Big tank advice please. Upgrading to over 200 gallon

[lbirath001]

Hey guys, I currently own a 75 gallon and will be upgrading to a 200-300 gallon tank for my African Cichlids. I have of idea of what I will be getting into but would like to hear from you guys. All advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[tomtom14]

All sounds good. Do you have your heart set on African cichlids? As with such a massive tank you might want to look into discus. They really look good. But you could have a lot of African cichlids in that tank so your choice. Good luck with your new tank

 

[earlysteven]

Discus are expensive only down fall maybe red belly pacus

 

[lbirath001]

Yea I love how they look when they are fully grown. Discus from what I understand are way to delicate for me. Maybe in the future but for now I would like a big African tank.

 

[lbirath001]

Anyone else?

 

[flyfishfan1966]

500 Neon Tetras.

How bout freshwater stingrays and Arowana???

 

[lbirath001]

500 Neon Tetras.

How bout freshwater stingrays and Arowana???

Lol 500 neons... Nooo stingrays are cool but I think the tank would be to small.

 

[earlysteven]

I wouldn't do cichlids there so boring to me I would do a big community tank of several different fish and have live plants . Like how they use java moss to decorate with driftwood like there trees and it's outside instead of aquarium . That's just me tho lol

 

[earlysteven]

looks like this

 

[jwh0818]

What exactly are you asking lbirath001?

 

[SonicsDC25]

I wouldn't do cichlids there so boring to me I would do a big community tank of several different fish and have live plants . Like how they use java moss to decorate with driftwood like there trees and it's outside instead of aquarium . That's just me tho lol

I personally love cichlids, they're active with a great personality. I like planted aquariums, but for my bigger tanks I prefer to actually revolve it around fish, not plants lol. Having a 20-30g for a tank of that nature is fine, a 200g+ tank on the other hand would in my opinion be a complete waste. All personal preference though in the end

 

[jwh0818]

I would go for 3 oscars and a few feather fins!!!

 

[earlysteven]

Fish are nothing without plants or decor lol just sayin

 

[twiddlemuffin]

Amazon biotope with south/Central American cichlids maybe ?

 

[SonicsDC25]

You should google some rocked out Malawi tanks then No need for plants when you can get some natural green algae on your rockscape (and they're free! Lol)

 

[earlysteven]

It's just not the same . But then me and you have two different taste nothing wrong with that

 

[SonicsDC25]

Yeah, one of the best things about this hobby are all these options ! Anyways should get back on topic, what characteristics are you looking for in a cichlid (color, size, ect)?

 

[lbirath001]

I wouldn't do cichlids there so boring to me I would do a big community tank of several different fish and have live plants . Like how they use java moss to decorate with driftwood like there trees and it's outside instead of aquarium . That's just me tho lol

That's a thought. I like Africans though.

 

[lbirath001]

What exactly are you asking lbirath001?

Basically is there any difference between a 75 gallon and a 250 gallon other then the size and volume of water? Obviously the equipment is going to need to handle it. I want to know fully what I'm getting into.

 

[lbirath001]

This is my current set-up. 75 gallon african and a 60 gallon South American.