225g aquarium stocking

Stupidl I lost two Corys last night, I completely forgot that the tiny intake on the powerhead would suck them in. Only two of the really tiny ones but its still sad...
I have removed the powerhead, it used to be fine for my Pacu and gourami but now I know that small fish are likely to get sucked in.

Also I read up on Uaru and they are notorious plant eaters so no uaru for this aquarium! I will have to find some Non geo and non plant eating cichlids for the aquarium. Anything but Discus.
I would really love to get Angels but the only ones I tried were small and in a newly cycled tank and they didn`t last long. I am kinda scared to go buy more now even though its been years.
This tank has been running undisturbed for 2 years, and been running for nearly 4 with one house move inbetween, so I would assume my system is mature enough to prevent them dying?
 
I was going to say you could def add some nice geos or other fairly peaceful cichlids to a community set up like that. Plus their behaviors are really fun to watch.

personally, I could imagine 4 or 5 Threadfin Acara thriving in a tank that size and when their red streamers grow out on their fins, plus the irridescence of their bodies, wow, they're beautiful. They also, IME, don't spend much time sifting the bottom, not as much as other similar fish anyhow, and have never disturbed any of my plants.

Others that I think are great, work well and haven't bothered my plants... Electric Blue Acara, and Red Headed Tapajos.

Also, I think Angels are a great suggestion. I keep some of the Blue strain and they're gorgeous but perhaps in that set up you could try wild Altums! That would be pretty cool too. Like most Cichlids though, if it fit in their mouth, they may eat it, so Cardinals and Neons would get eaten most likely.
 
If you are considering angels, take a look at http://angelsplus.com/FishAngel.htm. They have been mostly responsible for the return of quality angelfish after the virus killed so many angelfish in captive stock back in '85. There was such a shortage nothing got culled and a lot of crap was sold and bred.
 
SnakeIce said:
If you are considering angels, take a look at http://angelsplus.com/FishAngel.htm. They have been mostly responsible for the return of quality angelfish after the virus killed so many angelfish in captive stock back in '85. There was such a shortage nothing got culled and a lot of crap was sold and bred.
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Going to check that link out now Snakeice... what's this virus you mentioned from 85? Should I assume that most all Angels are now descendants of inbred/poor genetics because of this so many years ago?
 
Wow - this site snakeice provided is great. LOADS of angel info and if you're going to seriously do Angels, this is where I'd get them for sure.
 
Lmouthbass, I remember reading that Threadfins are not technically true Geo's wether or not they corrected this at some point I have no idea, but that would make sense how they act differently. Much like the brasiliensis. I would love to have some threadfin Acara and I forgot to mention I have kept Rotkeil Severums before with Anubias and java fern without any issues. I was thinking that maybe severums could give that fake discus look haha.

So if Blue acaras, Kribs, Rams etc are good suggestions, would my Guinacara also fit in? I see some degree of dimorphism between the two I have so I am assuming they are M+F.

So I guess I could approach any of the Tetras with rounder body shapes/ around 1.5-2" in length? Angels only have small mouths and I have seen them kept with Rummynose and various other tetras like purple emporer etc.

Snakeice I actually was on that site a few days ago reading up on the various strains. I don`t think I am able to order any as I am in Canada. ordering live animals from the US includes a 600 dollar fee depending on provincial tax. So for a lot of us living in Canada buying fish online isn`t really something we can do unless we go in on one of those group orders.
I am just hoping that the not so established water quality that I had the tiny angel in before was a reason why it died, It was also solo.

So it should be okay to put angels in my tank with no other fish to stress them out and a system thats been up for years right? What is the least number of angels I should go with? I want to get the least amount to begin with and watch them closely and make sure they are fully healthy before I buy more, does that make sense?

The last Angel I had was fine for a few days then it stopped feeding and just hid up in the corner of the tank. No cloudy eyes, torn fins, any sign of external damage or disease. I believe it was just a particularly weak individual but I would not like to spend money on a fair few of really nice angels only to have it happen again.

I just found this
"Care should be taken to not overfeed, they will continue to eat even what they do not need to. This will lead to a buildup of fats resulting in inactivity and early death. "

So i guess I probably overfed the little guy huh? I honestly have never heard of that before, Only cichlids I knew could be overfed were Tropheus
 
Regarding angels, you *can* go with just 1 angel, but they'd probably do better in a group of like 4-6. They will pair up as they age, with 4-6 you'll probably get at least 1 pair and the rest would be strays (which would actually work fairly well for them in that size tank). If you go with angels it will completely remove any small minnow-shaped fish from the possible tank mates due to angels being omnomnivors.
 
Fishfriend1 I am fine with that, I like the look of the larger schoolers anyway. Could anyone who is experienced in schooling fish tell me which to stay away from?
I don`t know much about schoolers but I would assume, Columbians, Buenos Aires, Emporers, Dwarf neon Rainbow, other rainbows, Rummynose, smaller barb species etc would be okay?
 
Going to be honest, best to trust ones own judgement on what fish will work together. Just estimate "will this fish fit into a grown angels mouth?" and if you don't know don't get it.

That said, I'd just flat out avoid any danios, thinner/smaller tetra, and all smaller fish. Rainbowfish are, for the most part, larger fish (neon rainbowfish average at 3in long as adults) and are shaped badly for being eaten at any size by Angelfish (plus they're faster). Other fish to avoid are fish that nip fins, like some larger barbs and even several species of larger tetra (serpea and black skirt I've seen nipping fins) as they will harass the angelfish.

Remember that angelfish are cichlids and are therefore territorial - once you put them into a tank the pair(s) will claim and guard territory in the tank and will defend it if possible, same as Rams. They'll get rather aggressive when breeding too. I suggest that you either put them in while young and get the tank fully/mostly stocked prior to them becoming adults/making territories or that you grow them out in a different tank and then move them into the 225 when it's fully stocked besides them.
 
Thanks for the advice Fishfriend1!

Yeah I assumed it would be just use your own common sense lol, But i`m kinda new to this. To me having a beautiful planted community tank is almost like having a Reef. It is very extensive and impressive and thats why I ask a lot of questions lol, I am sorry. I just want to do it right.

I am thinking of maybe picking up some fish this weekend, would you recommend adding the angels now, or last? Cause I was thinking of adding to the stock over time but I do have about 300 bucks set asside just for stocking this tank
 
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