180 Gallon tank ideas?

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What they all said- pythons ROCK. But if you have any handy inclination you can basically build yourself a python with stuff from home depo; that's what I did for the 150.

And it seems hilarious, but I'm just lucky my mom knows a thing or two about fishkeeping herself so she didn't add anything stupid like an oscar or a common pleco
 
Sorry it's taken me so long. Here's some of the fish I have been considering myself if I were set up a 180g, in no particular order:

Parathraps/Vieja:
- Zonatus
- Regani
- Breidohri
- Fenestratus

Amphilophus:
- Chancho
- Trimaculatus

Herichthys:
- Deppi
- Bocourti
- Tamasoapensis
- Carpintis "Rio Escondido"
- Labridens " Media Luna"
- Pearsei

Theraps:
- Lentiginosum
- Irregularis

Ex Cichlasoma:
- Grammodes
- Salvini "Rio Grijalva or Usumacinta"

Astatheros:
- Alfari
- Robertsoni

This list is all fish that are 8" +, if you're wanting to do smaller fish I can come up with some names later.






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Thank you for the list. Unfortunately that guy decided he did not want to sell his 180, so I bought a 150 instead.


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You think everything on that list would get along with one another? And once it go through them can I message you with a short list of ones I like and see how many of each you'd do? Thanks for all your help


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I don't think you will be able to do more than 1 or a mated pair with some dithers of most of those. Even with a pair u may need a divider on hand.
 
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I don't think you will be able to do more than 1 or a mated pair with some dithers of most of those. Even with a pair u may need a divider on hand.
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Correct, which is why I was saying I can make a list of smaller fish if he wants more of a mix.


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Yeah I'd probably go with a mix of smaller. It's no rush on making the list though, I'm about to move so I am having him hold the tank for me until the middle of the month when I do move then I still have to go through the cycle process. So anytime you'd be able to I'd appreciate it.


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NigelK8485 said:
Yeah I'd probably go with a mix of smaller. It's no rush on making the list though, I'm about to move so I am having him hold the tank for me until the middle of the month when I do move then I still have to go through the cycle process. So anytime you'd be able to I'd appreciate it.


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Ok, that can be dicey some times.


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I do like the fact that most information on these fish is that they're gentle giants and actually interact with you as opposed to a lot of the smaller fish. I'm really liking the herichthys carpintis's look.


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Pearsi are the embodiment of gentle giants, that's what I'm told any way I haven't kept them.


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I think you hit the spot with the carpintis though. I love spots like that on a fish. So say I went with a single male, since I do not want to breed, can you think of anything else that would be good to go with him? Following what someone else said I'll go without my blue lobster, I would hate to find him dead or constantly in fear. But anything smaller that could add some color or variation by having stripes or anything?


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NigelK8485 said:
I think you hit the spot with the carpintis though. I love spots like that on a fish. So say I went with a single male, since I do not want to breed, can you think of anything else that would be good to go with him? Following what someone else said I'll go without my blue lobster, I would hate to find him dead or constantly in fear. But anything smaller that could add some color or variation by having stripes or anything?


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If you go with the Carpintis make sure to get the Rio Escondido! They look the best IMO.

So if I were to stock around a male Carpintis, you'd need smaller fish that are pretty bullet proof because sometimes they have a mean streak.

Something like:

1 H. Carpintis "Escondido"
4 T. meeki or pasionis
4 A. multispinosa

Then add maybe 10 large swordtails like X. helleri "Rio Otapa" and 10-20 buenos aires tetra .

This will be a touch on the over stocked side so good filtration and water changes will be needed. Also be sure to have lots of little territories.





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This is great man thank you so much. I like everything mentioned.


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I think with that stock list you could do live plants also.

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