Stocking Suggestions Desired

Zebulon

Zebulon

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May 9, 2007
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At the Bottom, gilling rapidly.
Howdy. I've been itching to put more fish in my 75 gal, was hopin you could give me some advice, or sympathy.

75 gallons currently housing five clown loaches, a big pleco and an ancient zombie of a gold barb. I have been tryin to grow up the loaches a bit with plans on upgrading their tank to at least a 150 in the next year or so. So I am wanting to go ahead and choose some future tankmates as babies now.

Tinfoil barbs sounded great, even ideal, until I went to live plants. I've always liked bala sharks but they are just too shy to go with loaches, they'd be scrambling for cover constantly! Now I'm thinking maybe one or two solo species would be fine instead of a small school.

Now I'm just not sure what, if anything meets these criteria. Biggish fishes, enjoys clown loaches, 12+ inches ok, solo fine or schooling 3-4, active, doesn't eat plants, good personality. Pipedream I guess? Thanks!
 
1. Arulius barbs-The only downside is they eat plants.
2. Silver dollars-Downside similar to arulius barbs.
3. Severums-Downside similar to the above.
4. Geophagus-They are avid diggers.
5. Other botiine loaches-Not 12 inches or bigger.
6. Golden panchax-Not 12 inches or bigger.
7. Uarus-Can damage plants

My options are just useless if you intend to keep plants.:perv: You can always keep anubias and Java ferns anyway.;)
 
How about rainbows? I have a bala shark and he's not timid nor aggressive. Makes a great community fish. I have no experience with clown loaches though.
 
leighasnana said:
How about rainbows? I have a bala shark and he's not timid nor aggressive. Makes a great community fish. I have no experience with clown loaches though.
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Rainbows are fine with loaches.:)
 
Thanks for the replies. I had considered rainbows until i learned that they dont like temps much over 75. I keep my loaches between 78-80 and didn't really know what effects the excess heat has on rainbows. I do like the look of that madagascan variety and it gets 6 inches, would look good in a nice school. I thought temp was a pretty big deal with longevitity and comfort, sickness, etc. How big a deal is 4 degrees over max suggested temp for the rainbows?
 
Zebulon said:
Thanks for the replies. I had considered rainbows until i learned that they dont like temps much over 75. I keep my loaches between 78-80 and didn't really know what effects the excess heat has on rainbows. I do like the look of that madagascan variety and it gets 6 inches, would look good in a nice school. I thought temp was a pretty big deal with longevitity and comfort, sickness, etc. How big a deal is 4 degrees over max suggested temp for the rainbows?
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Rainbows don't like it that warm? ALL Rainbows? Eagerly waiting for an answer on this one as well as it could explain why I have lost all but 1 fish from 2 batches of fucatas....
(sorry to jump on your thread)
 
My Arulius haven't touched my plants (yet).

What about Angels?
 
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