38 gal stock

[Bobby56]

What would be some good stocking options for my new 38 gal build?

 

[FishGeek97]

An amazon tank with lots of plants, Corydoras catfish, angels, tetras, and hatchets. Another cool idea would be a rock cichlid tank! With some lake cichlids like: eletric blues, peacock cichlids, and a whole lot more!

 

[Bobby56]

Are angels compatible with a 38gal?

 

[Bobby56]

Def Cory's and I was thinking about some tetras, Mabye zebra danios. I was going to decorate in driftwood and rock

 

[FishGeek97]

Yep, the minimum I would say for an angel would be a 25g, I'd keep about 2-3 of them in a 38g. How deep is the tank? is it a long tank or a deep one?

 

[Bobby56]

It long

 

[Bobby56]

And are cichilds fairly easy to take care of?

 

[Womble1234]

Do NOT go African.. Grow big, nasty to each other mostly and if you get the wrong set up or different temperaments it's bye bye fishies.. Go angels they are easy and mainly peaceful

 

[Bobby56]

Angels it is, now for tank mates?

 

[FishGeek97]

Corys, tetras, but larger ones, you don't want the angels to nip at them, and maybe zebra danios. Loaches would be cool too. Do you want a biotope, or a community?

 

[Bobby56]

I would like to do a biotope

 

[FishGeek97]

Ok! so some good fish for an amazon biotope are: corys, tetras, angels, rams,(but not bolivian rams, they are like pirannas!, German blues are peaceful), and Hatchetfish. But make sure you have a tight fitting lid, ecause hatchets like to jump.

 

[Bobby56]

Yeah I heard they were jumpers

 

[Bobby56]

I've thought about doing a native tank also