Help Picking Plants And Fish For Amazon Set Up

[kbod]

while waiting to start my fish cycle ive decided to see what can go into the tank , its 3ft 3" bowfront and 200 litres .

i love the look of amazon set ups .

ive put in the silica sand and lots of wood and rocks so ready to plant ...........any ideas on what plants please ....? as need to get these planted now ...

the fish ive seen listed suitable in book and what i like are clown loach , panda corydora,marbled hatchet fish,hockey stick pencil fish,otos,rummey nose tetras,cardinal tetras,rams dwarf

cichlid, flying fox, ......any ideas on suitability and stocking levels please ?

 

[fatheadminnow]

Click in my sig where it says "Plants and Cichlids" any of those will be suitable for an Amazon tank.

-FHM

 

[kbod]

thanks 'fatheadminnow' great link is it ok if i copy and paste the pics for my own easy ref so i can see what i need ?

 

[fatheadminnow]

thanks 'fatheadminnow' great link is it ok if i copy and paste the pics for my own easy ref so i can see what i need ?

Your welcome!

Yes, feel free to use the pics as you please!

-FHM

 

[kbod]

thanks xx

what does anyone think of my fish stocking ideas ? and how much of each ? any ideas welcomed id like a catfish as well ?

 

[simon10]

thanks xx

what does anyone think of my fish stocking ideas ? and how much of each ? any ideas welcomed id like a catfish as well ?

hi check out the following website:

http/www.thinkfish.co.uk/community.html

This will show you how much you can have in your tank

 

[waterdrop]

oh no, not another thinkfish ref...

 

[kbod]

can someone see if these sound ok together ? the fish ive seen listed suitable in book for a amazon setup are clown loach , panda corydora,marbled hatchet fish,hockey stick pencil fish,otos,rummey nose tetras,cardinal tetras,rams dwarf

i also like cichlid, flying fox, ......any ideas on suitability and stocking levels please ?

lfs say clown loach isnt amazon whos right ?

clown loach my fav choice so need to work around that for def

thanks xx

 

[kbod]

got some plants today ,amazon broadleaf sword,another sword looks very similar,java fern on a rock,anubias, cant find java moss anywhere

can someone see what they think regarding fish list for amazon style set up as books say one thing lfs another

do these sound ok together ? clown loach , panda corydora,marbled hatchet fish,hockey stick pencil fish,otos,rummey nose tetras,cardinal tetras, rams dwarf cichlids,

i also like cichlid, flying fox, ......any ideas on suitability and stocking levels please ?

lfs say clown loach isnt amazon whos right ?

clown loach was my fav choice but now told theyre not amazon nor suitable as grow too big for 200litre 3ft3" tank,

also told corys+ loaches arnt good together,

any stocking ideas welcomed but dont really want same as i have in small tanks which are glowlight tetras,guppies,neon tetras,otos,peppered corys,
black neons, thought i could have bigger fish as this tank is over 3x size of small tanks.

thanks xx

 

[K-Holed]

Apistos ... everyone must have Apistos ... oh god I can't take this much longer!

 

[kbod]

what are these sorry ive never heard of them are they a cichlid ?

 

[K-Holed]

Yeah they're a type of dwarf cichlid. You can find lots of info on them in the "new world cichlids" section of the forum. In short, they're small, often brightly coloured and have more personality per square inch of fish than any other (imo).

 

[kbod]

thanks "K-Holed" non in lfs but saw some in my books cockatoo cichlid looks great could this be kept with rams ?

 

[fishoz]

apparently rummy nose tetras are a bit weak so are not advisable. that's what ive been told before :

 

[kbod]

can someone plz list suitable fish for a amazon style setup or that go together ....

the only things ive definatly set on so far are rams .....(bolivian/german unsure whats what ) or how many i can have

id like either corys or loaches as i cant have both im told ....

plz advise finding it really hard to pic ...

thanks