tanks will tell you that a true gar has no place in a 90 gallon. Neither does a peacock bass or a largemouth bass nor a small mouth.

An African knifefish wouldn’t be bad in a 90 gallon but they aren’t “predators”. Sure they are in a literal sense but they won’t be the type of predator I think you’re looking for.

 

[SandNukka15]

Plant it and add a black rhom piranha and a school of exodons

 

[Kris39]

Does the predator have to be active? Chaca chaca catfish and gulper catfish are predators.

Also any fishkeepers worth their tanks will tell you that a true gar has no place in a 90 gallon. Neither does a peacock bass or a largemouth bass nor a small mouth.

An African knifefish wouldn’t be bad in a 90 gallon but they aren’t “predators”. Sure they are in a literal sense but they won’t be the type of predator I think you’re looking for.

Thanks for your help, what ab a Needlenose?

 

[tlindsey]

Thanks for your help, what ab a Needlenose?

Needlenose are not a true Gar and although they sell them in freshwater they are actually a Brakish water specie. Also they should not have aggressive tankmates. The Needle Nose are skittish and can damage their snout easily.

 

[Kolton13]

Why not a marble Achara catfish? Or maybe a red tail barracuda?

 

[Backfromthedead]

Why not a marble Achara catfish? Or maybe a red tail barracuda?

Tank is much much too small for an achara catfish.

 

[Stephen St.Clair]

IMO, even a smaller variety of Gar requires at least a 6 ft. tank.
Since its apparent you like elongated predators, look at Dimidiochromis Compressiceps (Eye biter) a species a little more suited for your 90 gal. tank. Still would be a tight fit, but doable.

 

[fishhead0103666]

Perhaps a few bichirs? A 4’ x 1.5’ can hold a good few of the smaller bichirs from what I know.