Worthington
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Apr 28, 2017
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Hey Guys,
New here, I just purchased a home with a 500 gallon tank. Had someone come by and clean/look it over and all is good. Picked up a couple of Plecos.
That said, we have NO idea what we can put in it yet. We are not knowledgeable but willing to invest where necessary.
There are a couple of fish that would be pretty fun that I'm interested in but I'm concerned about temperaments and what not.
One thing I was told is that we can have large and small fish, as long as the smaller fish have a large school (say for instance 50 tetras). It's a big tank and would be fun to have a colorful mix of fish. I'd also like some larger fish just because it's such a large tank. Something with a fun personality would be neat and I hear Oscars and Puffer Fish for instance have very interesting personalities but don't mix well with others.
So a few questions:
It's a 500 gallon tank, do some of the rules of mixing differ when you have that much space?
Can you mix smaller fish with larger potentially aggressive fish (African Cichlids for instance) if the smaller fish are in large schools (50 tetra example).
A few fish that are interesting but would love to know if there's a viable way to do it without being stuck with a narrow species list if we choose one of these:
-Pacu
-Oscar
-African Cichlids (love the colors, especially the Green Terrors)
-Puffer Fish
-Angel Fish
-Sharks (looking for something decent sized)
-Decent sized school of small, colorful fish (tetras, or other)
-Loaches
Would love to hear if there are other ideas as well for larger, interesting (color, personality etc) fish we should consider.
Also any advice on fish that will help keep things clean. I understand the Plecos clean, but their waste causes a significant mess in the process.
Really appreciate any help here.
New here, I just purchased a home with a 500 gallon tank. Had someone come by and clean/look it over and all is good. Picked up a couple of Plecos.
That said, we have NO idea what we can put in it yet. We are not knowledgeable but willing to invest where necessary.
There are a couple of fish that would be pretty fun that I'm interested in but I'm concerned about temperaments and what not.
One thing I was told is that we can have large and small fish, as long as the smaller fish have a large school (say for instance 50 tetras). It's a big tank and would be fun to have a colorful mix of fish. I'd also like some larger fish just because it's such a large tank. Something with a fun personality would be neat and I hear Oscars and Puffer Fish for instance have very interesting personalities but don't mix well with others.
So a few questions:
It's a 500 gallon tank, do some of the rules of mixing differ when you have that much space?
Can you mix smaller fish with larger potentially aggressive fish (African Cichlids for instance) if the smaller fish are in large schools (50 tetra example).
A few fish that are interesting but would love to know if there's a viable way to do it without being stuck with a narrow species list if we choose one of these:
-Pacu
-Oscar
-African Cichlids (love the colors, especially the Green Terrors)
-Puffer Fish
-Angel Fish
-Sharks (looking for something decent sized)
-Decent sized school of small, colorful fish (tetras, or other)
-Loaches
Would love to hear if there are other ideas as well for larger, interesting (color, personality etc) fish we should consider.
Also any advice on fish that will help keep things clean. I understand the Plecos clean, but their waste causes a significant mess in the process.
Really appreciate any help here.