help stocking a 200 gallon cichlid tank.....new to larger cichlids.....please reply!!

[communityfish35]

oh woops wrong list.....

this is what i meant
1 oscar
2 blue acaras
2 severums
2 firemouths
6 tinfoil barbs
african brown knife fish

????

 

[communityfish35]

lol i keep posting by accident

i meant....
1 oscar
2 severums
2 blue acaras
2 firemouths
2 BP's
6 tinfoil barbs
african brown knife fish...

update: it will be a 240 gallon tank!!!!!!!

FILTER UPDATE: 1 eheim 2128 canister filter w/210 watt heater, 1 ehiem 2028 canister filter, 2 AC 110's

 

[communityfish35]

bump...

 

[Eclipse_sky]

Wow I love the fact that no matter what someones stocklist looks like someone always has to say it's overstocked. Its a 200 gallon tank I think you pretty much could put whatever u want in it without overstocking. I think maybe a dolphin would be overstocking lol. You need to be more worried about compatibility than how many fish you can fit in there.

 

[GEV83]

Ecplise_sky keep in mind that these are big fish being kept in only a 200 gallon. Yes big but not as big as one would think. I own a 135 gallon and I over filter the thing cuz Im already over stocked with 2 pleco's and 5 reg fish (2 Parachromis loisellei's, 1 RTM and 2 JD's). Overstocking a 200 gallon is extremely easy to do. Try to keep your comments productive and not trying to shoot down hobbiest who have actual experience who want to help a new hobbiest stock his tank properly.

The amount of waste produce by these fish would add up quickly. I know I deal with it all the time in my tanks that I have had for more then half of my life.

 

[AngelFishRock]

Umm grumpy? ^ Anywho I IMO if I had a 200 gallon to play with I would get 4 biotodoma wavrinis, a black ghost knife, 6 larger species of corydoras, and some angels ....wow that would be nice. Haha sorry for dreaming out loud on your thread

 

[blue2fyre]

In addition to producing a lot of waste, all of these fish need their own space for territories. When it comes to these types of cichlids they need their space.