wishbone
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Greetings, I'm new to the site and have spent countless hours trolling before I decided to post. The search function is a wonderful thing. =) I have some populations I'm considering and I wanted to elicit some comments. I've already read all the compatibility charts, but what I'm looking for is more personal experience. I'm just about done with the cycling process (yes I know there's fish in the picture, fishless cycling is new to me and will be something I will DEFINITELY try next time).
My goal is to create a angelfish themed tank with a natural looking habitat.
I have a 110g tall tank
I have two pieces of large driftwood that I'm tanning right now that will go in the big open area in the center when they are ready.
I'd also like to get some very hardy plants to add more natural look to the tank. The plastic ones you see are just temporary for the fish that are in there now. I'm considering Anacharis, java moss, and maybe some type of hardy sword? I don't want a "planted tank", I just want some natural plants added to my FISH tank.
As I mentioned, I'm interested in going with angels. However, I don't want just an angel tank. I would prefer something more community orientated. Maybe a build like:
angelfish (marble, koi, ?)
gouramis (dwarf, pearl or?)
discus
swordtails or maybe some long finned tetras of some sort
Besides looking for general comments, my questions are:
What is the best stocking order? Some of the fish are territorial, should they go in last?
What species/coloring of these categories do you suggest? (I like color)
I don't know much about discus. I'm attracted to the color, but maybe a discus expert can pipe up and let me know if they are a bad idea in this arrangement.
What number/groupings of fish would be the best for this tank?
What kinds of plants (with minimalist in mind) would be good for this tank?
TIA for any comments/suggestions.
My goal is to create a angelfish themed tank with a natural looking habitat.
I have a 110g tall tank
I have two pieces of large driftwood that I'm tanning right now that will go in the big open area in the center when they are ready.
I'd also like to get some very hardy plants to add more natural look to the tank. The plastic ones you see are just temporary for the fish that are in there now. I'm considering Anacharis, java moss, and maybe some type of hardy sword? I don't want a "planted tank", I just want some natural plants added to my FISH tank.
As I mentioned, I'm interested in going with angels. However, I don't want just an angel tank. I would prefer something more community orientated. Maybe a build like:
angelfish (marble, koi, ?)
gouramis (dwarf, pearl or?)
discus
swordtails or maybe some long finned tetras of some sort
Besides looking for general comments, my questions are:
What is the best stocking order? Some of the fish are territorial, should they go in last?
What species/coloring of these categories do you suggest? (I like color)
I don't know much about discus. I'm attracted to the color, but maybe a discus expert can pipe up and let me know if they are a bad idea in this arrangement.
What number/groupings of fish would be the best for this tank?
What kinds of plants (with minimalist in mind) would be good for this tank?
TIA for any comments/suggestions.