If You Had An Empty 400L...

[electropunk06]

What would you keep?

Im getting one next week and still not sure what to keep maybe discus
Lloyd

 

[SensesFail]

What would you keep?

Im getting one next week and still not sure what to keep maybe discus
Lloyd

I would go with Discus Personally i had a 190L tank and wanted them but would have looked bare with just 4 discus and i know they like to be in goups of 6 plus so i ended up getting African Cichlids. You could get a canny group of them like! would look awesome the amount you could have! . That gets my vote if your stopping with tropical

 

[Proxo]

Tanganyika or discus...
Although i do love the aggressive american cichlids but they'll just give u a big tank with so little fish

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

A Tanganyika setup (really been inspired by EliseW, doresy and kiriyama) or an understocked SAP setup.

 

[elisew]

Definitely a Tanganyika setup

 

[kiriyama]

Plus 1 on the Tanganyikan tank

 

[Twinklecaz]

I'd definitely put fish in it!


I'm gonna say Discus coz I love them and I've never heard of the other ones (Tanganyikan).

 

[juggernuts]

Discus discusss discussssssss +1 a huge root collection with some S/A Anubias (personal favourite) plants here and there and everywhere around sides and back with big open viewing space coming through the middle oooof yes please baby!!

 

[slakey]

I would go with a planted Discus tank, maybe with some Torpedo Barbs or Scarlet Tetras.

And don't forget the Corydoras Perhaps the Davidsandi Corys or Julii, Sterbae's are really nice too.

And a Blue Phantom Plec

 

[electropunk06]

Hi youve just made this a harder decision. ha ha
i would have to do more research if i was getting the tanganyikan tank not too sure what i would need any advice?
Also ive noticed they need high PH, my tap water is just below 7 so how would i raise it to 8+?
Is there any other type of fish i can keep in a Tanganyikan setup?
Thanks
Lloyd

 

[Carlovel1]

Go for Discus!

 

[markandhisfish]

personally having had discus , i would say think about what you want from the fish . if you want big characters and personality/mischeif then discus arent for you. if you want lots of interaction and personality from your fish id be thinking along the lines of building a tank around a severum with a few other moderate sized sa cichlids. if its the sheer beauty/colour of discus that is the appeal for you , then why not consider an mbuna setup? these fish will be extreemely active and there will be a lot more "life" in the tank than with discus. and few freshwater fish can get near mbuna in terms of striking colours .

 

[weezawoo]

Discus or oscars are my choice, cant help but love oscars!

 

[fluttermoth]

I'd do a huge shoal of green neons with marbled hatchets for the top and corys for the bottom, with maybe a whiptail or two

 

[electropunk06]

hi thanks im still not decided but oscars were on my list and sevs i wish i had like 6 tank too keep everything i want to
the water in my current tank is 6.6 so would be better for new world cichlids, but im not sure how (or if its posable) to raise PH to a african cichlid level.
Thanks
Lloyd