180 Gallon Tank - No Idea What to Stock With!

[Scottyhorse]

I haven't posted on here in a loooong time! Long story very short, I have been going through a lot of difficulties and medical issues lately, so I haven't been on much.

Anyways, I am getting a 180 gallon tank!! It was handmade, acrylic. 6'x2'x2'. It was plumed for saltwater, but I will be using it for freshwater.

Since this tank is SO big, and there's SO many options, I really don't have a for sure idea of what I want in it.... So... Opinions, please?

 

[bettaowner]

I'd say go with new world cichlids like geophagus or some angelfish. Another option would be a large community tank with many schools of different tetra species. An amazon or Asian biotope would be nice.


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[Scottyhorse]

I do really want more angel fish.... Geos are cool too... I was thinking a community tank, but my 33g and 25g are both community tanks. I was also thinking about an amazon biotope, like I said I would like more angels, some apistos, etc. But asian fish are neat too. I like the gourami's and gobies, etc. Like I said, too many options

 

[Fishfanboy]

Maybe you do some discus and whatever is compatible and have a community based around them?

 

[Pezzep]

School of discus
Pairs of german blue rams
Cardinal tetras

 

[Scottyhorse]

I'd love Discus, but I'm afraid that I would kill them

 

[Pezzep]

I'd love Discus, but I'm afraid that I would kill them

I'm the same way so I'm working my way up with hard to keep fish that are cheaper, going to get a pair of german blue rams soon and see how well they do in my tank, I have hard water so not sure how well them or discus would do in it. Hopefully well.

 

[All_fish]

Pair of rams and a few hundred neons and rummy nose tetras haha.

 

[Scottyhorse]

Any other suggestions?

 

[mikem691]

with that size tank come to the dark side ...festae Not my picture.

 

[ScaryFatKidGT]

100 Neon tetras! jk but I would go Bala's and Clown loaches, and a rare pleco species and some corries.

Would an Arawana work on a 180? That would be cool.

 

[bettaowner]

I wouldn't go with the bala sharks. A planted rainbowfish tank would be nice.


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[bribo12]

+1 to rainbows or an African river system with Congo tetras, kribensis, upside down cats, African butterflyfish would be stunning as well.


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[bettaowner]

An African tank would be nice. Most people know Africa just for the cichlids. Congo tetras, synodontis cats, or even my favorite; mastacembelus elipsifer would be nice.


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[Scottyhorse]

Hmm, an African community tank would be neat. I hadn't thought about a planted rainbow fish tank either. Can you keep anything with the rainbow fish? How would you stock it?

 

[bettaowner]

You could add some corydoras or some top dwellers like hatchetfish with the rainbows. I'd go with species like boesmanis, irian reds, turquoise, or axelrodi rainbows.


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[Scottyhorse]

Just looked up the price of rainbow's... Oh boy, they are expensive. I don't think i could afford to fill a tank with those.

 

[bettaowner]

A school of Congo tetras would look great. Nannocharax tetras would be interesting bottom dwellers.


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[Scottyhorse]

Would it be possible to mix South American and African fish species?

 

[Scottyhorse]

Reason I am asking is that I would really like some more Angels, and I would like to try some species of Dwarf Cichlids. Some of the African Tetras are cool, as well as some other fish species.