How would you stock a 72 gallon aquarium?
by Aquaboy on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 | 5 Comments
what kind of fish and how many would you put in a 72 gallon aquarium? I’m looking at freshwater fish… not saltwater I’m looking for inspiration! I’m buying a 72 gallon tank in a week and i need ideas!
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You could put 4 Cichlids
http://www.ultimatebettas.com/index.php?s=18104b560eac3fd9f06abaefdba08bc8&showforum=126
that is a cichlid website and they have several sections of cichlid(pronounced Sick-lid) things
here is a fresh water tank settup
http://www.ultimatebettas.com/index.php?showtopic=18957
you could have 6 or 7 FEMALE bettas. NO MALES. female bettas can go with some other little fish too. just do some research.
The first thing to research is what kind of water you have. Whether you’re using tap or well water, it’s best to find out firsthand how acidic or alkaline your water is. You can purchase a PH test kit at any pet store for around $5-$10. From there, you can determine which fish do best in your water parameters. From those fish, decide whether you want more peaceful fish or more aggressive highly active fish. Once you’ve decided which fish you want, research which species of that particular fish do best with each other. Read up on how large your fish grow. 72 gallons seems like a lot, but if you have a highly active fish that grows to a foot long or more, it’s really not that much. Small fish may seem like the answer, but many need to be in large schools to be healthy and happy. Also, before adding any fish to the tank, read up on cycling. It may be done with or without fish, but before you purchase your dream fish, you want to be sure the water is how it should be to eliminate any risk of killing off your prized investment.
http://www.worldcichlids.com/faqs/cycling.html
let me start off by saying good choice on buying 72 gallon ok first of fish i recomend not geting bettas cause bettas can only live alone or they will kill each other secound gold fish dont get those ether cause there hard to take care of and u can put max 5 gold fish in that tank and last dont put any snails cause they repoduce really fast and they are hard to get rid of. ideas of fish u should get are my favorite sea ells there so fun and i love those things make sure to put lots of plant add to bags of grave so the ells can dig under it third put rocks in the formation of caves cause they like to hide other then that poof
Get one of these Miniature Killer Whales….
The website calls them “Dwarf Orcas”
http://www.dwarforca.com