i got a 125 gallon tank pleanty of filtration......currently have a gt rt and small jd.....and a pictus cat.......id like to fill it up more.....anyone suggest what might work ?
help me fill up 120gallon
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well, your pretty much stocked as it is, i probably wouldnt add anymore fish
the green terror, they grow up to 10 inches
the red terror, if male, grows up to 20 inches, females usualy get around 10-12 inches
the jack..up to 9-10 inches as well, plus the pictus, which can grow up to 6-7 inches
its already overstocked IMHO..with that rt in there
the green terror, they grow up to 10 inches
the red terror, if male, grows up to 20 inches, females usualy get around 10-12 inches
the jack..up to 9-10 inches as well, plus the pictus, which can grow up to 6-7 inches
its already overstocked IMHO..with that rt in there
I agree the red terror not only will get very big but extremely agressive as well. You are fully stocked almost overstocked. The pictus cat might not last with the other fish. I recommend synodontis catfish with larger cichlids, just my 2cents.
your gonna sit their and tell me that im overstocked in a 125 with 3 filters on it while u have a 150 with what 7-9 fish in it? .....i have 3 friggin fish in their.....well more but im prolly gonna take out the jd cause hes way undersized and wont grow with the larger fishes bulling him around.....the tank is pratically empty....ill have to post a pic of the rt.....im not totally convinced that its a rt........maybe u all can tell me
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Why are you asking for advise if you dont want it. If you want mor than just a few fish than you should choose less agressive fish and ones that dont get that big. The reason we said it is close to fully stocked is agression and size of the fish you have. The gt will gwt 8-12 inches the jd will get 8-10 inches and the rt will get very agressive and will need a lot of tank space when mature not to mention it can get 12-20 inches. The pictus can get 5-? inches depending on what species of pictus it is. If they are all males and reach their full size you will have 50 inches of agressive fish in a 120 gallon tank. I would stick to what you already have or take them back and get smaller less agressive fish you could have an awsome african cichlid tank and put 30 plus mbuma in a 120 gallon. Sorry but the fish you have just get too big unless you want dead fish and bioload problems and excessive maintnance.psychadelicdrea said:
http://www.aquariumlife.net/profiles/south-american-cichlids/red-terror/100077.asp
The above link is a good red terror profile and a picture.
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why dont you go with a hand ful of some dither fish to liven up your large tank, maybe a schoolof giant daions or a school of rainbowfish if u got deep pockets and wanta colorful tank, cuz they are fast swimming fish that can liven up any tank, and wont put too much stresson your bioload situation with all those potentially big cichlids
i'm not worried about my bioload situation.......im not some newbie with just some crappy filtration on my tank......i have like 5x turnover rate per hour .....and i would have more if i had some more cash to spend on it......and if thats your all opinon on then....i did ask...soo thanks
heres a few pics...one of the rt and and the gt....it was sold as a rt...i dunno but store mislabel all the time
