I need inspiration for my new 125 Gallon tank

[Criason]

I picked up this 125 Gallon tank about a year ago and it needed a bit of love before I could get it up and running. I have re sealed it and soon I will be building a top frame for it out of angle iron. I have built my filter and it has started to cycle. The last thing I need to build is the stand. Once that is all done I am pretty much ready to add water and start the whole thing up.

Now here is my problem. I don't know what to put in it...

I am set up for a planted tank. Dirt bottom with black sand cap. I have the lights, CO2 and ferts. I would rather have a friendly community tank not just a single large fish.

What would you do with this tank?

 

[Brookster123]

Rainbows, Denison barbs, and a huge shoal of small/med. tetras

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[Criason]

I like this. Any centerpiece to add to the list?

 

[Penguin]

Dwarf Gourami or Green severum?

 

[kmny34]

Rainbows, Denison barbs, and a huge shoal of small/med. tetras

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That sounds perfect!!!! Add some cories to that too!!!! 8-10 of them

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[livefishguy124]

i would say (if you had decent funding) a group of discus like 10, 20 Cory and like 60-80 carnal tetras

 

[friscuba]

Oopsie. Deleted

 

[NigelK8485]

My 150 has a nice sized group of rainbows and Denison barbs, then a threadfin acara and severum.

If I had to redo it I would have left the severum out just because he's so aggressive towards everyone. I love the rainbows and Denison barbs though, would recommend that as well.


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[QuakingAspen]

fish advice

I agree with the cory cats, they would look really good with denison barbs and tetras.

 

[Nortzy21]

Plants tank with some nice driftwood would be cool. For fish, a shoal of tetras with some Cories to complement the bottom.


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[1972ford]

Turquost rainbows lots of them carnal tetras and a large school of peppered corys some bamboo shrimps as welll

 

[DaleV87]

I love my Pristine Tetra's. They are beautiful fish.
They get along great with my Denison Barbs too.
I have never had the rainbows but have looked at them really hard...lol


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Dale