210 gallon Frontosa build

[danotaylor]

I was wrong on the number my friend had, but here’s a video of 14 adult Mikula in a 6’ 220gal tank for reference. Some may consider it overstocked, but DANG, it looks bloody awesome if you ask me. He had this group for almost 10yrs with a handful of losses to float & some additions over that period.
For clarity, the ratio of the group is critical to harmony. There’s 2 x 12-14” adult males, a couple of betas and 10 females.
Enjoy!

 

[ken31cay]

I was wrong on the number my friend had, but here’s a video of 14 adult Mikula in a 6’ 220gal tank for reference. Some may consider it overstocked, but DANG, it looks bloody awesome if you ask me. He had this group for almost 10yrs with a handful of losses to float & some additions over that period.
For clarity, the ratio of the group is critical to harmony. There’s 2 x 12-14” adult males, a couple of betas and 10 females.
Enjoy!

Beautiful fish and overall the tank looks great.

With the 16 Moba coming that'll make 41 Moba total in my tank. The ratio for all is supposed to be 1M/3F and if that is even close to correct I could end up with some extra males which I would need to rehome. Might possibly have a hyper aggressive female along the way that will have to go. I'll give my tank some more thought but right now I think I might just put the 16 Moba in the tank and take it from there.

 

[troublesum]

I was wrong on the number my friend had, but here’s a video of 14 adult Mikula in a 6’ 220gal tank for reference. Some may consider it overstocked, but DANG, it looks bloody awesome if you ask me. He had this group for almost 10yrs with a handful of losses to float & some additions over that period.
For clarity, the ratio of the group is critical to harmony. There’s 2 x 12-14” adult males, a couple of betas and 10 females.
Enjoy!

That is a beautiful tank and beautiful fish. I dabbled for a bit with Fronts being that they are a colony fish i believe its ok to overstock a little bit as long as you keep your male to female ratio good and stay on top of WC

 

[DJRansome]

Looks too crowded to me.

 

[danotaylor]

They are a schooling fish in the wild, often seen in large groups.
Each to his own as far as stock density in glass cages goes for sure.
My purpose in posting my friends group was to show the potential of heavier stocking than often thought doable with the right balance of M&F, and temperament of the individual fish in the group. It is noteworthy to point out than in his group there is beautiful long trailers in every fish and no ripped or torn fins. The ultimate proof of a harmonious group.
ken31cay I do believe 41 moba in your massive tank will look stunning and not overcrowded. As you said, if you remove aggressive males or females I think you’ll arrive at a large group that looks sensational!