Any Ideas For Stocking A 125L Aquarium?

[Libbyd23]

Hi guys

So Libby has been good this year and getting an early Christmas present from Santa - a Fluval Roma 125 with external filter. Woohoo can't wait!

So... who has some ideas to stock it? I currently have a 39L with 2 sick neon tetras. They're starting to improve health wise so I'm hoping once they're fully healed they will have a new larger home (once the 125L is cycled). I will then be able to use the 30L as a quarrantine tank in future.

What I definitely don't want are guppies, platys or betta. Other than that I'm open to many solutions! If you could provide a list of stock that would help me get my head round it as I'm still a bit of a rookie at tropical.

Thanks in advance!

 

[BethK]

How about;

10 neons
male and 2 female apistogrammas
BN plec


My brain isn't working today, will have to come back later and suggest more

 

[KittyKat]

* 15 neons
* 6-10 Corys or 1m 1f bristlenoses
* 1m 2f Apisto. cacatuoides or agassizii

I would have that as the base stock, maybe adjusting it after 6-10 months.. a normal set-up like that should be able to take a few more fish.

..what are the chances of two people suggesting the same stocking at the same time?

 

[Libbyd23]

Thanks for the suggestions so far - spookily you were both thinking the same

I quite like gouramis - any suggestions for a community tank with them?

 

[KittyKat]

* 10 neons
* 6-10 Corys or 1m 1f bristlenoses
* 1m 2f Apisto. cacatuoides or agassizii
* 1m 1f honey gouramis

How about that? NB, if you want to keep Corys, you should have sand.

 

[Libbyd23]

Sounds good KittyKat! I'm going to go for sand regardless this time, but thanks for the heads up!

 

[BethK]

Good stocking list but if you went with apistos, I would get less corys, stick with 5, not 10. I only say that as they can irritate apistos at times, I would think 10 might be too over bearing for them?

 

[KittyKat]

Good stocking list but if you went with apistos, I would get less corys, stick with 5, not 10. I only say that as they can irritate apistos at times, I would think 10 might be too over bearing for them?

I would personally say 6 is a minimum.. 6-10 depending on size, of course.. so for example 6 bronze but 10 dwarf. I don't think small Corys are too bad if there are a few more.

 

[Libbyd23]

I have a question about neon tetras - could I mix them up with glowlight and rummy nose? Say 5 neons and 5 rummy noses?

 

[KittyKat]

It would be better to have 6 of each, if you want to mix schooling fish. I would still strongly advise you to keep 10 neons as opposed to splitting the group into two species.

 

[I Keep Fish]

In a 125 you could comfortably have the following:
1m 2f Apistogramma Borelli.
10 Neon/Cardinal tetra.
2 Dwarf Gourami.
5-8 Corydoras.
2 Bristlenose.

providing you have a filter rated above the tank volume, that would be fine

 

[BethK]

I'd go with maybe juliis, steer away from Bronze corys if you go for 6 or more. Only say that, as bronze aren't particulary small...............or I have giants lol

 

[Libbyd23]

I'd go with maybe juliis, steer away from Bronze corys if you go for 6 or more. Only say that, as bronze aren't particulary small...............or I have giants lol

Ok that's a good suggestion about the corys, thanks BethK.

 

[Libbyd23]

Question: are corys and bristlenose ok together? Even if I was to get dwarf corys?

 

[Jenste]

cories and bristlenoses are fine together - - just remember that while cories will enjoy playing in the sand, the bristlenoses need plenty of driftwood to rasp on