TheFuzzyAussie
Aquarium Advice Newbie
So I recently was given a 130g tank (super lucky, I know) by a family friend. after a thorough cleaning and updating of equipment im back onto the difficult task of figuring out my stocking.
The tank itself is a ~520L 1850mm x 600mm x 470mm (133gallon US - 72' x 24' x 18.5'). It's filtration is a 70L sump (drip tray, filter wool, bio-balls, about 4kg ceramic rings). I am planning on having it as a relatively low tech planted set-up with quite a few low-light hardy plants and plenty of driftwood to make quite a natural aquascape. I'll be using mostly tap water pH ~7.8 which is quite hard (cant give exact measurements, waiting on a new test kit to come in) though am willing to look into working on those parameters if necessary.
Now I'm not a huge fan of 4 or 5 larger fish in a large tank (even though I know they have fantastic personalities) so I am aiming for a few medium sized centrepiece fish with plenty of other schools of smaller fish. Plenty of fish, plenty of colour and plenty of movement!
I don't currently have an exact stocking list just a general idea of what I would like and that is as follows:
- 1 pair Bolivian Rams
- 1 pair Apistogramma Cacatuoides
- 3-5 Angel fish (unsure compatibility wise?)
- 20 rummynose tetra
- 15 corys (unsure but leaning towards sterbai, don't know if they are too small though?) OR Yo-yo loaches (not sure if they fill the same niche as corys?)
- 3 bristlenose plecos
I get to here and this is where I'm stumped!
I'd like at least 1 more school decent sized school and probably 1 more interesting fish, perhaps along the lines of a gourami or 2? I thought perhaps a big school of cardinal tetras but I feel with angels they would simply be an expensive snack ...
Any suggestion / recommendations / changes are greatly appreciated!
- Fuzzy
The tank itself is a ~520L 1850mm x 600mm x 470mm (133gallon US - 72' x 24' x 18.5'). It's filtration is a 70L sump (drip tray, filter wool, bio-balls, about 4kg ceramic rings). I am planning on having it as a relatively low tech planted set-up with quite a few low-light hardy plants and plenty of driftwood to make quite a natural aquascape. I'll be using mostly tap water pH ~7.8 which is quite hard (cant give exact measurements, waiting on a new test kit to come in) though am willing to look into working on those parameters if necessary.
Now I'm not a huge fan of 4 or 5 larger fish in a large tank (even though I know they have fantastic personalities) so I am aiming for a few medium sized centrepiece fish with plenty of other schools of smaller fish. Plenty of fish, plenty of colour and plenty of movement!
I don't currently have an exact stocking list just a general idea of what I would like and that is as follows:
- 1 pair Bolivian Rams
- 1 pair Apistogramma Cacatuoides
- 3-5 Angel fish (unsure compatibility wise?)
- 20 rummynose tetra
- 15 corys (unsure but leaning towards sterbai, don't know if they are too small though?) OR Yo-yo loaches (not sure if they fill the same niche as corys?)
- 3 bristlenose plecos
I get to here and this is where I'm stumped!
I'd like at least 1 more school decent sized school and probably 1 more interesting fish, perhaps along the lines of a gourami or 2? I thought perhaps a big school of cardinal tetras but I feel with angels they would simply be an expensive snack ...
Any suggestion / recommendations / changes are greatly appreciated!
- Fuzzy