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garciahex

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hello keepers I was wondering if you had five tanks each 500 gallons and money was no problem what would you stock them with ? But they have to be cichlids north or South American ..I'm trying to get ideas for 2 500 gallon tanks that I have sitting but wanted to do some ideas on possible stocking ....
 
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hello keepers I was wondering if you had five tanks each 500 gallons and money was no problem what would you stock them with ? But they have to be cichlids north or South American ..I'm trying to get ideas for 2 500 gallon tanks that I have sitting but wanted to do some ideas on possible stocking ....



I would raise a pair of Oscar's in one and probably Datnoid's and oddballs in the other Polypterus for sure.
 
My original plan was a male Costa Rican blue dovii (possibly a pair )
A pair of green terrors with some Convits and red hooks
 
I'd definitely have one tank with a couple oscars, another tank with a bunch of severums. The rest would be various types of geophagus.
 
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An Amphilophus community tank in one.
A geophagus tank in another.
P. Altums and festiviums in a 500 gallon Blackwater biotope with Feng shuis
Definitly do some Carpentis
A planted tank with Scalare, keyholes, acaras and other gentle stuff.
 
Never had a planted .... all my tanks have always been gravel rocks and drift wood ... I do love how played tanks look
Maybe have best of both worlds ... a nice calm planted tank and I predatory tank
 
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