Help With Stocking !

[chophousemusic]

I have a 4ft long 75 gallon tank, fluval 405 filter, heater, whisperer 100, air stone, gravel, river rock type boulders stacked like a cave with holes in them for the fish to swim through and hide, and a bunch of fake plants in there.

My tank is in the cycle process with 2 pink zebra danio, 2 buenos aires tetra, 1 black phantom tetra, 2 silver dollars and 2 kirb cichlids.

Assuming all the fish make it through the cycle process. I am looking to doing a semi-aggressive community tank. Maybe get a few more danios and tetras. Another silver dollar or two. And then adding some semi-aggressive cichlids. I really like the electric blue jack dempsey ( was thinking ab getting a pair and building the tank around them ) also interested in : Salvini cichlid, green terror, firemouth, jewel cichlids, "black gullet" cichlid, "honduran red point", and peacock bass. Also was thinking of getting 3 Bala Shark? Then maybe a pleco or catfish.

Looking for some help in stocking my tank....which fish will go good together? which wont? Etc. Im sure some are more aggressive than others? Are these cichlids compatible with the community fish or should I should start thinking ab tryin to create a strictly cichlid tank?

 

[markandhisfish]

best advice really at the moment before you do anything take those poor fish out and cycle without them. dont mean to come across as blunt but you are causing distress and suffering and quite likely death to the fish by cycling with fish

also some points about some of the fish you list as being interested in jack dempseys salvinis and green terrors are far from semi aggressive they are all aggressive and youd never be able to mix them in that size tank. bala sharks also a no no they grow huge and prefer to shoal and need massive tanks

i know this advice may sound harsh but its better for you and for your fish in the longrun