I was planning to set up my 75 gallon with something like this:
4 angelfish
2 of 3 different kinds of gourami
6 filament barbs
Some sort of bottom dweller(pictus catfish maybe?)
Well then I remembered that gourami are a lot like Bettas so I researched them and they apparently will attack each other so those are out.
I read that if you have more than 2 angelfish then the pairs will fight each other. Now I am a bit skeptical of this because I have seen plenty of tanks with 4+ adult angelfish together The tank would have visual barriers ,even in the upper levels of the water column if that matters. I am going to be very disappointed if you can only have two
Then the barbs apparently need strong water flow ,which I do not want to do. I like their medium size and the way they look however. Something between 3-4 inches to school in the tank would be nice if the lack of current really is a must have for the barbs.
A few years ago when I was last doing aquariums I had fire-mouths with pictus catfish and a few other things but would like to try a new center piece fish. So no rainbowfish, no fire-mouths, and I would like (for the center piece fish) that it can be kept as a pair(or small group).
Sorry that my post is all over the place ,but I hope someone can help me with stocking this tank.
4 angelfish
2 of 3 different kinds of gourami
6 filament barbs
Some sort of bottom dweller(pictus catfish maybe?)
Well then I remembered that gourami are a lot like Bettas so I researched them and they apparently will attack each other so those are out.
I read that if you have more than 2 angelfish then the pairs will fight each other. Now I am a bit skeptical of this because I have seen plenty of tanks with 4+ adult angelfish together The tank would have visual barriers ,even in the upper levels of the water column if that matters. I am going to be very disappointed if you can only have two
Then the barbs apparently need strong water flow ,which I do not want to do. I like their medium size and the way they look however. Something between 3-4 inches to school in the tank would be nice if the lack of current really is a must have for the barbs.
A few years ago when I was last doing aquariums I had fire-mouths with pictus catfish and a few other things but would like to try a new center piece fish. So no rainbowfish, no fire-mouths, and I would like (for the center piece fish) that it can be kept as a pair(or small group).
Sorry that my post is all over the place ,but I hope someone can help me with stocking this tank.