Stocking my 180g

[coeus]

so im getting a new tank this weekend, and i know im putting my fire eel in there, and i know im getting a hystrix from hystrix to put in there... but i dont know what to round out the stock list with.

tank dimension are 72"x30"x20", getting it used from a fellow MFKer with an fx5 and a sump of a size i neglected to ask

any suggestions?

sorry for starting the thread before the tank is even in my house ill get pics of it with just my eel in next week

 

[Newt]

Here's my 180 stock:

P. Retic ray
Fire eel
BGK
2 Turquoise severums
Royal Pleco (be careful with plecos and rays, this plec just happens to work out in my tank)
Twin spot pike cichlid
Rocket Gar
Flounder

 

[abortedsoul]

A silver arowana is always a nice touch to a ray tank.

 

[coeus]

yea i was thinking about a silver, but so many people have that set up

i might just round it out with an extra ray or 2 from HOT

 

[Tom]

Keep the stock list small at first. It will save you alot of trouble.

 

[coeus]

i know but it wont be long before my mom starts asking where the rest of the fish are with a tank like that sitting in her dining room

 

[Newt]

Isn't a 180 too small for a silver?

I want an arrow for my tank but was under the impression that a silver needs a bigger tank footprint than 6 X 2. That's why I have the Rocket Gar in there for a top dweller instead.

 

[Plec123]

hmm... i would put a couple lima shovelnose cats in there, but im not sure what i would put in there other than those...

 

[njackson]

what about asain arowana, Red Tail Payara, lima catfish,sivler dollars, south american lungfish or australian.

 

[coeus]

what about asain arowana, Red Tail Payara, lima catfish,sivler dollars, south american lungfish or australian.

im in the US or id love to get an asain ill see what happens when i actually get it up and running and make some posts back here