Stocking ideas for a 75 gallon?

alleykat0498 · Oct 27, 2008

I picked up a free 48x18 75 gallon tank off of craigslist this weekend, and will be building a stand and canopy over the next few days. Just wanted a few stocking ideas to kick around during the construction and cycling process. I already have a 110 with oscars and jd's, also have a silver arowana, and some convicts and flower horns. Some odd ball suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

snoopy65 · Oct 27, 2008

They aren't oddball, but I am partial to Severums. Many choices of colors to choose from.

evelyn80 · Oct 27, 2008

marbled hatchets, glass cats and kuhlis! and a school of cardinals for color!

Notophthalmus · Oct 27, 2008

If you want something unique I suggest a local biotope. What part of VA are you in? If in the uplands, you could set it up with a nice current and add some of your local darters, dace, and small sunfish, such as orangespots. Or if you're in the coastal plain you could do a very nice planted tank with Enneacanthus sunfish and killies.

alleykat0498 · Oct 27, 2008

Notophthalmus said:
If you want something unique I suggest a local biotope. What part of VA are you in? If in the uplands, you could set it up with a nice current and add some of your local darters, dace, and small sunfish, such as orangespots. Or if you're in the coastal plain you could do a very nice planted tank with Enneacanthus sunfish and killies.

I am pretty sure that I have thought of just about everything but this option. I was actually putting my boat back on the trailer at the local boat landing a few days ago, and saw some kids with a casting net catching dozens of bluegill and small mouth bass. hmmmmm:thm: keep em coming.

jm1212 · Oct 27, 2008

alleykat0498 said:
I picked up a free 48x18 75 gallon tank off of craigslist this weekend, and will be building a stand and canopy over the next few days. Just wanted a few stocking ideas to kick around during the construction and cycling process. I already have a 110 with oscars and jd's, also have a silver arowana, and some convicts and flower horns. Some odd ball suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

you should cinsider moving around the fish you already have. a flowerhorn alone will take over a 110.

Notophthalmus · Oct 27, 2008

Smallies are too big, bluegill are plain. There are lots of gorgeous nongame fish in VA. Here in TN I can catch fish like these:

krytan · Oct 27, 2008

I would put some of the fish from your 110g in it, are you aware that silver arowanas grow to 3' and that a 110g tank is only big enough for two oscars.

alleykat0498 · Oct 27, 2008

jm1212 said:
you should cinsider moving around the fish you already have. a flowerhorn alone will take over a 110.

I have 1 flowerhorn and she's about 2 inches, and she will not be a long term tenant, a friend had a few issues and got out of the hobby and she was free. The o's will be the only fish in the 110 when its all said and done. I have another 75 the jd's will go in but they are still small as well.

chinnp · Oct 27, 2008

I am absolutely in love with a tank my LFS has set up. It's a 125g, but can easily be scaled down to fit in a 75g. Basically, they set up the tank to look like a saltwater tank. It has a crushed coral substrate and lots of dead coral and base rock. It's stocked with African cichlids though instead of SW fish. From a distance you see a bright tank with bright colored fish zipping around and you think it's a SW tank. When you get closer you realize it's not. It's a very cool tank.


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