Random setup ideas

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Why not, I’ll share. A setup I’ve been picturing in my head for a little while is a native tank with a group of crappie. One of my favorite native fish and they can turn out to be beautiful. Here’s one my father and I caught at a local pond.2DD91F56-78E9-4627-8CE4-18B20B198FC3.jpegPreferably a tank that’s taller than it is long and wide where you can put taller plants and cover. Simulating the environment they like in the wild, like a large tall brush pile. Not sure what dimensions would be ideal since they can get pretty large. A setup (probably more of a dream setup) I’d love to have in the future.
 
125 gallon saba wood and diamond tetra aquarium

10x Moenkhausia pittieri

2x saba wood

20x Bacopa (Bacopa Caroliniana)

1 inch black gravel

fluval fx6

4x 8 inch nano air stones

standard heater

Kulife Aquarium Air Pump - 650 gph (comes with valves)
 
55 gallon tiger barb with tiger wood

15x tiger barbs

1 inch lava rock/black gravel mixed

6x tiger wood

10x Barclaya Longifolia
 
125 gallon black ghost knife fish aquarium

1x black ghost knife fish

4x color changing LED air stones

dark wood decor

duckweed

1 inch black gravel

10x black slate rock

1x fx6

1x heater

low light to make the color changing LED nano air stones meaningful
 
125 gallon fire mouth cichlid with dragon wood and lava rock

10x fire mouth cichlids

10x dragon wood, assorted

Red lava rock

20x Red cabomba
 
125 gallon Mountain crystal tetra with Blue acara.

20x Mountain crystal tetras.

4x Blue acara.

4 inches black aquarium gravel

10x small root wood

Optional java moss/duckweed

100x jungle val

1x fx6

1x backup internal filter

1x heater

2x Wavemakers for surface agitation
 
I don’t have one to contribute but if you need a scenario:

5’. 150G. Planted centered around a group of Pearl Gourami…
 
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