40 Gallon Hex - Stocking Ideas *Edit* FLAT BACK HEX...

[ChileRelleno]

Though I agree those are nice Tetras if has his heart set on a school of tetras

[PK Tester]

Actually, I do not know how much you know about 40 hex but the bottom space is MUCH larger than just say a normal 40 gallon...

As far as plecos...

The only thing I can obtain in this area are pretty much common plecos and nothing else.

I'm really leaning towards angels...but I do not like the idea of them killing if they pair off...and I really don't like the idea of never being able to spawn them!

Im going to have to keep looking for some more options because I'm just not very happy with any of the ideas yet :-/

Anyhow thank you all for all your ideas! I'm just very picky.

[ChileRelleno]

Actually, I do not know how much you know about 40 hex but the bottom space is MUCH larger than just say a normal 40 gallon...

Just going by my experience with our 35 Hex, even though the 40 Hex would be proportionately larger I had somewhat limited open bottom after plants-n-structure. Particularly with my first vote being for Cories as they love having room to race around and lots of "grazing" area when searching for those tidbits of leftovers.
Multiple bottom dwelling species could have some disputes over territory... [acronym:d324429a54="Just My Opinion"]JMO[/acronym:d324429a54]

[PK Tester]

Thanks Chile...I do plan to limit my bottom dwellers.

Why is your 35 hex not in use?

My 40 [acronym:c50c805409="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:c50c805409] isn't exactly a HEX because its a flat back hex from oceanic.

So its a normal square aquarium with justting out sides.

I mean to mention that before! Sorry!!

[ChileRelleno]

Why is your 35 hex not in use?

I'm a longhaul truck driver so my wife is the primary fishkeeper when I'm away...
I'm away for a month to a month and a half at a time .
Keeping up with our 75 and 10's maintenance, while mothering a "special needs" six year old boy kind'a stretches her limits sometimes.
We sold some tanks (a 5 & couple 10's) awhile back, but the 35 Hex is a keeper. I'd like to see a couple Fancy Fantail Goldies in it like we used to have, but its her call ...

When I'm home (about a week+ at a time) I try to get my Fish Fix !

[SerLunchbox]

I'm really leaning towards angels...but I do not like the idea of them killing if they pair off...and I really don't like the idea of never being able to spawn them!

Well, my 2 of my 5 angels have paired off. They have spawned (but eat the eggs which can be moved). Sure they get more agressive, but wouldn't you if you were protecting your eggs from the evil egg eaters? Angels agression and spawning tendencies are also correlated to what is in your tank, water conditions and other factors. Then again, just because mine aren't killing everything doesn't mean that it can't happen or hasn't happened to someone else. I say give it a try, you never know what will happen when it comes to fish.