Fish Stocking for 125 Gallon Aquarium…will this fish stock work?
well I’m moving up from a 75 gallon to a standard 125 gallon tank. I already have the Firemouth cichlids, parrot cichlid, and rainbow shark…so they are all going into the 125 gallon. BUT, i’ve thought up THREE possible fish stocks scenarios for the 125 gallon…tell me what you all think, and which scenario you like best! (also tell me which ones will work out fine)
Scenario A
-3 firemouth cichlids
-1 blood parrot cichlid
-1 rainbow shark
-1 spotted raphael catfish
-10 emerald cory catfish (brochis splendens)
Scenario B
-3 firemouth cichlids
-1 blood parrot cichlid
-1 rainbow shark
-1 turquoise severum
-5 silver dollar tetras
Scenario C
-3 firemouth cichlids
-1 blood parrot cichlid
-1 rainbow shark
-1 turquoise severum
-4 or 5 pictus catfish (pimelodus pictus max out at 5-6 inches)
-3 female convict cichlids (females stay small, only 3-4 inches, and add a splash of color)
*with the exception of the rainbow shark, all of these fish are either from central or south america, so my tank will have LOTS of real driftwood and bog wood, and depending on what species i decide to keep, it will have fake or real plants.
*I currently have two filters that I am going to use for the 125…two Marineland Emperor 400′s w/ Bio-Wheel. so i will already have 800 gallons per hour worth of filtration, but if i need more filtration i will get it. i always do weekly water changes of about 20% on all of my tanks.
thanks for any suggestions or advice,
-Chris
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I like all stocking ideas! It really depends what you’re personally interested in. I have a 55g with juvenile blood parrots and one firemouth and I’m planning on either upgrading or giving them away!
I personally like scenario A better because it’s simple. Scenario B and C could be done as well, you seem like you know what you’re doing, so kudos to you! I chose scenario A because I love Raphael catfish and corydora’s!
I think that your filtration is perfectly suitable as you won’t be overstocking your tank. Good luck with your fish!
Id go with B since the silver dollars will add a nice contrast to the other fish since they will be the only shoaling group.
Plan B is my favorite, followed by plan C. Argh, I can’t decide though! I am quite the pictus fan. Just a few things: in Plan B you could even up the silver dollars to 6-7. In Plan C, I would actually only get 3 pictus cats as they tend to split off into smaller shoals when they mature. I’m not a huge fan of Plan A because the Raphael’s actually thrive in shoals, but providing them with that would require knocking out the cories and the severum, but you clearly want the severum the most. On that note, make sure you get a decently sized severum as a very small juvenile probably couldn’t hold his own with breeding firemouths.