Need help with freshwater fish!

[TylerOSU]

Hey guys, just got a 75 gallon fish tank that I let cycle, with sand and a few plants thus far. The only fish I have in there now is a peacock eel but I think he may be sick. Im really tending to him and I have talked to my local pet store about it but thats a different story. So my question is, what are some cool fish that you all would suggest to fill my tank? Im not big on schools of fish, a pair or maybe 3 or 4 of a certain kind is fine, but I like interesting and different fish. So help me out guys!! I plan on buying my next fish in about 2 weeks so I wanna make sure I know what I want before start buying. Thanks everyone.

 

[HUKIT]

How about a pair Jack Dempsey's and a bristlenose plec? Could you give us on anything your interested in?

 

[TylerOSU]

Hmm, well, I love my peacock eel, and I would rather not have a bristlenose because of their mess and size they get too. Im prolly gonna end up getting a gold alge eater. Other than that I really like variety. I love ghost knifes but im not gonna get one because it will eventually eat my other fish. Just seeing if there are any oddball fish out there I could put with some chichlids likes rams and maybe even some gouramis. But I would go with african chichlids and other fish they could go with as long as my peacock eel would be safe.

 

[Joyler]

I don't think Africans would work...I think they are more aggressive! You could however go with dwarf cichlids...and bristlenoses only get to 4" or so, don't they?

 

[BfishLpond78]

What's wrong with the peacock eel?

Have you googled oddball fish? I know liveaquaria has a section for them.

 

[josh7]

I would get your peacock eel if thats what you like a bristlenose pleco max size 5 inches great algae eater a pair of angels around 4 or 5 silver dollars and a lot of corys as clean up crew like 10 and possibly a school of gold barbs. If you want aggressive a pair of jacks would be nice with a bristlenose pleco.

 

[josh7]

If you already have a peacock eel you could get a pair of angels and 4 silverdollars then i would do a bristlenose pleco max size 5 inches great algae eater and for the bottom with peacock eel you could get a single red tail black shark a very intresting fish. For a more aggressive set up you could get a pair of jacks with the bristlenose plecoand eel. Or you could get a single tiger oscar 1 bristlenose pleco and the eel.

 

[severum mama]

Hmm, well, I love my peacock eel, and I would rather not have a bristlenose because of their mess and size they get too. Im prolly gonna end up getting a gold alge eater. Other than that I really like variety. I love ghost knifes but im not gonna get one because it will eventually eat my other fish. Just seeing if there are any oddball fish out there I could put with some chichlids likes rams and maybe even some gouramis. But I would go with african chichlids and other fish they could go with as long as my peacock eel would be safe.

A BN pleco would be a much better choice IMO than a golden algae eater. These are a color variant of the chinese algae eater. They grow fairly large, don't eat all that much algae, and have a tendency to get aggressive with age.