Stocking my 210 (7x2x2)

[Dirck]

Just thinking about stocking my tank once I finally have it set up and was wondering if anyone sees any issues with this stock list?

2 Orinoco Eartheaters
3 or 4 Blue Rams
6 Angelfish
1 Black Ghost knife

I don't think there would be any problems, but then again I could be horribly wrong... Any input would be great!

 

[guilly]

Ghost knife known to sometimes eat smaller fish. Other than that your list sounds great.


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[Dirck]

I have the black ghost knife now and he's pretty small, maybe 7 inches. So I figure if I get the rest of these guys now they should be fine.

 

[uberthawk]

the rams may become ghost food...i would think twice b4 adding them
they may do fine till the ghost gets big enough to eat them 1 night,also i've keep gold rams in community planttank(90gal) and they r awesome--- and tend to be some what passive
they should b fine w/ angles but the others i wouldn't know


good luck

 

[David R]

Not sure what species "Orinoco earthater" is, but often two eartheaters can spell trouble. You might get lucky and get a pair, or you may end up with two males that fight constantly, or a male that constantly harasses the female. If it were me I'd probably forget the rams and add a group of 5-6 eartheaters (probably avoiding the largest species if possible) and a few catfish. The predatory nature of the BGK will limit your choices, otherwise I'd be suggesting tetras and corydoras too.

 

[Dirck]

Appreciate the input, Im having second thoughts about the Rams now and will probably go with more eartheaters unless I can find something similar to the rams but a little bigger. Forgot to add that I'll have a Raphael Catfish in there too.

Edit : Im also planning on having the tank planted.

 

[aznjonathanchu@yahoo.com]

i agree to bck can one night just swallow a ram

 

[alexanian]

I have a 6-7" BGK with guppies and angels and he never even chased one. Mine is pretty peaceful but there may be some that r more aggressive although I doubt that even a full grown BGK could swallow a ram cichlid since their mouths r pretty small.

 

[David R]

You realise yours isn't even half grown yet eh? Their mouths are deceptively large, it is easier to see on larger specimens, and you're right that they are peaceful but they are still predatory [big difference] and will happily eat any fish they can swallow.

 

[alexanian]

yes I know mine isn't full grown that's why I stated the size. Also at this size he's capable of eating guppies and my point was that he doesn't