4 Foot Tank

[markandhisfish]

hi wouldt his lot work together in a 4 ft tank

1 red tail black shark ( already have)
4 green severums
4 kribensis
4 keyhole cichlids
red spotted plecco (already have)
tank will be set up as follows 4 ft 240l tank with caves made of slate fixed with aquarium sealant piece of bogwood with the areas between the caves planted ( more densely toward rear of tank leaving open swimming room to front)

prob pushin my luck but would if poss like to keep my 4 corys would they be safe in there??

thanks
mark

 

[celaeno]

i'd take out the green severums, as they get too big for your tank size.

 

[markandhisfish]

ok cheers any alternatives?

 

[snoop]

a pair of angels maybe

 

[paul_219]

I dont recommend angel with shark.

 

[markandhisfish]

not really a big lover of angels , could i get away with severums if i only had 2 of them instead of the intended 4 ?

 

[markandhisfish]

by the way my shark isnt at all aggressive, in fact hes a bit of a wuss lol my male platty chases him

 

[jacko9901]

you could go for some silver dollers or some cockatoo cichlids.

 

[markandhisfish]

had thought about silver dollars but heard they are bad for eating plants?? will take a look at cockatoo cichlids



looked at cockatoo cichlids very nice

 

[Davo86]

TBH the tank isn't really big enough for 1 Severum long term, SD's will also get too big and both species will Destroy plants.
I agree that Apistos (cockatoos) would be a good addition and will stay a similar size to both the Kribs and Keyholes
I would probably also look to add some kind of dither fish, maybe a biggish shoal of Black neons or cherry barbs
Have you thought about what you are going to do with they fry? as with potentially 6 pairs of fish you are bound to get some breeding?

 

[markandhisfish]

not going to bother with the severums, not a lover of black neons big fan of rummynose tetras tho

ok provisional stocking as follows

1 red tailed black shark ( already have)
1 red spotted plec ( already have)
4 cory julyi ( already have)
4 keyhole cichlids
4 kribensis
10 rummynoise tetras

how does that sound??

 

[MermaidMel]

not going to bother with the severums, not a lover of black neons big fan of rummynose tetras tho

ok provisional stocking as follows

1 red tailed black shark ( already have)
1 red spotted plec ( already have)
4 cory julyi ( already have)
4 keyhole cichlids
4 kribensis
10 rummynoise tetras

how does that sound??

Sounds good to me, cories like to be in groups of 6+ and you can afford to get 2 more julii in there space wise, so I would get 2 more def

 

[markandhisfish]

cool i love my corys

 

[Davo86]

yep looks good