Tank full or not? [Archive]

AcTwisted

01-22-2003, 7:54 PM

I have your standard 125 gal rectangular tank. (72"x18"x18")

(2) 6.5" Bala Sharks
(3) 5.5" Bala Sharks
(1) 8" common pl*co

should I consider it fully stocked? Or do I have room to add?

I have enough "silver/metallic" color in my tank now, so I really don't want to add silver dollars or tinfoil barbs as tankmates.

Anything PEACEFUL with some color would be nice to offset these silver "torpedos" I have bolting back & forth. :D

pinballqueen

01-22-2003, 8:06 PM

Problem is, most peaceful, colorful fish are a little small to go in with balas...they'd be fish food.

Maybe some "less" aggressive cichlids would be a good choice...

AcTwisted

01-22-2003, 8:20 PM

Distichodus are a pretty species & I believe grow to around the same size as Bala's. never owned one though, so I don't know their compatability with Bala's. :confused:

Richer

01-22-2003, 8:41 PM

Bottom feeders?

Clown loaches would contrast nicely with the silver bullets you have going in your tank right now.

-Richer

AcTwisted

01-23-2003, 2:53 PM

good idea. Clown loaches would be a cool addition. 4 or 5 should be enough.

Frank_Carr

01-23-2003, 4:09 PM

Something different might be interesting....Baby Whale, Elephantnose, a larger loach (eg. weather or clown), an eel or ropefish.

A mid-sized gourami might do, although there might be a risk of fin nipping by the balas.

O-man21

01-23-2003, 4:33 PM

pictus cat???
or maybe a couple raphiel(not spelled right ) cats

niner9

01-24-2003, 12:03 PM

Sounds like your tank is just screaming for a redtail black shark. They are super cool and a very pretty fish. The black and red would be a nice contrast to the silver. A few loaches of your choice would be cool too. I personally prefer yo-yos but they only get to about 4 inches so you might consider them a bit small, but you could throw 5 or 6 in there and they would keep you entertained all day. Mine are a riot. Just my 2 cents niner

Unome

01-24-2003, 12:07 PM

Originally posted by O-man21
or maybe a couple raphiel(not spelled right ) cats Thing with those Raphaels is if they have a place to hide, you'll never see them. :D

Tightdog1

01-24-2003, 1:26 PM

clown loache would be nice i used to have clowns in with my balas but they all died thanks to ich.

becareful if you do get clown because they are scaleless and are very sesseptible to ich, make sure you have supreme water at all times.