Community stocking thoughts

[DonkeyCheese]

I have a 48x24x24 tank. It’s marked as a 120 gallon but with everything going on it’s probably more like 100 gallon. 30 gallon sump that’s is labeled as 1050 g/h.

Dirted and covered with pool filter sand. For decor I have a bit of elephant skin stone (also known as seegebirge stone), a piece of manzanita wood, and some “cichlid friendly” live plants.

I was playing around on aqadvisor and here we are.


1 firemouth
1 blue acara
1 bristlenose
1 rainbow shark
9 kuhli loach
4 pearl gourami
6 Bolivian Ram
site says 76% stocking

Or

1 firemouth
1 blue acara
1 bristlenose
1 rainbow shark
1 thread-fin acara
9 kuhli loach
4 pearl gourami
12 black skirt tetra
Site says 77% stocking

Open to comments and suggestions. What do you guys think

[King Fisher]

The firemouth is an ahole so it'll probably terrorize your rams.

[DonkeyCheese]

Thank you for the fire mouth input. Do you think the 2nd stocking option is better? What about overall quantity and selection?

[King Fisher]

I think the rainbow shark is in the same boat as the firemouth. I'm sure some people have got away with peaceful ones but generally there will be some aggression.

[King Fisher]

There's a few bigger more docile south American cichlids you could go with.