Help Me Stock A 125 Gallon Tank!

[Gankutsuou]

It's established, a 125 that I just got 2 new lights for and plan to do some planting in (Only has a sword and some wisteria right now, quite sad)


I have 3 nice big big pieces of bogwood, a fluval g6 (keep having flow problems), and an aquaclear 100 overhead filter_

current inhabitants

1x Synodontis Angelicus
1x Synodontis GranulosusxOcelifer mix
1x Blue Phantom pleco
1x Tiger Pleco
1x Julli corydora(a survivor... it happens. thinking of throwing in 5-9 more friends for him)
5x Roseline Shark (barb)
1x Angel fish

so we have some pretty established bottomdwellers.

I really dont know if my fatty angelicus could or would eat tetra, but I'd like to know what others would do at this point!!!

 

[Wills]

Cool sounds like a nice tank For me in a tank that size with those fish its got to be a cichlid or two I would suggest Severums as they are great but since you like your plants haha! How about an Acara type, Blue Acaras, Royal Acaras, Yellow Acaras, Black Acaras are all nice

An other nice one for the upper levels could be the golden wonder killi which is really nice and in a mixed tank like yours would fit in well

Wills

 

[Gankutsuou]

Cool sounds like a nice tank For me in a tank that size with those fish its got to be a cichlid or two I would suggest Severums as they are great but since you like your plants haha! How about an Acara type, Blue Acaras, Royal Acaras, Yellow Acaras, Black Acaras are all nice

An other nice one for the upper levels could be the golden wonder killi which is really nice and in a mixed tank like yours would fit in well

Wills

I never really considered anything like that. Maybe an apistogramas or kribensis pair

 

[Wills]

Kribs would work but not one for me unfortunately - you could look at block heads/ lionhead cichlids as well actually would be pretty nice.

With Apistos you could get a great colony going in that size tank. I would go for Panduro or Nijsenni as they are my favorites but tons of options

Im just trying to think of a cichlid that gets to a medium size that does not dig too much lol thats why I said acaras as they are not too bad Rainbow cichlids might work but not everyones cup of tea.

Wills

 

[Gankutsuou]

Kribs would work but not one for me unfortunately - you could look at block heads/ lionhead cichlids as well actually would be pretty nice.

With Apistos you could get a great colony going in that size tank. I would go for Panduro or Nijsenni as they are my favorites but tons of options

Im just trying to think of a cichlid that gets to a medium size that does not dig too much lol thats why I said acaras as they are not too bad Rainbow cichlids might work but not everyones cup of tea.

Wills

Well I was never too big of a fan of any cichlid besides the apistos. Most are diggers as you said, I just dont know of anythat would look great in a planted tank lol

 

[Verminator89]

Cichlid for planted tank. Red Cheek Acara. 4" tops (apparently), and i absolutely love mine swimming in amongst my HC, Downoi and Crypts.

 

[Gankutsuou]

Again... not a ciclid fan.

Any more opinions from anyone else?