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CrohnieBoy

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I have just purchased a 125 gallon tank. I am thinking about what fish I should keep in it. Here is what I am thinking:

4-6 Bala Sharks
4-6 Clown Loaches
3-5 Boesemani Rainbows


Some possible others include:
Hi Fin Lyretail Swordtail???
Mickey Mouse Platys???
Freshwater Clam???
Hammers Cobalt Blue Lobster???
Blue Gularis Killifish???
Pink Cherry Bitterling???
Blue Cherry Bitterling???
Golden Lyretail Panchax Killifish???
Indian Dwarf Puffer???

COMMENTS? COOL FISH I MISSED?

I thought about a stingray tank or a discus tank but don't want to make daily/highly frequent water changes.
 
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ChilDawg

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Blue Lobsters eat fish...

Clams are hard to read (it's tough to tell if they're alive or not) and their larvae (glochidna) are fish parasites.
 
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ChilDawg

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Bitterlings are coldwater fish, I believe...

Dwarf puffers are known as fin-nippers...

I'm not trying to dissuade you, but instead to help.
 
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CrohnieBoy

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ChilDawg:

Thanks.

All the entries with the question marks were suggestions from others. And I am looking for honest answers, so no dissuasion infered. :)

The main fish are the first 3 entries (Bala, Clown, Boesemani).

The clams and lobsters and such are just an attempt to have something 'different' or 'interesting' for visitors to view. :cool:

Again, thanks for the input.

PS: You wouldn't know a good place to get a Filstar XP3 cheap would you?
 
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ChilDawg

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I think people have had luck with www.bigalsonline.com but I don't know of any online sites.

After rereading the initial part of the thread, I think that you want to concentrate on surface and midwater swimmers as the bottom is pretty well divided up. Glad that I can help! :)
 
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IMO for a nice new 125g. skip the community with hundreds of fry swimming around.

this is just my opinion, but i would go with a nicely aquascaped tank. natural looking. if you dont want high maintenance, a big school of tetras. or rainbow fish like you wanted in the first place. bottom feeders, clown loaches are best choice for a big tank like that.

the reason why i lean away from live bearers and those fish that swim with no formation is because it always seems like their rushing all over the place. they will look as if they are trying to get out and rub against the glass when you come near the tank. personally i hate this. GL
 
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Silver Dollars

If you dont mind a lot of silver color, some silver dollars would be a nice addition. Mine like to school with my bala sharks in my 125.
 
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