Fish Choices

[strangeworld2002]

Hi,

I have recently purchased a brand new 240 litre (65 gallon) bow front tank. I have spent a lot of money on it and it has an external canister filtration system. At the moment I am having a little trouble in deciding what fish I would like to put in. I have read up on numerous websites with regards to aggression in certain species but am still unsure on what I can have. To make it easier I like the following fish and would like combinations of those:

Oscars
Green Terrors
Blue Acaras
Jack Dempsey's
Texas Cichlid
Clown Loach
Severum's
Firemouth Cichlid
Pleco

Which would you pair together comfortably in this size tank?

Thanks in advance.

 

[england]

i wouldnt pair any of those cichlids together in that tank, a bare minimum for a oscar is 55us but people think a 75us is better for a single oscar only
so depends really on what you like,,,,

a single oscar is a great thing to have

maybe a pair of severums and a senegal birchir would go nice, a bit of beauty and a bit of oddness

or what about a pair of tbar<jade eyed> cichlids / 6 colombian tetras / a pair of bristlenose plecs

google the names to find pictures if you dont know what they look like

 

[jayjay]

Oscars
Green Terrors
Blue Acaras
Jack Dempsey's
Texas Cichlid
Clown Loach
Severum's
Firemouth Cichlid
Pleco

A single texas could work depending on tank dimensions. Firemouths and blue acaras would work. 1 severum possibly, could try it with a few smaller cichlids as well. Clown loaches would eventually get too big, but I suppose you could keep them for a while in a 65g. Pleco's make a lot of mess and with already messy cichlids they aren't worth it. Oscars get too big. A single GT may work actually, but wouldn't mix with other fish, same is probably going to be true with JD's.

 

[Dave Ehl]

just by your list, i think you'll like 2 severums and 3 clown loaches. it would look cool too. be sure you do a fishless cycle before you add any fish to the tank.

 

[CentricOregon]

dunno about te firemouths with severums, i had 2 firemouths and a green severum and they gave the green sev 1 hell of a scar, he still has it to this day lol needless to say the firemouths got sold soon after.no reason why u can't have a plec in a 240ltr, plus they keep themselves to themselves and help clean your glass, if you don't want a bog plec go for bristlenoses or other small plecs.clown loaches are pretty much harmless aswell and take years to grow to full size.

 

[duncs]

Clown Loaches are an excellent fish but please bear in mind that they are capable of growing to nearly 16 inches. It's a common myth that Clown Loaches are small fish - they're not, they're just slow growing. They also like to be kept in groups of 6 or more, preferably double that, so really speaking if you want to give them a home in which they can thrive, you'd need a huge tank.

Personally I would recommend a pair of Blue Acara with 8 to 10 Corydoras and 12 or so Cardinal tetras or something.