New 75 Gallon---I'm Pumped!!!!

[troygrey]

Well I just got back tonite with my new tank; 75 gallon.

It will be replacing my 20g and 10g.

The fish that will be going in are;
1-Pleco (Common)
1-Weatherloach
1-Peppered Cory
1-Bronze Cory
(For Clean-up Duty)

1-German Blue ram Cichlid
2-Firemouth Cichlid
1-Fairy Cichlid (Lyretail)
1-Blue Acara Cichlid
2-Angels

Any Ideas for additions? Removals?

How many fish can the 75 hold?

I am Shooting for an Peaceful (If that's Possible) American Cichlid Tank.
Thanx

 

[Flowerhorn916]

IME the firemouth will have to be removed sooner or later mine is very aggressive. You could probably add a krib or 2 if you wanted

 

[~*LuvMyKribs*~]

Is that Fairy Cichlid a brichardi? If so, its African and doesn't belong in that tank.

-Diana

 

[MacFish]

And I'd watch the Blue Acara with your Ram and Cory's. I had a very "peaceful" Blue Acara that I thought I'd put in my ram tank. After living together for a few months, he ate 3 of them.

 

[cyberbeer65]

IME the firemouth will have to be removed sooner or later mine is very aggressive.

I agree,my Firemouth is always picking fights with fish that are twice his size.

 

[ghinksmon]

OK, assuming you follow the advice above, you have one ram, two angels, and some bottom dwellers. The bottom of your tank appears OK (maybe a companion for the Ram) I'd look for higher level fish. Unfortunately surface dwelling cichlids are pretty limited. Angelfish are one, and even with a pair a 75 gallon might give them room to allow other angels. I once had a festivum, with angels. It worked for me, but that's no guarantee it will always work.
Getting away from cichlids, gouramis are nice and often near the top.

 

[troygrey]

The Fairy is a Tang.
Any other Ideas????????

 

[carpediem]

The Fairy is a Tang.
Any other Ideas????????

Tang?

As in Tanginyikan? If so, that's an African and probably a brichardi as kribs suggested.

The firemouths and Acara will eventually wreak havoc on your other fish. I'd say you have to make up your mind between a large South American setup (firemouths/Acara), a peaceful South American cichlid setup (angel/ram) and an African setup (brichardi). Mixing all three will be disastrous in the long run.

 

[troygrey]

The Fairy is very peaceful, but if it has to go.

I want to go with the Blue Acara/Firemouth route.

What can I add?

What Should I get rid of?

Get Silver Dollars instead of the Angels?(I heard they do well in a Cichlid Tank)

 

[~*LuvMyKribs*~]

Oh the brichardi by itself in that tank would probebly be okay for a while temperment-wise, but it will never be okay because it needs a much different water chemistry than your other fish . Its also probebly behaving because it feels so out of place. :

-Diana