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I'm sure once the discussion thread takes off, plenty of people will chip in with suggestions - from the classics to the weird and wonderful! 

  Oops - not sure what I did with the quote function before, but this is what I meant to quote!

  I like that idea a lot  a thread which makes suggestions for the common small aquarium sizes (maybe 5, 7.5, 10, 15 and 20?) would be a really helpful resource.  I know it's possible to keep some fish in smaller setups than this (Shelster posted an interesting article on betta space...

That was really interesting - thanks for sharing.   Off topic, but is that a honey gourami in your profile pic, Shelster?

  Fortunately impulse buying is out of the question as we don't even have the tank yet! :) We're planning to go with a notebook and pen to record all our new (probably hare brained) ideas...   Off topic but what's parking like at Pier?  This will be our first visit.

  Hooray, we have a draft stocking list!    I know plecos are reclusive...but I always wanted one!  Also OH seems to think they're a compulsary part of a community tank, despite me explaining many times over that most of them won't clean up the algae for us.    We're off to Pier Aquatics next...

Hi all - thanks for the input, I appreciate it :) yeah, we're definitely going with the dwarf cichlids.  I'd love to do a wet pet tank one day and have an Oscar again, or maybe do a Sev and some Geos, but sadly I'd need a bigger house!  (Or I'd have to rip out my kitchen, which I'm not keen on...

Would it be worth a few of us attempting a "second draft" at the list?  I'm a new member but have lurked for a while and found it very helpful - not as a gospel guide to nano tanks, more as a jumping off point for research.  It was a good resource, shame to lose it.

Hi Wills, thank you for all the info and suggestions, that's so helpful!   We're almost definitely going to go with laetacaras rather than rams or apistos; I've got a real soft spot for them, I think they look really beautiful and natural.  I've seen curviceps in my LFS but not dorsiger; I'm...

Thanks for the advice and suggestions, guys; we think we're going for a New World community tank with some dwarf cichlids as the centrepiece :)

Hello cichlid fans,   I made a fairly general "help me compile a stocking list" thread over in the Tropical Discussion forums a few days ago; to summarise, I like characterful individual fish while the OH wants a fairly traditional community.  We're looking at getting a Trigon 190 for the living...

Looks great! :)

  Hi Raticaticus - thank you for the suggestions!   The reason we're thinking of a Trigon is because we don't have a stretch of wall big enough for a rectangular tank of equivalent volume; it has to either be a corner unit or a cubic style tank like a Lido.  Unfortunately our living room is...

  Thank you for the reply, and the link! :D Sorry, I probably wasn't clear, I wasn't intending on putting an Oscar in this tank, I know it's too small - I had one years ago, but wasn't considering one for this setup.  Thank you anyway though :) I was considering stocking around a dwarf cichlid...

Hi all,   The OH and I are 99% decided on a Juwel Trigon 190 for our living room, but that's about the only thing we've agreed on!    We've been talking about stocking options as we want to decide on this before we buy the aquarium.  Unfortunately we both want different things from the tank, so...