Hypostomus
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As I sort out my plant/aquascape issues, I've also been putting together some ideas on what fish to put in a tank I'm setting up next year. Dimensions are 48"x24"x24". The filtration will be picked out to meet the needs of the fish.
African Biotope-ish Tank:
Decor: sand substrate, smooth boulders, few bits of driftwood, *maybe* some low-light plants (if they survive :/).
1 Xenomystus nigri (African brown knife) / 12"
1 Polypterus: ansorgii, delhezi, palmas, or retropinnis / (Guinean - 11", Armored - 14", Buettikoferi and Polli Marbled - 12"-14", West African - 13")
1 Synodontis: angelicus, alberti, decorus, eupterus, notatus, or schoutedeni / angel - 8", Congo high-fin - 6", clown squeaker - 12", featherfin - 8", one-spot - 12", vermiculated - 5" (other suggestions welcome here)
10 Phenacogrammus interruptus (Congo tetra - 3") or 2-3 Pantodon bulcholzi (African butterflyfish - 5"[?])
The tetras/butterflyfish would be removed if I chose one of the larger Synodontis sp., but I probably won't.
South American Biotope-ish Tank:
Decor: river stone and gravel substrate, lots of driftwood, fake leafy plants, slate caves
2 Microgeophagus ramirezi (dwarf blue ram - 3")
2 Microgeophagus altispinosa (Bolivian ram - 3")
10 Gasteropelecus sternicula (common hatchetfish - 3")
15 Nematobrycon palmeri (emperor tetra - 2")
2 Hypancistrus sp. or Peckolita sp. (Queen Arabesque plecostomus - 4", King Tiger plecostomus (L-66) - 5 1/2")
4 Pterophyllum: scalare or altum (angelfish - 5", altum angelfish - 6")
Crazy Biting Fish (Barb) Tank:
Decor: --- (undecided)
8 Puntius denisonii (red-line torpedo barb - 6")
20 Puntius tetrazona (tiger barb - 3")
10 Barbus everetii (clown barb - 4")
10 Barbus nigrofasciatus (ruby barb - 2 1/2")
Totally Awesome Fish That I Love Tank (a.k.a. Random Jumble Tank):
Decor: --- (undecided)
2 Microgeophagus altispinosa (Bolivian ram - 3")
2 Pantodon bulcholzi (African butterflyfish - 5")
3 Trichogaster leeri (pearl gourami - 5")
3 Trichogaster microlepis (moonlight gourami - 6")
10 Kryptopterus bicirrhis (glass catfish - 4"-6")
(insert awesome fish here) or 4 plecostomus (undecided sp.-- may just steal the ones from my house )
Any suggestions, recommendations, or completely new stocking lists anyone wants to come up with...feel free to post it here. I haven't stocked a tank this big before with complete freedom over what I can put in there, so input is certainly helpful. In particular if anyone has any ideas for some weird fish I'm missing-- I was half-considering doing a paludarium for mudskippers and some brackish fish too .
African Biotope-ish Tank:
Decor: sand substrate, smooth boulders, few bits of driftwood, *maybe* some low-light plants (if they survive :/).
1 Xenomystus nigri (African brown knife) / 12"
1 Polypterus: ansorgii, delhezi, palmas, or retropinnis / (Guinean - 11", Armored - 14", Buettikoferi and Polli Marbled - 12"-14", West African - 13")
1 Synodontis: angelicus, alberti, decorus, eupterus, notatus, or schoutedeni / angel - 8", Congo high-fin - 6", clown squeaker - 12", featherfin - 8", one-spot - 12", vermiculated - 5" (other suggestions welcome here)
10 Phenacogrammus interruptus (Congo tetra - 3") or 2-3 Pantodon bulcholzi (African butterflyfish - 5"[?])
The tetras/butterflyfish would be removed if I chose one of the larger Synodontis sp., but I probably won't.
South American Biotope-ish Tank:
Decor: river stone and gravel substrate, lots of driftwood, fake leafy plants, slate caves
2 Microgeophagus ramirezi (dwarf blue ram - 3")
2 Microgeophagus altispinosa (Bolivian ram - 3")
10 Gasteropelecus sternicula (common hatchetfish - 3")
15 Nematobrycon palmeri (emperor tetra - 2")
2 Hypancistrus sp. or Peckolita sp. (Queen Arabesque plecostomus - 4", King Tiger plecostomus (L-66) - 5 1/2")
4 Pterophyllum: scalare or altum (angelfish - 5", altum angelfish - 6")
Crazy Biting Fish (Barb) Tank:
Decor: --- (undecided)
8 Puntius denisonii (red-line torpedo barb - 6")
20 Puntius tetrazona (tiger barb - 3")
10 Barbus everetii (clown barb - 4")
10 Barbus nigrofasciatus (ruby barb - 2 1/2")
Totally Awesome Fish That I Love Tank (a.k.a. Random Jumble Tank):
Decor: --- (undecided)
2 Microgeophagus altispinosa (Bolivian ram - 3")
2 Pantodon bulcholzi (African butterflyfish - 5")
3 Trichogaster leeri (pearl gourami - 5")
3 Trichogaster microlepis (moonlight gourami - 6")
10 Kryptopterus bicirrhis (glass catfish - 4"-6")
(insert awesome fish here) or 4 plecostomus (undecided sp.-- may just steal the ones from my house )
Any suggestions, recommendations, or completely new stocking lists anyone wants to come up with...feel free to post it here. I haven't stocked a tank this big before with complete freedom over what I can put in there, so input is certainly helpful. In particular if anyone has any ideas for some weird fish I'm missing-- I was half-considering doing a paludarium for mudskippers and some brackish fish too .