40 gallon breeder stocking ideas?

[40b]

i just finishes cycling my new tank and really need stocking advice? anybody have a 40 breeder? and what will be good cool fish and bottom feeders for a 40 breeder?

[Galligak]

Do you want a community? A few fish? Small? Large? Peaceful? Aggressive? I could list and list and list and list! What are some things that you like? We can give you to tips after that

[40b]

i thought about community and also like larger fish i also want some bottom feeders corys or some shrimp. but mainly want ideas for a community or larger fish hopefully with some idea i can get inspired and make up my mind between community or larger fish

[JRMagno]

I am in the process of setting up a 40B right now!

One of my scenarios is 6-8 Albino Aeneus Cory Cats and an Albino Bristle Nose Pleco (On black sand would look awesome!)

The second scenario for a semi-aggressive tank is a Rainbow Shark and a Bristle Nose Pleco (maybe both Albino?) Then 2 Angles, 2 Rams, and a schooling fish, maybe Rummy Nose Tetras

[Samzter]

How about :
3 pearl Gouramis or two german blue rams
10 neon tetra
8 glow light tetra
8 panda Cories
Some shrimp
Snails
Snowball pleco?

There's just a few ideas on what you could do.

[40b]

i like the idea for the 2 german blue rams!!... and i have white sand in mine i have a friend that has black sand and it look great too! i was also thinking about putting in a peacock eel.

[Mrc8858]

2 golden rams a gold nugget pleco and a school of 10 gold neon tetras then swap out for black diamond blasting sand for $5

[40b]

Originally Posted by JRMagno

I am in the process of setting up a 40B right now!

One of my scenarios is 6-8 Albino Aeneus Cory Cats and an Albino Bristle Nose Pleco (On black sand would look awesome!)

The second scenario for a semi-aggressive tank is a Rainbow Shark and a Bristle Nose Pleco (maybe both Albino?) Then 2 Angles, 2 Rams, and a schooling fish, maybe Rummy Nose Tetras

i like the second scenario you are going for i might do a similar one with the rainbow sharks and the 2 rams.

[Mrc8858]

Rainbow sharks should only be kept one per tank since they can become aggressive towards eachother and will also bully smaller fish so I wouldn't keep them with the rams since they are already a sensitive fish known to die unexpectedly

Edit* also a 40 would be very small for it

[40b]

how well would i pictus catfish do in the 40 with other fish? will it eat small fish like tetras ?

[Cichlid Kid]

Pictus cats will eat anything that fits into their mouths.
Just outa curiosity which pleco would be better for a 40b community? Snowball or goldnugget?