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A planted all Rainbowfish tank

Red Irians, Boesmaniis, Turquoise etc.

A planted Discus tank is probably the classic show tank

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that wood b nice in a large tank

I do have to say - while I strongly recommend Tanganyikans, if you go CA? Salvinis are indeed DEAD GORGEOUS.

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Nim. Venustus if you want Malawi. They get 10" or so and are stunning.

I'd just move some fellars up from our CA tank. And add salvinis.

Salvini=best cichlid ever.

thanks for all the replies about the tank! i already have a south american tank with some big oscars, jacks, texas, etc... but this 150g will be displayed in our dinning room along side my 29g tropical tank. i asked the fam and they said they want big fish like my oscar, so i think im going with a frontosa or arawona tank.

so what are some other big fish i could do?

a community with DISCUS!

red bellied piranhas as a spieces tank

or an arrowanna as that is my plans

but for a very pleasing tank a heavily planted tank can not b beaten if its filled with tetras, rams, n gouramies

30 cardinals
10 neons
10 blakc phantoms
15 rummynose
15 harliquin raspboas
6 gold tets
6 pristellas
6 blue rams
pair of pearls or 4 dwarf gouramies
apisstos of sorts

maybe angels or discuss as it is common

for a irft lake set up
8 yellow labs 2m/6f
2 damasoni same sex
4 red by reds 1m/3f
6 electric blues 2m/4f
2 bushynose plecos
possibly a pair of kribs as well

but frontosas r nice to

O and another for a species-only or big fish tank
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just got a 150g and i will make it into a freshwater tank. before i go and set it up i was hopeing to get some better ideas on how to make this a standout show tank.open for any suggestions

thanks

Go with something different. It seems like everyone does a community with angels and tetras. though nothing against it. I had an idea for a community with smaller CA cichlids once.

You have to go with some Corries on the bottom, 1 or 2 big schools (10-15) you will never regret that, then a huge school of tetras20+ neons or cardinals 20+glowlight tetras 20 Emperor tetras, yes that would make an awesome tank

ok ok ok, so I'm just saying what I ultimately want in my 125, but it is an awesome tank and with another 25 gallons, you could go and get more:%) oh yes bigger is always betterOk I'll leave nowheidi

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a huge scholl of clown loaches

it would look so sweet in that tank, and i guarentee it would be the most attractive part of the tank.

What fish do you already have?

For all freshwater tanks, there are 4 big directions you can go with this.

1. Community
2. African Chichlid
3. Aggressive Community
4. Species Only

In a tank like that, you can house any of these happily, as long as you do not mix them.

I, personally, would go with a community. You could have a big tank with tetras, cories, and angels. The angels would grow large enough to be centerpiece fishes, making it a "show" tank.

In an African community, it would be harder to do that because most compadible African chichlids would have to be of a general size. You wouldn't be able to have and "show" fishes except for a pleco or something.

In an aggresive tank, you could have stuff like oscars and Jack Dempseys. This would be the best example of a show tank, becasue all the fish are big and eye-catching. However, it might be a bit boring because most large fish are also very slow.

Finally, you could go with a single species, or even a single fish. A discus tank would be a beautiful show tank. Or an arowana might be an eye catcher.

Picking your fish isn't something I ask that much advice on. It's your tank. You pick what you like

Best of luck
- DJ :88)

Last edited by djtj at 13-Mar-2005 12:07

it really all depends on what kind of fish your into, if i had a tank that size that i could use as a show tank, i'd probabbly do 5-6 large frontosa in it, but that's just me

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Well, that depends on the fish that are going in it. I am going to be setting up a 135 gallon show tank soon also. I'm making it heavily planted with driftwood. It will be an asian bio-type, and it's going to have a huge school of harly rasboras. Of course, that wouldn't work if you're doing African cichlids.

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