help me fill up 120gallon

[psychadelicdrea]

i got a 125 gallon tank pleanty of filtration......currently have a gt rt and small jd.....and a pictus cat.......id like to fill it up more.....anyone suggest what might work ?

[KingOfTheDeep]

well, your pretty much stocked as it is, i probably wouldnt add anymore fish

the green terror, they grow up to 10 inches
the red terror, if male, grows up to 20 inches, females usualy get around 10-12 inches
the jack..up to 9-10 inches as well, plus the pictus, which can grow up to 6-7 inches

its already overstocked IMHO..with that rt in there

[mostlycichlids]

I agree the red terror not only will get very big but extremely agressive as well. You are fully stocked almost overstocked. The pictus cat might not last with the other fish. I recommend synodontis catfish with larger cichlids, just my 2cents.

[rosswake]

wow, I had no idea that a Red Terror could get to be almost two feet!! That would be something to look at! I wish I had enough tank to accomodate a few of those guys! ; )

[psychadelicdrea]

your gonna sit their and tell me that im overstocked in a 125 with 3 filters on it while u have a 150 with what 7-9 fish in it? .....i have 3 friggin fish in their.....well more but im prolly gonna take out the jd cause hes way undersized and wont grow with the larger fishes bulling him around.....the tank is pratically empty....ill have to post a pic of the rt.....im not totally convinced that its a rt........maybe u all can tell me

[rosswake]

Lets see a picture of it.

[mostlycichlids]

your gonna sit their and tell me that im overstocked in a 125 with 3 filters on it while u have a 150 with what 7-9 fish in it? .....i have 3 friggin fish in their.....well more but im prolly gonna take out the jd cause hes way undersized and wont grow with the larger fishes bulling him around.....the tank is pratically empty....ill have to post a pic of the rt.....im not totally convinced that its a rt........maybe u all can tell me
Why are you asking for advise if you dont want it. If you want mor than just a few fish than you should choose less agressive fish and ones that dont get that big. The reason we said it is close to fully stocked is agression and size of the fish you have. The gt will gwt 8-12 inches the jd will get 8-10 inches and the rt will get very agressive and will need a lot of tank space when mature not to mention it can get 12-20 inches. The pictus can get 5-? inches depending on what species of pictus it is. If they are all males and reach their full size you will have 50 inches of agressive fish in a 120 gallon tank. I would stick to what you already have or take them back and get smaller less agressive fish you could have an awsome african cichlid tank and put 30 plus mbuma in a 120 gallon. Sorry but the fish you have just get too big unless you want dead fish and bioload problems and excessive maintnance.

http://www.aquariumlife.net/profiles/south-american-cichlids/red-terror/100077.asp

The above link is a good red terror profile and a picture.

[Tightdog1]

why dont you go with a hand ful of some dither fish to liven up your large tank, maybe a schoolof giant daions or a school of rainbowfish if u got deep pockets and wanta colorful tank, cuz they are fast swimming fish that can liven up any tank, and wont put too much stresson your bioload situation with all those potentially big cichlids

[psychadelicdrea]

i'm not worried about my bioload situation.......im not some newbie with just some crappy filtration on my tank......i have like 5x turnover rate per hour .....and i would have more if i had some more cash to spend on it......and if thats your all opinon on then....i did ask...soo thanks

[psychadelicdrea]

heres a few pics...one of the rt and and the gt....it was sold as a rt...i dunno but store mislabel all the time

[psychadelicdrea]

is that a red terror?.....id be willing to remove it to be able to add more fish.........i thought maybe a oscar....a larger jd.......what else? firemouth? texas cichlid....jag?

[KingOfTheDeep]

you asked for help, i gave it.

theres 6 fish in my 150, 2 fluval 405 canister filters, and 2 penguin 330 power filters, after x-mas they are going into a 250, filters help with big bioloads, but you also need to keep up with the water changes

your fish might be smaller now, which makes the tank seem empty, but they are going to grow fast, you may not want to hear any of this, but its whats going to happen.


you have to consider the future bioload on your tank, with a fish that can top 20 inches..(more realistically it will probably grow to 17-18 inches..) and other that can reach 10-12 inches, and you want to put MORE in
my only suggestion would be dithers, which will probably be eaten by the RT anyway

what are the dimenstions of your tank? someone correct me if im wrong..i might be thinking of a 110 gal..but isnt the width of a 125 18 inches? unless its a wide tank, which would be 24 inches..still a squeeze for an adult male RT, like i said in a previous post, you are stocked with this fish in there, i really would not add any more fish, especially big cichlids..into your tank..unless you have plans for a bigger tank

maybe you should replace the RT with something that doesnt get so huge, like a severum..

[KingOfTheDeep]

is that a red terror?.....id be willing to remove it to be able to add more fish.........i thought maybe a oscar....a larger jd.......what else? firemouth? texas cichlid....jag?

go with a larger JD, a firemouth is a more laid back fish and would get picked on by the others, if you like jags, get a female, males are monsterous and very aggressive

texas cichlids would be a moderate choice, i would go with one of them in replacement for your RT..your best bet is either a texas or a dempsey

[psychadelicdrea]

what is that fish on your avatar........ive had the gt for 2+ years...and hes not quite 10 inches ...prolly more like 7 or so and i just got the rt like 3 months ago..and its already doubled it size....i bought the rt and jd at the same time and the jd has barly grown he gets picked on pretty good from the rt now since he has a pretty good size on him now...i had a small gt also in their and i belive the rt killed it.......the jd eats good but hes not growing really...i think the only hope that fish has is if i remove it and put it in a smaller tank so it can grow so it can defend itself.......no one answered meon the pics....could'nt get them much larger with the phone cam......the gt is the boss in the tank...he shows he is witht he rt........i had a oscar with them at one time but i removed it....the gt beat it up pretty good till it got large enough to hold its own

[KingOfTheDeep]

what is that fish on your avatar........ive had the gt for 2+ years...and hes not quite 10 inches ...prolly more like 7 or so and i just got the rt like 3 months ago..and its already doubled it size....i bought the rt and jd at the same time and the jd has barly grown he gets picked on pretty good from the rt now since he has a pretty good size on him now...i had a small gt also in their and i belive the rt killed it.......the jd eats good but hes not growing really...i think the only hope that fish has is if i remove it and put it in a smaller tank so it can grow so it can defend itself.......no one answered meon the pics....could'nt get them much larger with the phone cam......the gt is the boss in the tank...he shows he is witht he rt........i had a oscar with them at one time but i removed it....the gt beat it up pretty good till it got large enough to hold its own


the one in my avatar is a jack dempsey

gt's are very slow growing fish, i've had mine for almost a year now and its only grown 5 1/2 inches, while all my other fish have become monsterous, someone on a different forum has one that didnt reach full size untill it was 3 years old

[Gian krlo]

well, first, red terrors can grow to 35" in wild but 18" in aquarium, gts its true, they are slow growers, but like some of you know i have a pair of wild whitesaum gts(they were 4 but one male and three females, and he pair up with the females whitesaum.) and the male growed 2" till today since i caught him (one month ago, he is gorgeous by the way) so it means there are some exceptions. red terror, i like them but hate them, i have catch a male of 35" thats why i say that big, but in the tank of my uncle, 8years and just 16" and the female 13" in a 75gal. you can keep it but if he get too aggresive you will have to take it out, but size its not the problem, it is attitude. :rolleyes: