Help With Compatability Please =)

[DJ_$ure$hot]

Basically Im setting up a 300 litre (79 US Gallons) tank & cant decide on which fish to add. I have a couple of lists, but any suggestions to lead me in the right direction would be great!

1st list is very colourful, but also on the aggresive side:

1 x Green Terror
1 x Jack Dempsey
1 x Convict
1 x Golden Bristlenose

2nd list is lesser in colour, but also lesser in aggression:

1 x Blue Acara
1 x Gold Severum
1 x Firemouth
1 x Golden Bristlenose

Also, are there any other bottom feeders that would work with either of these lists?

 

[Davo86]

Hey
do you know the dimensions of the tank? - with larger fish the dimensions tend to be more important than the total volume

In theory both could work provided you have plenty of hiding places for the ancistrus
Also make sure the bristlenose is fully grown or he may well end up being killed

for bottom feeders you could have a group of catfish like pictus or raphael cats or perhaps a senegale bichir

 

[DJ_$ure$hot]

Cheers Davo,

Dimensions are 1200W x *1450H x 420D mm (*height including stand)

http/www.aquaone.net.nz/cart_product1913...0%20DARK%20WOOD

The Ancistrus is growing well in my current tank & when I get the new fish for my larger tank, they will all be juveniles.

 

[Davo86]

If you choose option 1 i would go for a female Green Terror, There is a good reason why they are called Terrors and a Adult Male may well take over the whole tank.
I would personally go for a Blue Dempsey, a rotkeil Severum and a Blue Acara with a shoal of 5 Giant Danios, 3 Hoplo Catfish and your Gold Bristlenose

 

[minxfishy]

Or a single Oscar

 

[kubora666]

i had a large male green terror that was really tolerating of other fish and peaceful when he got larger. the temperement changes from fish to fish

if you raise them all from young together they stand a better chance

 

[Dave Ehl]

one oscar, one female convict and two senegal bichirs