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	Stocking my 120G
jakeoman Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 40 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Oct-2004	I am looking at stocking my New 120 Gallon Tank, i was planning on going with: 2x Oscars 2x Convict Cichlids 3x Clown Loaches 2x Some Medium Sized Pleco What Else would make good tank mates with the Oscars, what other type of Cichlids will get along, and is my choice in bottom feeder ok? What suggestions does everyone have for my new tank. Any Comments will be Apreciated Thanks Jake
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	For the pleco, I'd get something large and tough such as a common. Medium sized plecos don't work too well with breeding convicts---my pair killed off a fairly large (and very expensive) galaxia pleco. ] Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 12-Oct-2004 01:57
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Dolf Enthusiast Posts: 203 Kudos: 180 Votes: 46 Registered: 09-May-2004	Clown loaches do better in larger groups. A minimum of 4 to 6 depending on the reference source. They are also very slow growers, oscars grow very fast. I think an oscar would quickly outgrow then eat a group of clowns. My common pleco and clowns get along well. If they are big enough they should be OK with oscars. Don't know about the convicts. I get the impression that they are pretty nasty.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
jakeoman Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 40 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Oct-2004	I am purchusing small oscars and Large loaches so the size diff shouln;t be a problem, as for the convicts i will just need to watch them closly. But i am looking for suggestions on other fish to add... Thanks Jake
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	clown loaches do need to be in a larger group and frankly i think you 120G with 2 oscars and all those other fish are pretty packed oscars get really really big and messy
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	I don't think I'd add any other fish to that tank. The bioload of the oscars and plecos will be heavy as it is, and all of the fish you are planning on stocking grow quite large. The tank might look a little empty at first, but as the fish mature it will fill right up. EDIT: Welcome to FP Last edited by FerretFanatic at 12-Oct-2004 05:12 -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
jakeoman Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 40 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Oct-2004	Well i would really like to have more fish than that... are there any other bottom feeder that i could use so i could add a couple more Fish?? My goal is to have long living healthy fish so thanks for the info so far. Jake
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	what is the dimentions of this tank? is it a 4'x 2'x 2'? coz remember oscars get pretty darn big... cfd -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
jakeoman Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 40 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Oct-2004	5x1.5x2
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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