Large 150cm * 150cm * 50cm tank (1125L) Stocking

[AXsmasher]

Yes I actually meant 20 : ) [emoji16]

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[hobby5]

This should be an awesome tank when finished

My 2 cents

Go for either asia or south america. There are subtle behavioural differences, which lead to fish not getting on so well because they misunderstand each other.

As already mentioned in a tank fish do not shoal too tightly. So for a great looking tank you would have only one (!) shoaling species (excluding the bottom dwellers here) but in a very large group. Maybe you can go for two, if they are as different as possible in size, shape, behaviour, and tank location they use (more surface or bottom oriented).

Think twice before you introduce a species to your tank which might breed! Kribensis are great fish, but they breed very rapidly and very soon will overrun your tank. Same holds true for Bristlenose Plecos if you introduce a pair.

You need to start with more snails MTS are very good and additionally I would recommend ramshorn.

Use sand as substrate (mandatory if keeping Corydoras)!

Edit: Just forgot to mention: if you go for SA there are small tetras of which the males are territorial, they would very well suit your setting and could be kept additionally to the shoaling species you chose. I especially have in mind: Nannostomus beckfordi and Hasemania nana.

 

[fluttermoth]

Yes, one or two huge shoals would look amazing, IMO!

 

[AXsmasher]

Thanks for the info : ) Ill have a think about that

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[AXsmasher]

Hi I think I will go with a amazon biotope with the following stocking. I think it will be a palidarium but without any animals : ).

What do u think?

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[hobby5]

I have no experience with aqadviser but those numbers seem a little bit high to me. Also I would not aim for cramping in as many fish as possible, especially not in the beginning. Pristella maxillaris breed pretty easy and if you have some tightly planted spots and no predators offspring might survive.

I would change some of your numbers (it is always easier to add more later than to remove fish again):

Pristella maxillaris 60-70
N. beckfordi (10 males +20 females)
Increase the farlowella and the banjos to 5 each

Additionally I would add 1 or 2 species of small cichlids:
Mikrogeophagus altispinosus (3 pairs or 10 individuals)
Any of the easier Apistogramma species (better not to mix different species of those, best would be 5 males+10 females, you will need lots of caves and hiding places)
or any of the Laetacara species (better not to mix different species of those, 3 pairs or 10 individuals)
Above numbers are for adding only 1 species. If you go for 2 species reduce the numbers a little.

 

[Byron]

If a plaudarium, what will be the water portion? Volume, but also approximate dimensions. This is important, because you are now going to be dealing with surface area for territories (esp cichlids, but ploecos too) and for the "catfish" to graze. Five Royal Farlowella is a lot of fish...I personally would have 1 or 3, they get large, and they need algae though it is true they will learn to graze algae sinking disks.

The other thing about large shoals is just how the species "shoals." N. beckfordi for example spread out, the males challenging one another, but each male has his territory and defends it. I have had this species for decades, and spawned them (relatively easy) and I never see shoaling together except when I get in the tank and disturb them. The Pristella should shoal nicely, but I would suggest this will be more successful with another two similarly-shoaling species. Fish on their own, so to speak, tend to separate out more.

 

[AXsmasher]

ok thanks guys

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