Upgrading from 26g bow front to 92g corner

cicrush13 said:
The Denisons are very peaceful and will stick together regardless of size. I have tried this experiment a few times and they are very accepting of new fish.
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EXCELLENT! I'm very close to finalizing a deal on the 92 gallon tank! Hope it works out!
 
Alright, current stock idea:

9 Tiger Barbs
9 Roseline Sharks
4 Petricola Catfish
3 Pictus Catfish (wife wants)
2 Hillstream Loach
1 Angel Pleco
1 Clown Pleco
1 Red Tailed Shark
1 Penguin Tetra (the bully)

And one of the following:
Pair of Pearl Gourami may get attacked by barbs? Tank may be too deep 24"?
School of Marbled Hatchet Fish (9ish)
School of Celestial Pearl Danio (15ish) may be too small relative to the others
German Blue Rams (5?) Don't really fit water conditions the others like
 
Chrisinator said:
I would double or triple up the Tiger Barb colony

-Chris
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My biggest fear of doing this is the size difference, mine are currently about the size of a silver dollar, but all our LFS have little dime/nickle size Tigers. I was going to try and pickup the biggest ones I can find at the various Pet-smart/co in the area and figured I could only get up to about a total of 9 for that colony.

That and I don't think I really want that many. They are nice and all, but if anything I would prefer to double up on the roselines!
 
Please note that pictus get big (8"+ inches) and are carnivores.
The synos will be good with this stock plan.
The redtail shark may become the boss of the tank very quickly.

This is what I would do:

9 Tiger Barbs
9 Denison (Roseline) Barbs
4 Syno Petricola
2 Hillstream Loach
1 Angel Pleco
1 Clown Pleco
6-8 Penguin Tetras
4-6 Turquoise Rainbows

This doesn't make it a bottom feeder heavy tank.

The reason I pick on the pictus is b/c I knew someone who got them 8 inches each in a 40B and they killed everything (oscars, mollies, piranha, etc.) I have also seen some several feet long. I don't think that's what you're looking for.

Hope this helps.
 
 
Pimelodus pictus is the scientific name that is going to get big.

Let me say this since I used to sell them, they are cute when they are small and swim around a lot, but when they get older they lounge and don't do as much. People lose interest in them quickly when they hear that.

You have the right idea about asking for advice before making the purchase, I applaud that.
This is one decision I would want to stay away from just b/c of the end results that will come of the purchase of these fish.

I hope that this helps.
 
cicrush13 said:
Pimelodus pictus is the scientific name that is going to get big.

Let me say this since I used to sell them, they are cute when they are small and swim around a lot, but when they get older they lounge and don't do as much. People lose interest in them quickly when they hear that.

You have the right idea about asking for advice before making the purchase, I applaud that.
This is one decision I would want to stay away from just b/c of the end results that will come of the purchase of these fish.

I hope that this helps.
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Thanks for the input I will have to look into this a lot more. I did the same thing before I purchased my Petricola and learned the difference between the multipunctus, Lucipinnis and petricola.
 
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