new 75 gallon - stocking still undecided

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djmarshak

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the nasty looking white thing in the middle is a panty hose full of dead shrimp - 2 weeks into a fishless cycle; currently reading 0.1 ppm ammonia, 0.5 nitrite, 5 nitrate

water is cloudy in this image, I expect it to clear once the cycle is complete and I turn on the mechanical filters (biowheels only running now)

All the rockwork is custom (pcv, gravel, and silicone)

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75 Gallons is large enough for Africans. You could do 6 Copadichromis Borleyi (6"), or 10-12 Labs (+/-4")(Yellow or blue), Demason's Cichlid (+/-5") Zebra (Black)Convicts, Pink Cons . . . . . .almost any Mbuna. Just make some caves for them.

New World:
1 Oscar with a common pleco, tinfoil barbs, 3-6 Bala Sharks, 12 pterophyllum scalare (angelfish). Those all would do well with large swimming area.
 
New World:
1 Oscar with a common pleco, tinfoil barbs, 3-6 Bala Sharks, 12 pterophyllum scalare (angelfish). Those all would do well with large swimming area.
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For how long do you think they'd "do well" in a 75 before outgrowing the tank?
 
I think he is separating the stocking suggestions by the comma, not all of that in the tank, just any one of those selections.
 
you could do an Oscar (not with a common pleco-most would get too large)
a single or 2 tin foils(they get pretty bit at about 12")
bala's ...hmm prob not

definitely not 12 P.Scalare unless you plan on moving them as with 12 you stand a pretty good chance of pairs forming..short term you could pull it off..
long term ..think much larger tank

if you got 5-6 that would get along fine you may be ok. and schools of angels have worked in large tanks(read 150+) as pairs could move off and establish territory.
angels actually school fairly well
I just wouldn't try it in a 75 ;)
 
Discus! :)
 
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