Is this tank stock ok

[GentleGiantsCichlidKeeper]

Yes, I agree with other members. This won't work long term and you should take out most of the fish in this tank or rearrange them in different tanks. You could keep the Oscar and 2 Severums but you would still be running a risk and I don't recommend it. You could also try with one of the JD's if they happen to be peaceful and not aggressive in a 125. Maybe lose the rest except the 2 Severums, and fill with Dithers and Angels or something similar. You also wouldn't have to upgrade to a much bigger tank than a 90+ Gallon instead of the 125+. In the end it'll be your choice, hope you keep us updated!

 

[Joshuakahan]

Hi I’m 11 ive done all my research and I have the fish already but there juveniles will these be ok as adults I need all the advice I can get if this tank stock is ok my tank size Is 5ft x2ft x2ft stocking 1 Oscar 1 red terror 2 red spotted sevrums 1 African feather fin catfish 2 jd there all insanely peaceful for cichlids there’s the odd chase around but I think it’s highly overstocked but is it?

You should list them in order from favorite to least favorite and that help us help you decide on what to keep. But yes you will need to get rid of a lot at some point

 

[Niki_up]

I’m going to go opposite of everyone and suggest you choose your favourite fish of the list and only keep that one with maybe a pleco or bottom dwelling fish.

Seeing is how you are only 11 and still have a lot of life to live yet...your going to get busy and things will happen that will or can prevent you from caring for your fish like weekly or multiple water changes a week. So keeping two fish in a 125g may allow you to miss a water change here or there without deviating effects

 

[Joshuakahan]

I’m going to go opposite of everyone and suggest you choose your favourite fish of the list and only keep that one with maybe a pleco or bottom dwelling fish.

Seeing is how you are only 11 and still have a lot of life to live yet...your going to get busy and things will happen that will or can prevent you from caring for your fish like weekly or multiple water changes a week. So keeping two fish in a 125g may allow you to miss a water change here or there without deviating effects

+1

 

[duanes]

I agree with the others that say as adults, (even as semi-adults) your tank will be overstocked, for a number of reasons.
Most cichlids are fine together as juvies, they congregate and shoal, as a defense mechanism against predators, but as they age they become more and more independent and territorial, and that's when they start hurting each other.
But determining what to keep and what to not keep, may have to do with components of your tap water, your particular water parameters.
So I would suggest either calling your water provider, or downloading your cities EPA water quality report and finding out what's in your water.
If your tap water is soft (7 grains or less, hardness 100ppm or less) , has a low pH (7 or below) , and relatively mineral free, then it would be better for the oscar and severums..
If your water has a high pH (above 7) , is hard ( above 7 grains, or 200ppm and above) and mineral rich, the terror and JDs may be better choices.
You may ask, why?
The oscars and severum (and the bacteria that they are surrounded by in nature) are evolved to live in South America where the waters east of the Andes that are soft, where pH is neutral (7) to below 5-6 for severum), and mineral poor.
The waters in Mexico where JDs have evolved, and water west of the Andes where the "Terrors" come from, are more alkaline with pH near 8, and often mineral rich (and so are the bacteria that inhabit those water).
The reason I mention the bacteria, is that as cichlids age, "if" they are forced to live in water they are "not" evolved to live in, they are often plagued by chronic bacteria they have a lack of immunity to. The result is scarring from diseases like hole in the head (HLLE) or digestive tract maladies, and the more crowded a tank is, the faster water quality degrades, creating a bacteria laden soup, to infect the fish.
In order to dilute that soup, many more water changes and much more maintenance are required to keep water quality up to where the fish are able to ward off these chronic diseases.

I was younger than 11 when I started fish keeping and didn't have access back in those ancient times to that info, and as such, I crowded tanks, with fish that didn't belong together; that didn't react well to my tap water, and because of that, I killed many

 

[duanes]

Above some collection data for the kind of water severums are normally found in.
Below some collection data for the areas JDs are found.

I realize that these days, a good portion of available fish in LFSs are not wild caught.
But most fish have evolved to live certain conditions over millions of years, so even a few hundred generations of aquarium breeding is a drop in the bucket in comparison, so its not jst the fishes adaptability to change that matters, its the virulence of the bacteria they are often not adapted to be immune to.

 

[Rocksor]

At 11 years old, you need to under stock your tank. Just keep the oscar . The oscar will be the most personable out of the whole lot. Start doing 75% water changes 2?times a week and see what your parents think of the monthly water bill.

 

[Oscar_fishkeeper]

You should list them in order from favorite to least favorite and that help us help you decide on what to keep. But yes you will need to get rid of a lot at some point

My fav goes red terror Oscar jd sevrums vegia catfish maybe I could do breeding pare of red terrors I’ve bred lots of fish in my smaller tanks so could I do that ma

 

[Oscar_fishkeeper]

My fav goes red terror Oscar jd sevrums vegia catfish maybe I could do breeding pare of red terrors I’ve bred lots of fish in my smaller tanks so could I do that ma

maybe

 

[Oscar_fishkeeper]

At 11 years old, you need to under stock your tank. Just keep the oscar . The oscar will be the most personable out of the whole lot. Start doing 75% water changes 2?times a week and see what your parents think of the monthly water bill.

My parents don’t mind how much the water bill is luckily I’m thinking breeding pare of oscars or red terrors but my worry is the males grow big will my tank be adequate for red terrors