stocking 100 gallon tank!

[fish-4-life]

right now im working on my 55 gallon tank which is currently cycling. but im VERY excited about it! lol! im a dental student and in a couple of years oonce i have established my own office and am a dentist, i woudl like a 100 gallon tnak in my waitng room! lol! im dreaming far ahead but im new to the fish hobby and already LOVE it! lol so... i want a lot of schooling fish but a few larger fish too. i really dont know where to start! lol. i know i want large schools of schooling fish as well as cichlids. these are two cichlids i like:
-rams
-blood red parrot cichlids

i have to go right now but once im back i will post more fish i would like... thnx

 

[fish-4-life]

some more fish:
-rummy nose tetras
-female bettas (?)
-gourami
-danios
-black skirt tetras
-albino rainbow shark
-cory cats
-american flag fish

i really want the BP and rams (bolivians, german blues, gold...)

thnx

 

[bruinsbro1997]

some more fish:
-rummy nose tetras
-female bettas (?)
-gourami
-danios
-black skirt tetras
-albino rainbow shark
-cory cats
-american flag fish

i really want the BP and rams (bolivians, german blues, gold...)

thnx

I think a lot of them can work...don't know about the blood parrots though because I have heard different things about them.

 

[fish-4-life]

what fish are at the bottom of this tank?
Tuan's 240 Gallons Planted Discus Tank - YouTube

what do you think about the BP? could it work? what if i had like three of them? idk...

 

[bluepearlshrimp]

id only do one blood parrot. those are probably denison barbs

 

[bluepearlshrimp]

and i see cherry barbs

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Those do look like Denison barbs. Did you want to do discus? Your tank is big enough for a shoal.

 

[bluepearlshrimp]

discus need schools just so you know

 

[bruinsbro1997]

discus need schools just so you know

I am aware they need shoals of five to six. Not sure if the OP new that but in that tank 6-8 would be a pretty good conversation piece.

 

[bluepearlshrimp]

just making sure bc you said one

 

[bruinsbro1997]

just making sure bc you said one

I did? Whoops! My bad, thanks for catching that! Will have to edit that post

 

[bluepearlshrimp]

No problem dude

 

[fish-4-life]

oh yes i love discus. but could i have a BP with them?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

oh yes i love discus. but could i have a BP with them?

If you mean Bristlenose Pleco, yes I don't see why you can't.

 

[fish-4-life]

this is what i was thinking:
-2 BP (a mated pair)
-5 discus
-10 denison barbs
-albino rainbow shark
-10 rummy nose tetras
-2 kribensis (?)
-3 khuli loaches
-10 killifish (which type is most colorful?)
-12 cory cats

i dont know if im overstocking or not. 100 gallons is a lot but can fill up fast! lol

 

[fish-4-life]

If you mean Bristlenose Pleco, yes I don't see why you can't.

no i meant blood red parrot cichlid!

 

[bruinsbro1997]

this is what i was thinking:
-2 BP (a mated pair)
-5 discus
-10 denison barbs
-albino rainbow shark
-10 rummy nose tetras
-2 kribensis (?)
-3 khuli loaches
-10 killifish (maany types. probably a pair of each one available on liveaquaria.com)
-12 cory cats

i dont know if im overstocking or not. 100 gallons is a lot but can fill up fast! lol

Ten Denison barbs is quite a bit. That seems like lots of killifish too, maybe just choose two pairs instead. The blood parrots I'm not sure how well they would do with discus. There are too many cichlids in there IMO and with all those pairs there'd be lots of aggression. Maybe you should just stick with five discus or the BP pair or krib pair and build a stocking list around one of them.

 

[fish-4-life]

how big doeas a clown loach get? could one fit in my tank?

 

[fish-4-life]

-5 discus
-6 denison barbs
-albino rainbow shark
-8 rummy nose tetras
-2 kribensis
-3 khuli loaches
-6 cory cats
-1 clown loach (?)

could i do a bolivian ram or would that cause aggression?

thanks!

 

[absolutangel04]

Clown loaches get like a foot long and prefer to be in schools, so they rae not a good option for this tank.
Personally, I wouldn't put kribs in with discus. Discus are expensive and sensitive. I wouldn't risk tankmates like kribs. Thats just my opinion though.