Stocking suggestions for a 40g? Looking for Monsters

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dwilder;3472509; said:
might not fit a monster but you can do more with a 40 than alot of people think
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like what?

I just took apart my planted tank setup and want something closer to monster size.

How about some rainbow cichlids, Herotilapia multispinosa?
 
If you've never had Bichir's I would deffinatly reccomend a Sen or possibly 2. depending on the dimensions which either I missed or you didn't post. They have alot of personality and are very interesting to have. If you're looking for teeth/fish eater. a needlenose fish would also be a suggestion. They aren't very interesting unless they are hunting feeders. But they are like a miniature gar and can be housed in a 40B. they need the surface space of a 40B imo minimum. They can be kept with anything to big to eat but an adult about 12" can easily eat fish 3"+
 
randomlugia;3469227; said:
Most "monsters" won't exactly fit a 40 gallon (depending on what you consider monstrous). Peacock eel?
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Everyone Stop being pesimists. YES YOU CAN have REAL monsters. you just need to know about them.

peacock eel? yuck. definitely not a monster by pikachu's standards.

I'll give you some REAL monsters your looking for:

Charax Gibbosus (Glass Headstander "mini payara") (Get atleast 6)

Exodon Paradoxus (Bucktooth Tetra) (Atleast 10. more is better)

Jack Dempsey (in a 40 breeder. YES you can) (Single Fish)

Electric Blue Jack Dempsey (Slightly smaller than real JD so YES YOU CAN. Not a monster though it acts completely different and hardly predates on fish)

5 Star General Cichlid (VERY predatory. like mini yellow jag) (Species only)

African Butterfly Fish (Mini Arowana)

Pike Livebearer (Toothy gar-like version of a mosquito fish) (Get a small shoal of atleast 6)

Acestro Isaline ("Freshwater Barracuda") (3 or 1)

Catoprion Mento (Whimple Piranha) (Alteast 5)

Serrasalmus Sanchezi (8" Piranha Single species tank)

Senegal Bichir (In a 40 breeder. YES YOU CAN)

Smaller species wolf. (You just need to research)

Notice i comment on what these fish compensate for? its because they do. both in enjoyment value and in being miniature.

hell... i wanna make a mini tank now.

OH, most of these options i labeled so you know to pick between them but not all or a combination. each is its own option. your tank is small after all. and you want only a focus monster species anyway
 
Get convicts. And since when can a fully grown jd fit in a 36" tank? A bit crammed ya think?


Heres my opinions.


Retuks;3531604; said:
Everyone Stop being pesimists. YES YOU CAN have REAL monsters. you just need to know about them.



I'll give you some REAL monsters your looking for:



Jack Dempsey (in a 40 breeder. YES you can) (Single Fish)
NOT IN A 36" TANK

Electric Blue Jack Dempsey (Slightly smaller than real JD so YES YOU CAN. Not a monster though it acts completely different and hardly predates on fish)
NOT IN A 36" TANK

Pike Livebearer (Toothy gar-like version of a mosquito fish) (Get a small shoal of atleast 6)
Not to sure about this, but I didn't think 6 8" fish could fit in a 36" tank.

Catoprion Mento (Whimple Piranha) (Alteast 5)
Again, not sure, but 5 6" mean fish in a 36" tank might be asking for trouble

Serrasalmus Sanchezi (8" Piranha Single species tank)
WONT WORK
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banded leporinus, spiny eels, some BGK's for a while until they grow bigger...
 
Red/rainbow wolf fish
 
a pikehead and two medium sized nandus species for the bottom.

They both stay relatively small (pikehead 5'' 8'' depending on sp and nandus 3'' - 7''+ sepedig on sp.)

:D
 
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