Hi. I am new to this forums and I really appreciate your help.
About 2 years ago I bought a 180 gals tank. It had already a mix of SA/CA and African cichlids. I decied to restart this tank so I got credit for all the fish I had there and ghot some new 2-3 inches fish (babies or juve). I am trying to decide the best stocking choice for the tank. I actually have:
1 Oscar
1 red severum
1 Vieja syms red head
1 flier cichclid
3 raimbow cichlid
2 blue acara
2 firemouths
1 pearl gourami
1 raimbow shark
5 silver dollars
7 cherry barbs (I will remove this for sure in a few days/weeks. Just wanted to add some red to the tank)
1 red jewel
1 polleni small spot
1 clown pleco
5 clown loaches
1 rhino pleco
1 texas cichlid
1 green terror
1 chocolate
1 jack dempsey
1 female black convict
All this fish are getting alone very well so far since they are all babies. I am trying to decide what way to go, If I leave the more peacefull side of the cichlids, what should I keep there? or if I should remove the more peaceful ones and get a cuban, a red terror, and a jaguar, also babies, of course. In this case, which ones should I remove from my tank. So far I love the severum and the texas. I know they are the 2 opposite sides of aggression. Or just thinking to keep all these fish and remove lthem according to the way they grow and adapt to the tank. My wife loves to see something red there and this is why I got the red jewel and I am considering if I remove this one and get the red terror with the more aggressive ones or leave this ones with the more peaceful ones. Please I would like to get some recommendations and point of views. How many of these fish can I leave actually there when they grow? Thanks. My filter is a canister Fluvial FX 5 that actually keeps the parameters of the water under control. (0 am, 0 nitritres, and around 10 to 20 nitrates with 25% water change weekly).
About 2 years ago I bought a 180 gals tank. It had already a mix of SA/CA and African cichlids. I decied to restart this tank so I got credit for all the fish I had there and ghot some new 2-3 inches fish (babies or juve). I am trying to decide the best stocking choice for the tank. I actually have:
1 Oscar
1 red severum
1 Vieja syms red head
1 flier cichclid
3 raimbow cichlid
2 blue acara
2 firemouths
1 pearl gourami
1 raimbow shark
5 silver dollars
7 cherry barbs (I will remove this for sure in a few days/weeks. Just wanted to add some red to the tank)
1 red jewel
1 polleni small spot
1 clown pleco
5 clown loaches
1 rhino pleco
1 texas cichlid
1 green terror
1 chocolate
1 jack dempsey
1 female black convict
All this fish are getting alone very well so far since they are all babies. I am trying to decide what way to go, If I leave the more peacefull side of the cichlids, what should I keep there? or if I should remove the more peaceful ones and get a cuban, a red terror, and a jaguar, also babies, of course. In this case, which ones should I remove from my tank. So far I love the severum and the texas. I know they are the 2 opposite sides of aggression. Or just thinking to keep all these fish and remove lthem according to the way they grow and adapt to the tank. My wife loves to see something red there and this is why I got the red jewel and I am considering if I remove this one and get the red terror with the more aggressive ones or leave this ones with the more peaceful ones. Please I would like to get some recommendations and point of views. How many of these fish can I leave actually there when they grow? Thanks. My filter is a canister Fluvial FX 5 that actually keeps the parameters of the water under control. (0 am, 0 nitritres, and around 10 to 20 nitrates with 25% water change weekly).
