75 gallon stocking question

[FWFishTanks]

I dont know what to get for my 75 gallon south American themed aquarium

I am pondering over:

3 angelfish, a school of 6 to 15 tetras (suggestions appreciated), and 6 cories

a school of 15 small tetras, a school of 6-10 larger tetras, and 6 cories

The tank will be semi planted with driftwood and sand substrate.

Which would work best?

 

[Mr. Nowhere]

I dont know what to get for my 75 gallon south American themed aquarium

I am pondering over:

3 angelfish, a school of 6 to 15 tetras (suggestions appreciated), and 6 cories

a school of 15 small tetras, a school of 6-10 larger tetras, and 6 cories

The tank will be semi planted with driftwood and sand substrate.

Which would work best?

I believe angel fish get quite aggressive when they're bigger. May be a big enough tank tho that they can all have there space.

Id probobly go for the latter set up. Do you only want a couple species of fish?

 

[FWFishTanks]

I would not mind a couple species of fish only, but i would like a centerpiece fish that is south American, like an angelfish or a fish of similar size. Maybe a discus, but i think they need groups. Can i have one single angel fish with tetras about the size of bleeding hearts? Or would the angel still be aggressive in the future?

 

[Mr. Nowhere]

I would not mind a couple species of fish only, but i would like a centerpiece fish that is south American, like an angelfish or a fish of similar size. Maybe a discus, but i think they need groups. Can i have one single angel fish with tetras about the size of bleeding hearts? Or would the angel still be aggressive in the future?

I think if u get the angel fish as a baby and raise it with the tetras you could be ok. I'm not sure tho, i wanted an angel but changed my mind when i read up on them.

 

[FWFishTanks]

Thanks for the response! I might try an angel with larger tetras and raise from a young age. See hhow it works because i really love angelfish.

 

[Dallascowboys16]

I have an angelfish with cardnial tetras, glowlight tetras, and black neons and have had no aggression whatsoever. I wouldn't worry about it because almost every user on this forum who has angelfish keeps them with tetras.

 

[severum mama]

Angelfish are usually fine with tetras, although there may come a time where they get large enough to fit your smallest fish into their mouths... I've had angelfish eat rummynose tetras, and I've even had one eat a cory. They were large angelfish though, and the first instance is because I was traveling a lot at the time and the tank wasn't getting regular feedings for a bit... can't blame the angelfish for taking the opportunity. The one that ate the cory was huge, that was just a fluke.

A male and female pair would do well in this tank. If you start with juveniles, buy about 6 of them and raise them until a pair forms. Pairs can be intolerant of other angelfish so you will probably need to rehome the others at that point.

 

[Dallascowboys16]

For your stock I would also do 1 angelfish 10 cardnial tetras 10 penguin tetras 1 bristle nose Pleco 6-10 bleeding heart tetras and 6-10 juli cories.

 

[severum mama]

Too many tetras IMO. Bleeding hearts get huge.

 

[Dallascowboys16]

I don't know what else you could add to make it more interesting... Maybe remove the bleeding hearts or one of the schools of tetras and look for something different to add.

 

[Mebbid]

Honestly, I would do a large school of tetras, 2 angels, the corys, and one school of something different.

Here is what I personally would stock:

20x Cardinal tetras - Large enough to not get eaten by angels unlike the neons
10x Cory Cats
6x Boesemani Rainbows
2x Angels

That will give you a very active colorful tank without having to worry about fish coming up missing.

 

[FWFishTanks]

how about a school of 6 bleeding hearts, a school of 8 pristella tetras, 6 cories, and a pair of angels?

 

[severum mama]

Should be fine, but I'd bump up the number of pristellas to 10-12, personally.

 

[FWFishTanks]

ok, thx