50 gallon stocking ideas

[AaronW]

Whats up fish people! So I'm gonna be moving a tiretrack eel, yellow gourami, rhino pleco, and a pictus cat into a 50 gallon tank. I was just wondering if anyone can give me some sort of advice for the appropriate fish to stock with these guys for a community tank. Anyway I was thinking of getting a few cichlid species like bolivian rams. Would this be ok? Also I was gonna add a few more pictus cats for a little bottom feeder action. So help a brotha out

 

[Ohsnapitscharity]

After adding the pictus I would also add a school of black shirt tetras for some middle action

 

[AaronW]

Yeah I like those a lot! So should my LFS have those or would they be a special order kinda deal?

 

[Ohsnapitscharity]

They're pretty common so I would assume your LFS would have them

 

[AaronW]

How big do those guys get? And what's a food number for a school? I have a pretty strong filter rated 100 gallons. So I can a hefty bio load.

 

[AaronW]

Good number for a school I mean. Hah typo

 

[Ohsnapitscharity]

I have a school of 5 in my 55 and it fills it nicely. Also my largest is about 1.5inches. The rest are smaller.

 

[AaronW]

Im worried they'll get eaten :/ what tank mates do you have with them?

 

[Ohsnapitscharity]

I have a pictus, dinosaur bichir, rainbow shark, 2 SAE, and some baby bream

 

[AaronW]

What's an SAE? Lol sorry I haven't gotten acquainted with all the lingo yet

 

[AaronW]

Wait nvm I figured out SAE. Nvm

 

[AaronW]

I have a pictus, dinosaur bichir, rainbow shark, 2 SAE, and some baby bream

How many gallons is that one?

 

[Ohsnapitscharity]

55gallon with a moderate amount of decor.