Stocking ideas/help

[xSupra]

Soon I am getting a 55, a 40B, and a bunch of 10's and 20's from a friend of mine. I want to set up a aquaponics system with plants in the 40B and fish in the 55. My question is what fish should I stock in the 55? I have a 55 now with an Oscar, a 30 with a turtle, and a 20 with guppies, a pleco, and a dojo loach. I need ideas on what to put in this new 55 I will be getting. I prefer fish that are more simple to keep, not a fish that's gonna need super specific PH and all 24/7 but would go the extra mile for a nice looking tank as well. :

 

[jpappy789]

Do you want a community tank or a species tank like you currently have? What interests you?

 

[xSupra]

Community preferably. But I don't mind a species tank, I like fish that are fun to watch swim around the tank. I watch my Oscar and it's entertaining

 

[jpappy789]

There's quite a bit that would work...anything that you REALLY would want?

 

[whaddisfish]

i reccommend a shoal of 40 cardinal tetras? its not that hard to take care of, and their colours are just amazing. It would look sweet in a heavily planted tank, with its contrasting colours. OR maybe a shoal of 10 red rainbows? rainbows are very entertaining to watch and are rlly hardy and not picky in my opinion.

 

[ssuchem13]

a single male betta
but seriously i vote for the cardinals or a large school of other small fish

 

[xSupra]

I was thinking something along the lines of 10 cardinal tetras, a panda cory cat maybe, and not sure what else.

 

[cicrush13]

you will want more cardinals than that, I would suggest 12 min.
Panda cories, and all cories for that fact, are schoolers, you will need 6+ of them.
Pandas stay small so no worries
Think about something that stands out in the tank, apistogramma sp., blue rams, bolivan rams....there are many options.

 

[livebearerfreak]

16 cards
8 panda corys
either a single or pair of dwarf cichlids and or a single angel or maybe 2 at most
and one pleco of your choice ( smaller ones that stay below 6 inches like either bristle nose or rubbernose?

all i can thnk of.