Stocking 75g american cichlids

[bmize89]

Hey everyone so I'm at a bit of a crossroad here as what to add to my 75g american cichlid tank. Note: this is somewhat a grow out tank and I do plan on upgrading to a 125g-180g when the time comes. So as it stand I have 1 red severum 3.5", I read head tapajos 3", 2 electric blue acara 2.5" & 3", 1 synodontis multipunctatus 4", and 1 butterfly pleco. So I'm wanting to add some more fish any ideas? I would like to stay with some south american cichlids however I am open to ideas. I'm open to free swimming and bottom dwellers if they will be compatible. So please any and all suggestions are welcome. Thanks for your time.

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[Freakgecko91]

Add more red head tapajo. They really should be in groups of 5-7 minimum due to highly social behavior as youngsters


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[bmize89]

I think 5 might be a bit much, maybe 2 more....I don't want to overstock even tho this is a grow out tank

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[mikem691]

Add more red head tapajo. They really should be in groups of 5-7 minimum due to highly social behavior as youngsters


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I would re home the electric blue acara , synodontis multipunctatus, and butterfly pleco. Then as Kyle said add 4 or 5 more Tapajos.

 

[PassengerTN]

By butterfly pleco, is it a L052 or is it a hillstream loach? I've heard both referred to as butterfly plecos.

I agree with Freak and Mike though, the Geo's need to be upped. They will form an obvious hierarchy. They're too much of a chill fish to really be with any of the new world heavy hitters. Even if you got rid of everything except the Tapajos, it would still be a very pleasing tank to look at, they're beautiful fish. By having a shoal of these, getting rid of any bottom feeders would be cool as Geos are earth eaters and will sift through the substrate a lot of the time.

 

[bmize89]

It's not that I don't want to take any advice, it's just that I don't want to over crowd the tank. However if you think they will be fine then I will up the red head tapajos to 5. Also I can't re home any of my fish unless I pay my LFS lol so re homing can't happen right now

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[bmize89]

And yes the pleco Is an L052 not a hillstream loach/reticulated loach

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[Freakgecko91]

My advice to you is to go get the upgrade. Add 4 more red heads, add another Severum. Throw in a school of dithers


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[bmize89]

That sounds good, that's another thing I was trying to figure out was dithers, how about congo tetra? Or any other suggestions?

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[211303]

Any tetras with a boarder bodies will be fine. Tetras normally stay at the upper part of the tank while the geos at the bottom. I have 20 lemon tetra with my geos in a 90g tank and they don't really mind each other. Geo might however take on slimmer tetras like neon at night though.