stocking advice

I have a 96 x 24 x 24 tank and was looking for future stocking ideas. Not for now but sometime in the future. Years away. I like large predatory fish but will hear anyone's other ideas. Just trying to create discussion and see what I could fit in this tank later on throughout it's life. For now...

So I've been keeping fish for 4 years in a 55 gallon aquarium but have decided to get a much larger 450 gallon aquarium. I have little experience keeping bigger carnivorous fish and wanted to know if this would be an okay stocking list for a 450 gallon tank. 1 Tiger Oscar 9 Silver Dollars 1 or...

Here is what I'm curently thinking of doing, I need to know if this will work or not My tank is 50 Gallon and will be heavily planted. 1 Jewel Cichlid (unsure of exact species) 2 or 3 African Butterfly fish and 1 Lionhead/Blockhead/Buffalo head Cichlid Will this work for the tank I have...

I have a. 6x2x2 130 gallon tank that is currently stocked with one 7” silver Arowana, 6 silver dollars, 2 big tinfoil barbs, 2 clown loaches, 4 baby iridescent sharks, a 6” fire eel and two albino channel catfish.I do have plans for the Arowana, in about 3 months I will start construction of a...

Hey everyone! I’m new here but i’ve been reading the threads on this forum for a while. So I think I may have overstocked the aquarium in my excitement for having finally had it set up and now the amonia won’t go under 0.25 ppm. I did a fishless cycle with seeded media from my LFS that lasted...

Hello all, I've been on this site years ago when I was in college, but it has changed a lot in a few years. I just started my career of teaching Biology to high school students and was looking for some advice on stocking. In the past I have experience keeping CA/SA cichlids, Malawi Cichlids...

As the owner of three potential giants (CK, pbass, black ear pangasius) and a medium-sized pleco, I've been told my 60g is overstocked. As of now, everyone in my tank is doing well; none of my fish are over 7 inches. I wish I could keep them all, but my tank limits my options. I am looking at an...

Hello everyone. I am in the process of building my first fish room. It is nothing special but im extremely happy with the set up. I'll post a photo as it sits now. The basics however are 2"x4"x10' board and cinder blocks. Simple HOB filters I already have for filtration and mounted shop lights...

Hello. So I have a 5ft (just under 500L) aquarium now. Which has been stocked with African fish for about 18months. I got all the fish really small and they have grown up together, so I don't really have any problems with aggression. As the fish get bigger I think they will be needing more...

Hi guys, I have the opportunity to pick up a 135 gallon tank (72x18x24) for a cheap price. I would like a fish/eel that is more on the aggressive side. I usually keep reptiles but would like to branch out, what would be the best option to put in here. I appreciate the help!

Hello fellow fish keepers I am making a 130 Gallon tank dimensions are Length 66 inch, height 24 inch, width 20 inch. ( I know the dimensions are odd but that's the space I have and I want a tank there) And I plan on keeping 10-12 discus in there with a few other smaller fish But my...

Any suggestions for stocking a 90 gallon freshwater ? I'm open for ideas. Also, feel free to post some pictures of your aquascape job/decor setup.

Has anyone done this before? Any good posts about filtration ext? I'm really considering this it would be a 300g becuase that would be the largest that would fit in my basement!

Hi im setting up a 125 and I would like to know what i could stock with it. Im thinking, 1 gourami 2 oscars 1Pleco 1 chocolate cichlid

Hey everyone! Been a minute since I was last on, had to move across the U.S. and it's time to have some monsters back in my house I'm going with 6ftx5ftx30inch freshwater. I don't want to over stock nor have to move a fish after a couple years so I'd like to get your options on some of my wish...

Hi, I have recently bought a 200l tank, 100cm long. Water is 155TDS, GH - 179ppm PH - 7.5. Originally i wanted to keep an Oscar, but this tank is far too small to house one fully grown so Im looking at some smaller south American Cichlids or some apistogrammas. I have been looking at...

Alright let's cut to the chase... I went to aqadvisor, filled out the info on the fish I wanted. It told me 80% stocking, filtration was in 340's%, WC at 37% a week. Now I would like people with experience to put in their two cents. It's a standard 125. I'll have sand substrate (quikrete pool...

I have a 125 gallon tank that is stocked with american cichlids and now i want to stock my 30 gallon tank. I am thinking of around 5 african mbunas and few cory cats but is there any other type of species or community possible apart from tetras. Is it possible to keep more than 5 africans in my...

OK so first off I am a new member. I've wanted to make an account for quite a while. I love this website and hope I can gain wisdom to properly take care of my future pets. I am not completely new to the aquarium hobby. I have kept a 55 gallon with a few cichlids, dither fish, pleco, and silver...

So, I have my 70 gallon with 2 EBJD babies, 1 veiled angle, 10 long fin danios and 2 nerite snails. My husband wanted a pictus to complete the tank. When I purchased the pictus the LFS talked me into a group of 3, and against my better judgement, they convinced me this would be fine for my set...