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jaloco Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 65 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Mar-2005	hi i have a 75 gallon that houses cichlids. im thinkin of turning into a non-cichlid tank. but i dont know much about the non cichlids so let me know if this stocking for a 75 gallon would work..... 3- balas 1- angelfish 1- ram 1- dwarf gourami 2- sword tails 3- honey gouramis 6- ottos 6- glowlight tetras 6- zebra danios just tell me what u all think. if its too much fish, too little, just right? will they fight? please help. thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I just see two problems. One, the swordtails might attack the angelfish's fins, males especially have been known to do that. Two, even a seventy-five gallon tank isn't big enough for bala sharks. They're quite active and grow to a foot, so they need a bigger tank. I'd leave them out. Other than that, it looks pretty good. You can add more fish to the list, especially if you dump the balas. You may want to get a partner for that ram, it's really fun to watch male/female pairs interact. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	i have to agree...balas r too big for ur tank... i say...increase the number of the glowlights and the zebras to see better schooling
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	3- balas Get to big 1- angelfish 1- ram get a m/f pair 1- dwarf gourami 2- sword tails replace with mollies or platies ( 1m/2f) 3- honey gouramis 6- ottos 6- glowlight tetras id up it to 12 of each school 6- zebra danios Or 15 of of one- and add 4 loaches to the bottom.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
jaloco Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 65 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Mar-2005	do you think the angel fish needs a buddy or two. and also will it eat the glowlights, ottos, or the zebra danios? thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Mys Fingerling Posts: 47 Kudos: 39 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Jun-2004	My experience with danios is that they are too agressive with the large slower moving fish. I had a danio beat up on an angel and then when I switched tanks it got mean with a festivum. Just my experience. Maybe it was just this particular danio...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
jaloco Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 65 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Mar-2005	yea i heard they could get nippy. but does anyone know if a full grown angel will beat up on or eat small fish like glowlights?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Possibly, as glolights are quite small tetras. However, there's a trick that will supposedly help. If you add the tetras first and let them grow out for several months, it will be totally safe to add a small angelfish. Once the angelfish reaches its full size (it will be too small to eat the already fully-grown glolights until then), the theory goes that it will no longer care about eating the small tetras, since it will be used to them. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51


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